Category: Syntax Data

Syntax Data Collaborates with MSCI to Bring Global ADR Indexes to Syntax Direct Platform

3/31/2026

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, announced a partnership with MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) to offer a range of MSCI indexes on the Syntax Direct platform: a forward-looking index development tool that revolutionizes the rapidly growing direct-to-index investment process.

As part of this strategic collaboration, MSCI will help Syntax expand into the independent RIA channel by helping financial advisers gain access to an expanded set of ADR index universes while also providing distribution support for the wealth management community. American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) allow advisers to gain exposure to a broad range of international equities using indexes designed to deliver diversification benefits using U.S.-listed securities – without leaving U.S. exchanges.

Syntax Data Announces Saidee™ - An Exclusive AI Agent and PortfolioDevelopment Application

3/5/2026

Syntax Data, a leader in financial data and technology, announced the official launch of Saidee™, its premier AI agent and portfolio development application. Designed to empower financial advisors, Saidee enables the seamless creation, ongoing management, and marketing support of customized, rules-based portfolios and indices. The application is now fully available to the RIA community via Syntax Direct™, Syntax’s custom index creation platform.

“Saidee is adept at designing indices for all kinds of scenarios and uses,” said Patrick Shaddow, CEO of Syntax. “Saidee is destined to become an essential support tool for RIAs, financial advisors, and investment managers intent on providing better investment solutions for their clients.”

Donoghue Forlines Lists Risk-Managed ETF on NYSE ARCA

11/18/2025

The DF Tactical 30 ETF (Ticker: DFTT) started trading on the NYSE ARCA on November 12, 2025. The ETF applies a disciplined rules-based investment approach by allocating to companies exhibiting strong momentum characteristics in favorable market environments, but attempts to reduce market exposure when conditions soften. The underlying index, the DF Risk-Managed Tactical Top 30 Index, was developed by Donoghue Forlines in conjunction with Syntax Indexes.

The largest 100 US stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the trailing 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, and 20 year period ending September 30, 2025 (Paul Kenney, Syntax, Pure Momentum with Downside Risk Management, Oct. 23, 2025, pp. 2-3). The DF Risk-Managed Tactical Top 30 Index utilizes a proprietary methodology to identify and rotate quarterly amongst the thirty top momentum stocks within the one hundred largest US stocks. Technical trend following indicators are then applied to seek to identify a downtrend condition with the possibility of a continuation of a drawdown. When a downtrend is signaled, assets transition from equities into US treasuries.

Impact Communications Clients Shine as 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Finalists

11/18/2025

Impact Communications, a leading marketing and PR firm exclusively serving the financial services industry, is proud to announce that eight of its nominated clients have been named finalists in the 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards. This recognition highlights the exceptional contributions by these organizations in advancing the financial advisory and wealth management profession.

Now in its fifth year, the prestigious Luminaries Awards program is presented annually by ThinkAdvisor to celebrate individuals and firms in financial services who demonstrate excellence beyond traditional metrics. Categories span firm and individual awards recognizing product or service innovation, thought leadership and education, industry disruption, and more.

Among the finalists for the 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards are Impact clients Advyzon, Advyzon Investment Management (AIM), Syntax Data, The Oasis Group, Libretto, Kwanti, StraightLine, and EncorEstate Plans, each recognized for their outstanding achievements in advancing the success of financial advisors.

Syntax Data and PM Insights Partner to Address $3 Trillion Private Market Data Gap as RIAs Demand Public-Private Parity

11/11/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, and PM Insights, a leading independent market data provider for venture-backed private companies, today announced a strategic partnership that combines Syntax’s proprietary company classification system with PM Insights’ comprehensive private market dataset. As institutional investors increasingly allocate to private markets amid extended IPO timelines and the rise of late-stage ‘private IPO’ rounds, the need for standardized classification and benchmarking across public and private assets has become critical.

The partnership unlocks analytical transparency by combining PM Insights’ extensive coverage of mid-to-late stage venture-backed private companies with Syntax’s patented Functional Information System (FIS®) classification framework.

Bruce Traan Joins Syntax Data as President and COO of Syntax’s Index Division

11/3/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, announced that Bruce Traan has joined the firm as President and COO of the Index Division. In this capacity, Traan will oversee operations, data policy, and business development for Syntax’s index business. He will also serve as an executive member of the Syntax Data LLC management committee, where his responsibilities will include overall business development and operations.

Traan brings a fresh dynamic to Syntax’s index business, where his broad experience in multi-asset, international markets, and data distribution will augment and enhance Syntax’s world-class development and production teams. Syntax currently provides custom index services and solutions to a wide range of well-recognized global financial institutions. The company recently launched Syntax Direct, a forward-looking index development tool that revolutionizes the rapidly growing direct-to-index investment process.

Syntax Data Drives Innovation in Sector ETFs with Dynamic Volatility and Functional Indexing

7/30/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized custom index solutions, is at the heart of two major ETF launches reshaping sector-focused investing and large-cap diversification across the S&P 500 universe.

Syntax played a key role in the development of the WEBs Investments Defined Volatility Sector ETFs – a suite of 11 funds listed on the Nasdaq that applies the Defined Volatility strategy to the individual sectors within the S&P 500 – by creating the custom Defined Volatility indices that underpin each ETF in the suite. Syntax’s indices provide the dynamic, real-time volatility framework used by the ETFs, evaluating 21-day realized volatility daily and adjusting sector exposure accordingly. Syntax’s involvement ensured that the ETFs could offer precise, transparent, and adaptive sector-based risk management as their core investment approach.

