FTSE Group

FTSE Group

• FTSE Group is a world-leader in the creation and management of indexes. FTSE indexes are used extensively by investors worldwide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking funds.

• FTSE Group manages and calculates over 100,000 indices daily, including the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which includes world-recognized indexes ranging from the FTSE All-World Index to the FTSE4Good series and the FTSEurofirst series, as well domestic indexes such as the prestigious FTSE 100 index.
• FTSE Group services clients in 77 countries worldwide and has offices in Beijing, Boston, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Shanghai, San Francisco and Tokyo.

• FTSE Group has collaborative arrangements with the ATHEX, Cyprus, Euronext, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Malaysia, NASDAQ, Singapore and Taiwan exchanges, as well as companies such as Dow Jones Indexes, Nomura Securities and Xinhua Finance of China.

The FTSE4Good Index Series

• Innovative series of real-time indices designed to reflect the performance of socially responsible equities that covers five markets: UK, Europe, US, Japan and Global. Four tradable and five benchmark indices make up the FTSE4Good index series.

• Selection criteria cover three areas: environmental sustainability, human rights, and stakeholder relations (including supply chain labour standards and countering bribery).

• Inclusion provides recognition a company meets internationally recognised corporate responsibility good practice standards, as well as exposure to a global network of investors.

• Reviews of the index take place in March and September at meetings of the independent FTSE4Good Policy Committee.

• FTSE Group contributes income including FTSE4Goodlicense fees to UNICEF, the global children’s charity.