ISS STOXX expands data analytics offering for institutional investors
Institutional investors are increasing their use of data tools to manage sustainability obligations and portfolio risk across global markets. ISS STOXX says its data and analytics offering provides flexible delivery through proprietary platforms, APIs, data feeds and cloud environments, covering reports, portfolio analytics and indices.
Highlights
- ISS STOXX expands its data analytics offering, enabling institutional investors to access over 1,000 sustainability indicators via APIs, data feeds, and cloud platforms.
- The expanded service provides regulatory datasets and transparent sourcing to help investors comply with global environmental and sustainability regulations by highlighting ESG risks.
- The analytics suite targets asset managers, wealth managers, and insurers, supporting investment product strategies, distribution, and client engagement amid evolving regulatory requirements.
Flexible delivery for sustainability data
As reported by ISS STOXX, citing ISS, the company positions data and analytics at the core of its offering, collecting and synthesizing information into insights for clients across investment markets. The group says users can access its content through proprietary tools as well as third-party channels, with delivery available via APIs, data feeds and cloud platforms.The offering includes reports, portfolio analytics and index-related data designed to support investors' decision-making. ISS STOXX says its solutions draw on more than 1,000 indicators, including emissions data, transition risk, physical risk and Net Zero metrics, to help clients assess climate and nature risks while identifying investment opportunities.
Support for regulation and financial services strategy
ISS STOXX says its regulatory datasets are intended to help institutional investors navigate environmental and sustainability rules across global markets. The company says the service provides a broad view of company disclosures using raw and expert-validated datapoints, with transparent sourcing where applicable, to highlight corporate environmental, social and governance risks.The broader analytics suite also targets asset and wealth managers, insurers and other financial services firms. In that market, the company says its data-driven tools support investment product strategy, distribution and client engagement as firms adapt to regulatory demands and sustainability-related portfolio analysis.
In our earlier article on Malaysia’s need to strengthen its fiscal buffers, we outlined warnings that recurring shocks — including climate-related disruptions — should be built into government planning rather than treated as rare events. We also noted that elevated interest rates and heavy operating spending can constrain policy space, reinforcing the importance of improving revenue collection and maintaining sufficient buffers to withstand future crises.