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SPDJI Alerts > S&P Preferred Stock Index Dividend

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Dividend

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Citigroup Cap XVI 6.45% EnTrust

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices Awarded Best Index Provider by StructuredRetailProducts.com

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it has been named “Best Index Provider” by StructuredRetailProducts.com’s (SRP) annual Americas Awards Poll.

S&P 500 Stock Covered Call Indices Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P 500® Stock Covered Call Index family – consisting of the S&P 500 Stock Covered Call Index, S&P 500 Financial Select Sector Stock Covered Call Index and S&P 500 Energy Select Sector Stock Covered Call Index.

Rotation Strategies and Their Role in the Australian Market

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:06:00 EDT

In our previous paper, “Is There Value in Asia Ex-Japan Sector Rotation Strategies?” (October 2012), we examined how sector rotation strategies based on price momentum and economic cycles perform in Asia ex-Japan.

S&P 500 Average Risk Control Indices Parameters

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:20:00 EDT

S&P 500 Average Risk Control Indices Parameters

S&P® Risk Control Indices Parameters

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:38:00 EDT

Parameters for the S&P® Risk Control Indices

S&P Nordic Low Volatility Index Factsheet

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:00:00 EDT

S&P Emerging Markets Volatility Short-Term Futures Index Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P Emerging Markets Volatility Short-Term Futures Index.

S&P Low Volatility Index Methodology

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:00:00 EDT

S&P Low Volatility Index Methodology

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:15:00 EDT

The 6.45% Series A-4 Junior Subordinated Debentures of American International Group, Inc. (AFF) have been fully called for redemption and will be deleted from the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index after the close of trading on June 14, 2013.

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC SUB DEB JR A-4

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:15:00 EDT

Market Attributes: U.S. Index Dashboard May 31, 2013

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT

US Index Investment Strategy

Market Attributes: Canada Index Dashboard May 31, 2013

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Canadian Index Investment Strategy

S&P GIVI Factsheet

Fri, 31 May 2013 01:53:00 EDT

S&P Nordic Low Volatility Index Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P Nordic Low Volatility Index which seeks to measure the performance of the 30 least volatile stocks in the S&P Nordic Broad Market Index (BMI).

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On RenaissanceRe Hldgs 6.6% 'D'

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Spin-Off Update On Dover Corp

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT

Dover Corp. (DOV.N) announced plans to spin off its communication technologies business to DOV shareholders. The new company will be called Knowles Corporation. The transaction, which is expected to be completed by early 2014, is subject to SEC review and final approval by DOV's Board of Directors.

S&P Indices 2013 Equity Rebalancing Calendar

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 EDT

S&P Pan Asia Low Volatility Index Factsheet

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 EDT

Practical Options for Striking it Right with Volatility

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HLDGS LT PFD-B

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HLDGS LT PFD-B

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:00 EDT

S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Factsheet

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:30:00 EDT

S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Factsheet

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:30:00 EDT

CME Webcast: Think Outside the Index: Why Portable Alpha Now?

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:00 EDT

CME & PIMCO Webcast: Think Outside the Index: Why Portable Alpha Now?

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:00 EDT

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

The $1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO PR B) have been fully called for redemption and will be deleted from the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index after the close of trading on June 12, 2013.

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Capstead Mtge $1.26 Cv 'B'

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

New York, May 13, 2013 – S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Everest Re Cap Tr Ii Pfd Tr 6.20%

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Constellation Energy 8.625%'A'

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices Wins Intellectual Property Dispute

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:13:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that the United States Supreme Court has denied the International Securities Exchange’s (ISE) petition to review the Illinois Appellate Court’s decision that permanently restrained and enjoined ISE from listing or providing an exchange market for the trading of S&P 500® and Dow Jones Industrial Average® options and enjoined OCC from issuing, clearing or settling the exercise of such ISE options.

S&P Korea Low Volatility Index Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P Korea Low Volatility Index which seeks to measure the performance of the 50 least volatile stocks in the S&P Korea Broad Market Index (BMI).

S&P Korea Low Volatility Index Factsheet

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:04:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Split Update On Smith A.O. Corp

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT

2-for-1 Stock Split

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Split Update On Colgate-Palmolive Co

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT

2-for-1 Stock Split

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On PRUDENTIAL FINL INC JR SUB 9% 68

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Identifier Changes Update On McGraw Hill Financial Inc

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index GICS Change Update On Interstate Power & Light Co. 5.1% Cum Perp Series -D- Pref

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P 500 Buyback Index Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P 500® Buyback Index which is designed to measure the performance of the top 100 stocks with the highest buyback ratio in the S&P 500.

