THREE ESSENTIAL
GROUPS AND ROLES
Do you have the tools and information you need to consider all of your opportunities across markets, asset classes, styles or strategies? As indexes and portfolio strategies continue to evolve, you need an index provider who helps you stay well-informed. FTSE Russell is an integral part of the global ETF industry, providing indexing and data solutions to a wide variety of market participants.
SEC and CFTC
Monitor, report, and investigate all
aspects of the ETF ecosystem
Index providers
Key services: indexes, benchmarks,
and asset class proxy
Index data is licensed to an ETF
sponsor who then replicates the
index into an ETF
ETF sponsors
Manage and promote ETFs
ETF administrators
Day-to-day operation of the ETF
Distributors
Increase the availability of ETFs
to investors
Auditors
Audit for accounting and regulatory requirements
Fund counsel
Legal guidance and opinion
Advisors
Provide ETF investment advice to investors directly