Inside the Domestic Nuclear Revival - Research from Syntax Data

7/15/2025

On Friday, May 23, 2025, the Trump Administration signed four executive orders aimed at reaffirming U.S. leadership in nuclear energy. These directives called for expanding nuclear capacity and accelerating the deployment of advanced reactor technologies like microreactors and small modular reactors (SMRs). These newer technologies seek to address the cost, timing and safety challenges historically associated with nuclear power.

Leveraging Syntax’s proprietary classification data, we analyzed the year-to-date performance of three key nuclear sub-groups: Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Uranium, and Generation.

Syntax Data and Prometheum ATS Partner to Deliver Indexing Services into Blockchain Securities Infrastructure

6/10/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Prometheum ATS, a FINRA member and SEC-registered broker-dealer and trading platform for blockchain-based securities. Prometheum ATS is a subsidiary of Prometheum Inc. (“Prometheum”), a market infrastructure provider for blockchain-based securities.

Syntax and Prometheum ATS will bridge traditional indexing with blockchain-enabled market infrastructure, supporting the next phase of growth for blockchain-based securities and investment products. The collaboration will start by extending Syntax Direct’s direct indexing capabilities to RIAs and other institutions trading through Prometheum ATS. The firms will also explore the creation of bespoke indices enabling the development of on-chain investment products from RIAs, asset managers, banks, and product issuers.

Syntax Data and Donoghue Forlines Introduce Tactical Momentum and Dividend Indexes Seeking Downside Risk Mitigation

6/3/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, and Donoghue Forlines, a Boston-based tactical investment firm that specializes in active risk-managed portfolios, announced a strategic partnership to offer index strategies aimed at mitigating downside risk. The strategic partnership recently launched two indexes, the Donoghue Forlines Risk-Managed Momentum Index and the Donoghue Forlines Risk-Managed Dividend Index.

Both indexes, available now, are tracked by two separately managed accounts (SMAs) that are approved and available to advisors on the LPL Model Wealth Platform (MWP), Envestnet, Fidelity Managed Account Exchange (FMAX), Orion Portfolio Solutions, Adhesion Wealth, Amplify, Brookstone, Goldman Sachs Folio Institutional, Pershing Manager Gateway, and SMArtX Advisory Solutions TAMP platforms. Further, both strategies are offered as mutual fund and variable insurance trusts.

How Investors Should Respond to Tariffs and Market Turbulence: Comments for Attribution

4/21/2025

The tariffs and how investors should respond is a topic on many American’s minds – and as the implications continue to unfold, members of the press may need some fresh sources to opine. Impact Communications is proud to represent hundreds of amazing financial experts.

For instance, Brian Huckstep, CFA®, CFP®, anticipates tariffs will continue affecting portfolios, noting, "Higher prices reduce consumer purchasing power, impacting corporate earnings." He suggests the economic impact may already be reflected in stock prices, citing a 10% S&P 500 drawdown. However, he warns of potential inflationary effects yet to be fully realized in the market.

Jonathan Chandler, CFA®, says , a 50-stock defensive index may be the way to go, adding “The structures which enabled the US to prosper over the past 80 years have been shredded, creating a perilous economic environment. This has negative long-term implications for investors. Short-term traders may in fact do better in this environment than long-term investors.”

Nell Cordick, CFP®, offers a 10-point check list – something she uses with Bogart Wealth clients during market growth periods to discuss the future when there will be a downturn.

Mike Bisaro, AIF®, says that in almost all cases, assets invested for the long-term should stay invested. History has shown us that missing a few of the best-performing days when the market recovers can significantly reduce your long-term performance. Ensuring you have a properly diversified portfolio may help reduce risk, smooth out performance, and allow you to stay invested and take advantage of developing opportunities.

Amy Hamasaki, CFP®, talks about tariffs and their impact on the domestic labor market, explaining that a tariff is essentially a tax on imported goods to make them more expensive. The theory here is to increase the cost of imported goods and thus make them less attractive, enticing domestic consumers to purchase goods domestically. She goes on to explain how these increased costs may impact living expenses for many Americans.

FTSE Russell Indices Added to Syntax Direct Platform

2/4/2025

Syntax Data announced a partnership with global index provider, FTSE Russell, to integrate its indices on the Syntax Direct custom index creation platform. The collaboration empowers financial advisors to customize major industry benchmarks to meet the specific needs and preferences of clients across mass affluent market segment.

The integration of FTSE Russell indices into the Syntax Direct platform enables advisors to leverage major recognized benchmarks as a foundation for creating custom indices that focus on key performance drivers, such as quantitative and fundamental factors, as well as emerging investment themes. The Syntax Direct platform provides advisors with the ability to tailor personalized portfolios at scale, allowing them to serve more clients at a reduced cost.

Advyzon and Syntax Data Enter Custom Indexing Partnership

10/22/2024

Advyzon Investment Management (AIM) and Syntax Data announced a partnership that will provide financial advisors with the ability to produce highly customized financial portfolios at scale.

AIM’s indexing capabilities powered by Syntax’s scalable platform offers advisors a comprehensive solution, covering every step of the index development process, integrated directly into Advyzon’s all-in-one platform.

Using AIM’s indexing capabilities powered by Syntax Data, a proprietary system that includes accurate product line revenue data for more than 11,000 publicly traded companies, financial advisors can customize benchmark indices or build core, factor, thematic, and/or impact indices from scratch, enabling advisors to tailor investment solutions to match client preferences.

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