Most products available in the UK retail market are linked to the performance of the FTSE 100, which is the most widely understood benchmark for equity performance in the UK. However, we also include products in our range that are linked to other indices, to allow investors to gain exposure to equity markets in an alternative way. These indices are often referred to as ‘custom indices’ or ‘smart beta indices’, meaning that they are have a rules-driven, factor-based approach in their methodology. This can have two advantages for investors:
Please see the links below for some additional resources on the smart beta indices that we can use in our range of structured products.
FTSE 100 EWFD |
The FTSE 100 Equal Weight Fixed Dividend Custom Index (‘FTSE 100 EWFD’) is a custom index, developed by FTSE Russell. It measures the performance of the same 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange that make up the FTSE 100. However, as its name suggests, the FTSE 100 EWFD is different to the FTSE 100 in two important ways: