About Us

FTSE Group (FTSE) is a world-leader in the creation and management of over 100,000 equity, bond and hedge fund indices. With offices in Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Boston, Shanghai, Madrid, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Tokyo, FTSE Group services clients in 77 countries worldwide.

FTSE is an independent company owned by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. FTSE does not give financial advice to clients, which allows for the provision of truly objective market information.

FTSE indices are used extensively by investors world-wide such as consultants, asset owners, asset managers, investment banks, stock exchanges and brokers. The indices are used for purposes of:

Investment analysis
Performance measurement
Asset allocation
Portfolio hedging
Creation of index tracking funds

Independent committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts, actuaries and other experienced practitioners review and approve all changes to the indexes to ensure that they are made objectively and without bias.

As part of its community programme, FTSE Group has worked with the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, since 1997 to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to support poverty reduction and basic healthcare for children.

FTSE International Limited is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales under registered number 03108236 with its registered office at 12th Floor, 10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NP. FTSE International Limited's VAT Number is: GB 740 4594 35

Awards

2004 FTSE voted 'Global Index Provider of the Year'

2005 FTSE voted 'Structured Product Index Provider of the Year'

2005 FTSE voted 'Global Index Provider of the Year'

2005 FTSE RAFI Indices receive 'William F Sharpe Indexing Achievement Award for Most Innovative Benchmark'

2006 FTSE voted 'Global Index Provider of the Year'

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