THOMSON REUTERS LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL INDICES
Posted September 15, 2009
The indices cover 44 countries and 18 regions, with an overlay of
global, regional and country indices by economic sector. The 800 indices
in total have been created using a proprietary liquidity filter that
links liquidity and ‘investability,’ and selects constituent equities
based on price not volume, as traditional filters do.
“In this market more than ever, investment managers, quantitative
analysts and other financial professionals need reliable, accurate and
cost effective indices,” says Sunand Menon, Global Managing Director of
Indices, at Thomson Reuters. “Thomson Reuters launched its indices
business in response to client needs. We believe the marketplace will
benefit from our depth and breadth of coverage, our rigorous methodology
and classification system, and our independence and brand.”
The indices utilize Thomson Reuters Business Classification system, the
industry’s broadest classification system covering 71,000 public and
230,000 private companies worldwide. The sector indices provide
investors and analysts new and deeper views of markets. They range from
broad market segments, such as the Thomson Reuters Global Energy Index,
to very specific, such as the Thomson Reuters Emerging Markets Asia
Telecommunications Index.
All Thomson Reuters Indices are accessible via desktops as well as data feeds, in products such as Thomson Reuters Portfolio Analytics, Reuters 3000 Xtra, and Thomson Reuters Datastream.