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Link to replace Veda in ASX200

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Group will replace credit reporting agency Veda in the S&P/ASX 200 index when the company is acquired by Equifax. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it will remove Veda Group Limited from Australia's principle large cap index, subject to shareholder ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Long-Term Value Creation (LTVC) Global Index, aimed at tracking companies with the potential to create "long-term value". Developed jointly with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the LTVC index measures ...

S&P creates ASX200 futures index

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P/ASX 200 Futures Index, which tracks the returns generated from an investment in the front-month futures contract on the S&P/ASX200 Index. The benchmark provides investors an alternative way to measure Australian ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota - nice to have company in high places. As reported by Dow Jones Business News, my new BFF Narayana, "...devoted part of his speech to trying to understand why labor-market gains have ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark. The latest rebalance of the semi-annual report for data to end of June 2015, shows that ...

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices hails ESG leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, offered jointly by RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices, has released its 2015 review. The equity indices are limited to companies that pass RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluations, collectively ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a sinner-free index that includes the S&P500 companies whose practices adhere to Catholic values, and exclude those who don't. The S&P500 Catholic Values Index is the first Catholic index that uses the S&P500 as a ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... have finished lower following a mixed batch of earnings reports and another big decline by technology giant Apple. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47.51 points (0.27 per cent) to 17,550.69. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 4.72 (0.22 per cent) to ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... equities have weighed on US stocks following poor earnings from ExxonMobil and Chevron and a drop in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 55.52 points (0.31 per cent) to 17,690.46. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 4.71 (0.22 per cent) to ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... results, but the Nasdaq has gained as food giant Mondelez raises its forecast after better-than-expected earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 5.41 points (0.03 per cent) to 17,745.98 on Thursday. The broad-based S&P 500 was essentially flat ...