FTSE Russell Convenes

In this FTSE Russell Convenes discussion, Alyson Shupe , Managing Director and Head of Global Product Strategy at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Ravi Goutam , Managing Director and Head of US & Canada Institutional iShares at BlackRock, explore the forces driving the next phase of ETF growth.  The conversation examines the expanding role of ETFs in model portfolios, the rise of active and...

In this episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Ryan Sullivan speaks with Russell Barlow, CEO of 21Shares, and Stephen Coltman, VP and Head of Macro at 21Shares, about the evolution of digital assets and their growing role in investment portfolios.  The conversation explores how increased regulatory clarity, market maturity and product innovation are helping drive broader adoption of digital assets. The...

In this episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Indrani De, CFA, PRM, Head of Global Investment Research at FTSE Russell, speaks with Dan Muzzarelli, Global Head of ETF Distribution at Franklin Templeton, about the importance of global diversification. They discuss the impact of home-country bias, the role of international ETFs in portfolio construction, and opportunities across global markets, includin...

Fixed income markets are undergoing rapid transformation as technology, data and automation drive greater transparency, liquidity and efficiency. In this episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Marina Mets speaks with Troy Dixon, Head of Global Markets at Tradeweb, about the future of fixed income trading, the growth of electronification, and how innovations such as tokenisation, workflow automation and...

In this episode of FTSE Convenes, Gerald Toledano speaks with Mike McCabe, Head of Strategy at StepStone, about the evolving private markets landscape. They discuss the growing demand for transparency, improved risk measurement, liquidity management and the increasing role of data, analytics and indices in helping investors better understand and manage private market exposure. As access to private...

In the latest episode of FTSE Russell Convenes Funds & ETFs, Arne Noack , Head of Equity and Multi-Asset Product at FTSE Russell Americas, is joined by Andrey Kotlyarenko , Senior Product Manager at Vanguard, to explore why the underlying index plays a critical role in shaping investment outcomes.  As ETF adoption continues to grow, investors are increasingly looking beyond expense ratios to b...

In this episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Funds & ETFs, FTSE Russell's Lakshmi Thurai speaks with Fernando Morrett, Senior Product Manager at Vanguard, about how investors can use Russell Index-based ETFs to gain targeted exposure across market capitalisation and investment styles.  Chapters (00:01:38) - Why indices matter in ETFs (00:02:10) - Key index selection criteria (00:03:44) - Toolkit...

U.S. equity continues to play an important role in diversified portfolios. To provide concise insights on this topic, FTSE Russell partnered with Vanguard to create a video series exploring how Russell U.S. Index-based ETFs can help investors gain diversified exposure and navigate changing market conditions.   Watch the first episode as part of the FTSE Russell Convenes Funds & ETF Series and...

As global markets evolve, investors are reassessing traditional fixed income allocations and expanding their search for diversification opportunities beyond domestic markets.   In this episode, Joyce Choi, Head of Institutional Product Strategy, Fixed Income ETFs at BlackRock, explores the key trends shaping fixed income today, including the growing influence of thematic investment drivers such as...

Geopolitical risk has shifted from episodic disruption to a structural driver of markets, reshaping the investment landscape.  In this season’s inaugural episode, Alex Kazan, Managing Director, Strategic Partnership at Eurasia Group outlines the scale of this transition, highlighting how major economies now act as sources of geopolitical risk and volatility, with implications for policy continuity...

In the first episode of our Scholar & Investor series, we bring together academic insight and investment expertise to examine one of the most important intersections shaping markets today.  Professor Constantine Yannelis, Professor Cambridge University and Thomas Moore, Senior Investment Director at Aberdeen Asset Management explore how artificial intelligence, energy innovation and structural...

Has geopolitical denialism run its course? Welcome back to the FTSE Russell Convenes ‘geopolitical’ series. Tina Fordham, Founder of Fordham Global Foresight, returns to explore how the current constellation of risks interact with markets. Tina reflects on 2025 and reveals the key signposts shaping the 2026 risk map—from U.S mid-terms to Hungary's upcoming elections. She also explains how geopolit...

