The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
26.06.2013 14:02
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NEW YORK, 2013-06-26 14:02 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and FactSet Research Systems Inc.
(NYSE:FDS) (Nasdaq:FDS), a leading provider of integrated global financial
information and analytical applications for the investment community, today
announced FactSet's institutional and other clients now have access to the
NASDAQ Global Index Family(SM).
Covering more than 98% of the investable world, the NASDAQ Global Index Family
provides a transparent, rules-based global benchmark for institutional
investors. This comprehensive family is specifically designed to meet the needs
of institutions seeking extensive equity market coverage.
'FactSet is pleased to add the NASDAQ Global Index Family to our Global
Indexing and Benchmark offering,' says Patrick Locke, Vice President, Database
Development, FactSet. 'This release combines NASDAQ OMX's Global sector,
benchmark, and tradable indexes with FactSet's analytical tools to let clients
benchmark and track a broad representation of the global investable
marketplace.'
The NASDAQ Global Index benchmark (Nasdaq:NQGI) provides the broadest exposure
for more than 98% of investable large-, mid-, and small-cap securities. The
benchmark is broken down by market segment, region, country, size and sector
and has a total float-adjusted market capitalization of over $37 trillion. The
family includes 45 countries classified as Developed and Emerging Markets.
'The NASDAQ Global Index Family is specifically designed to meet the needs of
institutions which are facing continued demands to track the global equity
market,' said John Jacobs, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes.
'The family, which covers more than 9,000 large-, mid-and small-cap securities,
helps institutions facilitate many different tracking, trading and investing
opportunities through efficient access and pricing. We applaud FactSet for
continuing to respond to the needs of its institutional clients.'
Securities in the NASDAQ Global Index Family are weighted according to their
free-float adjusted market capitalization. The Global Index Family does not
overlap, meaning all individual securities can only be assigned to one country,
one size segment and one sector. For more information about the NASDAQ Global
Index Family, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/Home/Global.
About NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes has been creating innovative, market-leading,
transparent indexes since 1971. Today, our index offering spans geographies and
asset classes and includes diverse families such as the Dividend Achievers,
Global, Nordic, Green Economy, Sharia and Commodity Indexes. We continuously
offer new opportunities for financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum
of investable products and for asset managers to measure risk and performance.
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes also provides custom index services and design
solutions to selected financial organizations. For more information about
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes, visit indexes.nasdaqomx.com.
Daily index values, weightings and historical data for NASDAQ OMX indexes are
available via NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch and the NASDAQ OMX Global Index
Data Service.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the
U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 23 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.99+%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to over 3,300 listed companies worth
more than $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give
the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes
a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more,
visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and
Twitter (www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
About FactSet
FactSet, a leading provider of financial information and analytics, helps the
world's best investment professionals outperform. More than 49,000 users stay
ahead of global market trends, access extensive company and industry
intelligence, and monitor performance with FactSet's desktop analytics, mobile
applications, and comprehensive data feeds. The Company been included in
FORTUNE's Top 100 Best Companies to Work For, the United Kingdom's Great Places
to Work and France's Best Workplaces. FactSet is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange and NASDAQ (NYSE:FDS) (Nasdaq:FDS). Learn more at www.factset.com, and
follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/factset.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
the NASDAQ Global Index Family and NASDAQ OMX's other products and offerings.
We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These
factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual
report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any
forward-looking statements.
NDAQG
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Wayne Lee, NASDAQ OMX
+1.301.978.4875
Wayne.D.Lee@NASDAQOMX.com
Nick Lawler, Intermarket Communications
+1 212 -754-5613
nlawler@intermarket.com
Rachel Stern, FactSet Research Systems
+203.810.1000
rstern@factset.com
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