Stock market index

Vericel Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices, Dow Jones & Company, Stock market indices, Financial markets, Companies, Financial data vendors, CME Group, Dow Jones, Index, S&P Global, Charles Dow, Stock market index

For more information about S&P Dow Jones Indices, please visit www.spdji.com

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  • For more information about S&P Dow Jones Indices, please visit www.spdji.com
    S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
  • More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world.
  • Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.
  • S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence.

MHI Selected for Inclusion in All Four ESG Investment Indices Adopted by GPIF

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Articles, Economy, MSCI, Index, Environmentalism, Ethical investment, Finance, Ethical banking, Stock market index, FTSE4Good Index

This is the third consecutive year for MHI to be included in all four indices.

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  • This is the third consecutive year for MHI to be included in all four indices.
  • The four ESG investment indices referenced by GPIF are the following:
    - FTSE Blossom Japan Index: A broad index incorporating overall ESG considerations based on FTSE Russell, an investment index calculator wholly owned by the London Stock Exchange.
  • - MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index: A similar broad index based on MSCI, a U.S. provider of investment indices.
  • Acclaim for these initiatives led to MHI?s selection for inclusion in the four indices cited above and also, for a fourth straight year, inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index, one of the world?s leading ESG investment indices.

MVIS Launches the MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index

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Monday, March 8, 2021
Banking, Professional services, Finance, Stock market, Stock market index

MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) today announced the launch of the MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index (ticker: MVDAPP) .

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  • MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) today announced the launch of the MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index (ticker: MVDAPP) .
  • The modified market cap-weighted index is a global index that aims to track the performance of the largest and most liquid companies in the global digital assets segment.
  • The MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Indexs unique pure-play approach includes companies with at least 50% of their revenues from digital assets projects or projects that have the potential to generate at least 50% of their revenues from the digital assets industry when developed.
  • The MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index (ticker: MVDAPP) is weighted by float-adjusted market capitalisation and is calculated in USD as a price and a total return net index.

MSCI Equity Indexes February 2021 Index Review

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Finance, Banking, Data management, Professional services, Technology, Economy, Articles, Finance, MSCI, International development, Investment, Index, Stock market index, Frontier markets, MSCI EAFE, MSCI World

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics , announced the results of the February 2021 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indexes, the MSCI Frontier Markets and MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Islamic Indexes, the MSCI US Equity Indexes, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI China A Onshore Indexes and the MSCI China All Shares Indexes.

Key Points: 
  • MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics , announced the results of the February 2021 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indexes, the MSCI Frontier Markets and MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Islamic Indexes, the MSCI US Equity Indexes, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI China A Onshore Indexes and the MSCI China All Shares Indexes.
  • MSCI Frontier Markets Indexes: There will be three additions to and two deletions from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index.
  • MSCI US Equity Indexes: There will be five securities added to and no securities deleted from the MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index.
  • Accordingly, constituents in MSCI equity indexes may include MSCI Inc., clients of MSCI or suppliers to MSCI.

MSCI February Quarterly Index Review Announcement Scheduled for February 09, 2021

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Professional services, Data management, Technology, Other Technology, Finance, Research, Science, Economy, Articles, Finance, MSCI, International development, Investment, Index, Stock market index, Frontier markets, MSCI EAFE, MSCI World

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, will announce the results of the February 2021 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indexes, the MSCI Frontier Markets, and MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Islamic and MSCI Global Islamic Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Pan-Euro and MSCI Euro Indexes, the MSCI US Equity Indexes, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI China A Onshore Indexes and the MSCI China All Shares Indexes.

Key Points: 
  • MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, will announce the results of the February 2021 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indexes, the MSCI Frontier Markets, and MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Global Islamic and MSCI Global Islamic Small Cap Indexes, the MSCI Pan-Euro and MSCI Euro Indexes, the MSCI US Equity Indexes, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI China A Onshore Indexes and the MSCI China All Shares Indexes.
  • As a reminder, MSCI will reclassify the MSCI Lebanon Indexes from Frontier Market to Standalone Market status in one step, coinciding with the February 2021 Quarterly Index Review (QIR).
  • Clients can access the subscriber section of each index at: www.msci.com/index-review-subscribers
    For the MSCI US Equity Indexes and the MSCI US REIT Index, a summary of the announcement will be made available at www.msci.com .
  • Accordingly, constituents in MSCI equity indexes may include MSCI Inc., clients of MSCI or suppliers to MSCI.

Morningstar Launches Morningstar Broad Style Indexes, Establishing a More Robust Framework for Style Analysis in U.S. Equity Portfolios

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Stock market, Stock market index

The Morningstar Broad Style Indexes consists of 12 U.S. equity indexes that divide the market by capitalization and investment style.