S&P 500 Buyback Index Methodology

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:22:00 EDT

S&P 500 Buyback Index Methodology

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On U.S. Bancorp 7.875% Ser Dep 'D'

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT

Market Attributes: U.S. Index Dashboard April 30, 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:38:00 EDT

US Index Investment Strategy

Market Attributes: Canada Index Dashboard April 30, 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:38:00 EDT

Canadian Index Investment Strategy

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Identifier Changes Update On McGraw-Hill Cos Inc

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices Licenses Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Index to State Street Global Advisors

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:47:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it has licensed the S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats® Index to State Street Global Advisors for the launch of an exchange traded fund (ETF) based upon the Index.

Practice Essentials Canada - Building a Better Nest Egg through Income Investing

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Income investing strategies are designed to deliver income to clients from the yield of a financial instrument or from a more diversified portfolio of instruments.

S&P MLP Index Methodology Update

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced that it has made changes to the methodology of the S&P MLP Index.

Principles of Quantitative Equity Investing

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:23:00 EDT

This course will help participants to be able to:

Set investment objectives and construct a universe for security selection
Develop an investment hypothesis and construct a model to reflect this concept
Refine the model for security selection by reviewing investment variables
Construct a portfolio, by setting constraints and optimizing the portfolio
Be able to conceptualize the entire quantitative investment process

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Xcel Energy 7.6% Jr Sub Notes

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Nomura Securities to Create Co-Branded Indices Based on NOMURA-BPI Indices

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:21:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s largest provider of financial market indices, and Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced that they will create co-branded strategy indices based on the NOMURA Bond Performance Index (NOMURA-BPI).

Insights: A Quarterly Newsletter Dedicated to Index Innovations Spring 2013

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

A Quarterly Publication Dedicated to Index Innovation

SPDJI Alerts > S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Rebalanced Composition

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

The Disappointing March Jobs Report Appropriately Symbolizes The U.S. Economy And The Bullish Outlook For Stocks

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

The sub-par U.S. recovery is now approaching its four-year anniversary, and once again, just when we think that the economy is finally gaining some real momentum, along comes a number like last Friday's mediocre employment report.

First Quarter 2013 Dividend Rate Increases $14.5 Billion: S&P Dow Jones Indices

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that dividend net increases (increases less decreases) were $14.5 billion during the first quarter of 2013 for U.S. domestic common stock.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to Rebalancing Results for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced changes to the rebalancing results for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index. The changes will be effective at the close of business on April 19, 2013.

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On J.P. Mor Chase Cap 7% Secs 'X'

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On JPMor Chase Cp XIV 6.2% Secs

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On JPMor Chase Cp XXIV 6.875% Cap

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On J.P. Mor Chase Cap XII 6.25% S

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On JPMorChase Cp XVI 6.35% Secs

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On JPMor Chase Cp XIX 6.625% Cap

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On J.P. Mor Chase Cap XI 5.875% S

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to Rebalancing Results for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced changes to the rebalancing results for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index. The changes will be effective at the close of business on April 19, 2013.

Leading Indicator or Confirming Evidence?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:42:00 EDT

For the 12 months ended February 15, 2013, the S&P 500® registered a total return of 15.7%.

S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:45:00 EDT

New Index Licensed to SSgA for ETF Development

S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Methodology

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:42:00 EDT

The S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats is designed to measure the performance of the highest dividend yielding companies within the S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI) that have followed a policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years.

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Zions Cap Tr B 8% Cap Secs

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EDT

Market Attributes: Index Dashboard March 28, 2013

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:41:00 EDT

Index Investment Strategy

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Bank Of America Dep 1/1000 8.20%

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Bank Of America Dep 1/1200 8.625%

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

SPDJI Alerts > S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Identifier Changes Update On Bank of Amer 1/1200 Fl Rt Series 2

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:15:00 EDT

Income Beyond Bonds

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:33:00 EDT

Since the mid-1950s, one of the axioms of investment management has been that, in comparison to stocks, bonds are the superior income-generating asset.

S&P VIX Futures Indices Methodology

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:40:00 EDT

S&P 500 and EM VIX Futures Indices Methodology

A Look Inside Dividends

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:18:00 EDT

Aye Soe, Director of Global Research and Design, talks about why dividend-based equity investing has become one of the most discussed investment topics in recent years. Hear more about the historical significance and benefits of dividend investing. Also, learn more about the S&P Dow Jones Dividend Indices family, specifically its two headline dividend indices.