“ Real estate touches all the big evolutions we see in society ”. Listen as David Sol, Global Head of Policy, FTSE Russell, and Dominique Moerenhout , CEO of the European Real Estate Association (EPRA) discuss how mega trends such as s peciali s ation, s cale, c onsolidation, s ustainability and i nnovation affect the real estate market.  

In this episode, Indrani De, FTSE Russell and Ed Tom, Cboe, present new research they have co-authored that explores how options on public equity can be used to manage private equity risk. Their findings reveal surprising similarities between private and public markets once smoothing techniques are applied—and how options strategies can be a good hedge of private equity risk exposures, using both...

Listen as Joe Thomson, Founder and CEO of Pacer ETFs, discusses Pacer’s origins in fund distribution.  Our discussion covers the launch of Pacer’s ETF business in 2015 and their focus on developing deep relationships with financial advisors. Guest:  Joe Thompson, Founder and CEO, Pacer Financial   Host:  Steve Kriechman,  Director, Index Investments Group, FTSE Russell   Chapters (00:00:00) - Pace...

Marina Mets (FTSE Russell) and BlackRock's Joyce Choi talk about the recent market volatility and how the recent market dynamics in the US along with the falling US dollar make international fixed income more attractive to invest in. Joyce discusses the best way to dip your toes into international bonds and which iShares ETF invests that way.   Guest: Joyce Choi, Head of Institutional Product Stra...

In this episode, Stephanie Maier,   FTSE   Russell   and Laura Starks, University of Texas, discuss investor democracy and the evolving landscape of proxy voting where shareholder voting becomes more open and inclusive, enabling broader participation and representation. Laura explains the impact of decentralised voting and investor choice programs, revealing key findings from her latest research o...

Meet StepStone Group, a private markets solutions provider with $723 billion in total capital responsibility (as of June 30, 2025) . In June 2025,   FTSE   Russell   announced a partnership with StepStone to leverage their extensive private markets database in the creation of new indices—designed to help investors better understand these strategies and potentially broaden access to the asset class...

Dana Moody ( FTSE   Russell ) and Vanguard's Carole Okigbo discuss recent Vanguard milestones and review some current ETF industry trends, including the resilience of the ETF structure in the face of more recent market volatility. Lastly, they look at portfolio construction considerations and some common ETF misconceptions.  

Portfolio construction is a key tool for investors. By applying a framework and a systematic approach, investors may understand their exposures better. Listen to learn more about both practical and theoretical ideas about building robust and resilience strategies.  Host: David Sol, Global Head of Policy and Governance FTSE Russell Guests: Dr. Joseph Simonian, Head of Equity Portfolio Design and An...

Anthony Rochte ( FTSE   Russell ) talks with GSAM's Brendan McCarthy and ProShares ' Mo Haghbin about the evolution of the ETF industry. They discuss how the types of ETFs are evolving and how the question in portfolio construction is no longer about active vs passive, it's how you combine the two optimally.

Media reports, social media posts, press releases, CEO conference calls and many other channels deliver unstructured data to the market. MarketPsych uses AI and its large language models to analyse emotions and sentiment and turn these into signals and forecasts. Listen to learn more about this exciting and powerful growing field.     Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:50) - What is media a...

Welcome to the second episode of our new three-part FTSE Russell Convenes ‘geopolitical’ series with Tina Fordham, independent global political strategist and founder of Fordham Global Foresight.  In this episode Tina discusses this ‘very different victory’ for President Trump, and its potential impact on global markets. She shares her views and expectations on topics from the change in political...

Welcome to the second episode of our new three-part FTSE Russell Convenes ‘geopolitical’ series with Tina Fordham, independent global political strategist and founder of Fordham Global Foresight.  In this episode Tina discusses this ‘very different victory’ for President Trump, and its potential impact on global markets. She shares her views and expectations on topics from the change in political...

The spotlight is on the upcoming U.S. elections…   We are pleased to introduce the first episode of our new three-part FTSE Russell Convenes ‘geopolitical’ series, with Tina Fordham, Founder of Fordham Global Foresight. An accomplished independent global political strategist and advisor to senior leaders about the intersection between geopolitics, markets and the business environment, Tina shares...