| Sub-representativity: Because they ultimately need to end up with an easy to manage product, investable index providers impose very strict requirements in order to select the funds that are eligible to enter their index. |
| Based on detailed economic, environmental and social analysis the research team establishes an investable universe of sustainability leaders and pioneers. |
| However, for real estate, hedge funds and private equity investments, indices are not generally investable. |
| Adequate benchmark: Due to the biases in their methodology, most hedge fund indices and particularly investable indices cannot be considered as representative of the hedge fund universe. |
| Drawing from the breadth and depth of information in our industry-leading database, Credit Suisse has developed a broad range of innovative solutions including investable indices and index tracking portfolios. |
| Being investable is a product issue, not an index issue. |
