FTSE Russell expands alternatives index offering through LPX partnership
FTSE Russell, LSEG’s global index provider, and LPX AG (“LPX”), a specialist research and index provider in listed alternative investments, today announced an expansion of their existing infrastructure partnership. The collaboration aims to further develop and expand a comprehensive range of listed private equity, private credit and broader listed alternatives indices.
Under the partnership, FTSE Russell will manage the calculation, administration and global distribution of LPX’s established suite of listed alternative indices, whilst existing clients will remain contracted with LPX. These established indices will be co-branded, combining LPX’s long-standing research expertise in listed alternatives, with FTSE Russell’s robust index governance and extensive distribution capabilities.
The partnership provides the framework for FTSE Russell and LPX to collaborate on the development of new indices and data services responding to growing investor demand for transparent, rules-based benchmarks across listed private markets and alternative asset classes.
Gerald Toledano, Group Head of Equity and Multi Assets at FTSE Russell, commented:
“As total portfolio approaches accelerate and investors increasingly allocate across listed and private assets, liquidity profiles and instruments, our partnership with LPX reinforces FTSE Russell’s position as the index provider of choice across the full investable universe.”
Michel Degosciu and Robin Jakob, Managing Partners at LPX, said:
“LPX has built deep expertise in listed private markets, underpinned by long-standing research, benchmark development and proprietary data. Through our partnership with FTSE Russell, we can scale this expertise globally while maintaining the independence and methodological rigour our clients rely on. Combining LPX’s data with FTSE Russell’s global distribution creates a strong platform for the next generation of listed private markets indices — expanding access to transparent, consistent and trusted benchmarks as the market continues to evolve.”
The collaboration follows FTSE Russell’s previously announced partnership with StepStone on daily private market indexing empowered by actual fund-level data.
About FTSE Russell, an LSEG business
FTSE Russell is a global index leader that provides innovative benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide. FTSE Russell calculates thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries, covering 98% of the investable market globally.
FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. Approximately $19.89 trillion is benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. Leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks choose FTSE Russell indexes to benchmark their investment performance and create ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives.
A core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants. FTSE Russell is focused on applying the highest industry standards in index design and governance and embraces the IOSCO Principles. FTSE Russell is also focused on index innovation and customer partnerships as it seeks to enhance the breadth, depth and reach of its offering.
FTSE Russell is wholly owned by LSEG.
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About LPX
LPX is a fully independent research house specialising in listed alternative asset classes, including Listed Private Equity, Listed Infrastructure and Listed Private Credit. For more than 20 years, LPX has supported investors globally through proprietary research, transparent benchmarks and analytical solutions designed to improve understanding, comparability and performance measurement across listed alternatives.
LPX works with institutional investors, asset managers, financial institutions, advisors and academic organisations, providing specialist insights and research-based solutions for listed alternative markets. Its approach combines independence, market expertise, academic rigor and methodological discipline, and has made LPX a trusted reference point in listed alternatives.