A Potential Path To A Rising Interest Rate Environment

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT

One year ago, Global Markets Intelligence (GMI) Research was concerned that U.S. economicfundamentals were starting to align against the bond market.

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index:

S&P Target Date Scorecard Year-End 2012

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT

A unique target date fund "scorecard" designed to help plan administrators select, evaluate and monitor their target date fund.

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index:

The Case for Unconstrained Sector Weights

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:24:00 EDT

The low volatility anomaly has attracted considerable interest from both the academic community and from investors.

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index.

Why Equities, Even As They Hit Record Levels? The Fed's Game Plan Is Working

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT

As we pass the five-year anniversary of the date that JPMorgan Chase originally bid just $2 per share for Bear Stearns in a coordinated policy effort to suppress the budding 2008 financial crisis, Global Markets Intelligence (GMI) Research finds it very telling that another important anniversary is simultaneously occurring.

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:15:00 EDT

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index:

Methodology changes to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:15:00 EST

RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices would like to give advance notice of several important changes to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) component selection methodology as a result of the alignment of the DJSI with S&P Dow Jones Indices classifications.

Dividend Investing And A Look Inside The S&P Dow Jones Dividend Indices

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:25:00 EST

Dividends have fascinated investors and theorists since the origins of modern financial theory. Voluminous research has been written on the various topics related to dividends and dividend-paying firms.

S&P GIVI Shariah Indices Directory

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:59:00 EST

The S&P GIVI Shariah Indices provide investors in Shariah-compliant products with a relevant, important benchmark in the alternative beta space.

A Silver Lining Perspective On The Political Gridlock In Italy And The U.S.

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Following the Italian general election results earlier this week, the prospect of a disjointed government and political gridlock in the country injected a large dose of uncertainty into global financial markets.

Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:15:00 EST

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes in the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index:

S&P Dow Jones Indices and ASX Make S&P/ASX 200 VIX Available in Real-Time

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:45:00 EST

From 28 February, Australia’s equity market volatility benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX (VIX), will be made available in real-time.

Stocks And Housing Are Cheap Relative To Prior Peaks In the Equity Market

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

For the third time in 13 years, the S&P 500 Index is attempting to stay above 1,500, a level that was previously reached only briefly in 2007 and 2000. The 1,500 milestone is now associated historically with the bursting of the tech stock bubble at the start of the new millennium and then the bursting of the housing market bubble in 2007/2008.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches S&P GIVI Shariah Indices

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the launch of S&P GIVI™ Shariah Indices, the first Shariah-compliant indices combining low volatility and an alternative weighting scheme that weight’s a stock by its calculated intrinsic value, rather than by market capitalization.

S&P Pan Asia Low Volatility Index Rebalancing Schedule Change

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:15:00 EST

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced changes to the February 2013 rebalancing schedule for the S&P Pan Asia Low Volatility Index.

The Limits Of History

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:44:00 EST

The Limits Of History

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:36:00 EST

Anyone who’s ever read a prospectus knows that “past performance is no guarantee of future results.” The sentence has almost assumed the status of a cliché, but one of the less-appreciated properties of clichés is that they’re true.

Insights: A Quarterly Newsletter Dedicated to Index Innovations January 2013

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

The S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, like all of S&P Dow Jones indices, are overseen by committees. Some indices offered by other index providers are described as rules-based without the benefit of an oversight committee, suggesting that rules are somehow better because their indices are untouched by human hands.

Stay Tuned: U.S. Economy Poised To Deliver On Expectations For Record Corporate Earnings In 2013

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Global Markets Intelligence (GMI) Research was asked during a media interview last week if recent stock market performance had more to do with improving U.S. economic fundamentals or the promise of continued monetary accommodation by the Federal Reserve?

S&P Dow Jones Indices Awarded Best Index Provider by MENA Fund Manager Magazine

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:15:00 EST

S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s largest provider of financial market indices, today announced it has been named “Best Index Provider” in the inaugural MENA Fund Manager Fund Services Awards.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Awarded Index Provider of the Year in Asia by Asia Asset Management

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST

S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s largest provider of financial market indices, announced today that it has been named Index Provider of the Year in Asia in Asia Asset Management magazine’s 2012 Best of the Best Awards.