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  • The Morningstar Broad Style Indexes consists of 12 U.S. equity indexes that divide the market by capitalization and investment style.
  • "With more than 30 years of independent Morningstar research and analysis powering our indexes, the Morningstar Broad Style Indexes further empower investors seeking tools that facilitate diversification and strengthen their portfolios," said Ron Bundy, president of Morningstar Indexes.
  • The Morningstar Style Box, first created in 1992, characterizes investments by their fundamental attributes, dividing the equity market along dimensions of size and valuation.
  • While the underlying data and methodology of the Broad Style Indexes are designed to be consistent with the Morningstar Style Box, the Broad Style Indexes cover larger segments of the market.

Hitachi Selected as a constituent of 'FTSE4Good Index Series' and 'FTSE Blossom Japan Index', World-leading ESG Indexes

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
London Stock Exchange, Articles, FTSE4Good Index, Economy, FTSE Russell, Index, Investment fund, Finance, Environmentalism, Ethical investment, FTSE Group, Stock market index

The "FTSE4Good Index Series" and the "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" are among the most important criteria used by investors worldwide for corporate ESG activities.

Key Points: 
  • The "FTSE4Good Index Series" and the "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" are among the most important criteria used by investors worldwide for corporate ESG activities.
  • The "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" has been adopted as a passive ESG investment management benchmark selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest public pension fund.
  • The "FTSE4Good Index Series" and the "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" are semi-annually selected by FTSE Russell, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.
  • These indexes are composed of stocks that meet a variety of criteria related to the environmental, society, and governance.

Northern Trust Pension Universe Data: Canadian Pension Plans Buoyed by Positive Momentum in Equity Markets During Fourth Quarter 2020

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Monday, January 25, 2021
Banking, Professional services, Finance, Stock market, Stock market index, Trust law

Robust equity markets provided a solid foundation for Canadian pension plans during the fourth quarter of 2020, with the median Canadian plan returning 5.0% for the quarter and closing a volatile year with a 10.0% gain, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe.

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  • Robust equity markets provided a solid foundation for Canadian pension plans during the fourth quarter of 2020, with the median Canadian plan returning 5.0% for the quarter and closing a volatile year with a 10.0% gain, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe.
  • The Northern Trust Canada Universe tracks the performance of Canadian institutional investment plans that subscribe to performance measurement services as part of Northern Trusts asset service offerings.
  • Equity markets navigated through these obstacles, as optimism surrounding additional fiscal stimulus and the approval and roll-out of vaccines ultimately prevailed.
  • Despite the year beginning with a very weak and volatile first quarter, major equity indices closed 2020 with strength and momentum, generating attractive positive returns.

StateFair Launches New "FAIR 100 Health Equity" Stock Index

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Financial markets, Stock market, Stock market index, Bloomberg L.P., Finance

BOSTON, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Christalyn Rhodes, PhD, Founder of StateFair Capital, Inc., a developer of new, AI-powered Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)indices designed to beat their benchmarks while building social and health equity, today announced StateFair's first index, the "FAIR 100 Health Equity Stock Index", is now listed on Bloomberg (ticker: FAIR) and available for licensing.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Christalyn Rhodes, PhD, Founder of StateFair Capital, Inc., a developer of new, AI-powered Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)indices designed to beat their benchmarks while building social and health equity, today announced StateFair's first index, the "FAIR 100 Health Equity Stock Index", is now listed on Bloomberg (ticker: FAIR) and available for licensing.
  • Powered by a novel algorithm, the Fair 100 Health Equity Index aims to achieve dual objectives: profitability and progressive outcomes.
  • Disclaimer: Index was prepared by Christalyn Rhodes in her personal capacity and developed for StateFair Capital.
  • Any content provided by Christalyn and/or StateFair is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual.

Index fund investors can now weigh in on S&P 500® corporate resolutions, a landmark announcement from INDEX FUNDS

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Finance, Investment funds, Money, Investment, Index fund, Exchange-traded funds, Investment management, Stock market index

As investors are learning, index funds strip investors of their right to vote on all proxy matters, giving that power to the fund managers.

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  • As investors are learning, index funds strip investors of their right to vote on all proxy matters, giving that power to the fund managers.
  • INDEX FUNDS seeks to democratize the industry by opening up the proxy process to index fund investors.
  • INDEX FUNDS launched its flagship fund, INDEX, 5 years ago and seeks to track the Equal Weight version of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses.
  • ( https://index.fund/ )
    The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is the equal weight version of the S&P 500 Index.