welcome
A word from Jerry Moskowitz,
President, FTSE Americas Inc.
As the global financial outlook continues to worsen, investors are faced with economic conditions
that haven’t been seen in decades. In the US, the new Presidential administration must address the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929. Europe, Asia and other regions face similar challenges, and stabilisation of the financial markets is a shared global goal.
Despite these challenges, we believe the US will continue to be the world’s largest economy and a source of innovation in financial markets. FTSE therefore remains committed to the US. We established our presence in the US in 1998, and have steadily increased the size of our US-based team, most recently relocating operational management of our North and Latin American indices to New York. We are therefore well placed to support the needs of US and Canadian clients, as well as international investors seeking to gain exposure to those markets.
Through a combination of research, innovation, and strategic partnerships, FTSE has developed new solutions to help investors gain exposure to a wider variety of industry sectors, asset classes and geographic regions. For example, our partnership with KLD is enabling us to expand our range of responsible investment indices, and we are soon to launch a new IPO index series developed in partnership with a leading US IPO research firm.
We’ve also responded to market demand for more tailored performance measures with an extended custom index service, and announced partnerships with Borsa Italiana and Bursa Malaysia, which will expand the range of index tools available to investors in these markets.
Jerry Moskowitz
President, FTSE Americas Inc.
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