Zurich, April 3, 2019 – LPX AG, a leading provider of stock indices for alternative asset classes, has been recognized as the world’s first third country administrator of benchmarks and has been listed in the ESMA Register under Article 32 of the EU Benchmark Regulation. The benchmark regulation came into force on June 30, 2016 and has become effective as of January 1, 2018. For all benchmark providers, there is currently a transitional period for the acquisition of recognition by the European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA.
