Standard & Poor\u2019s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world\u2019s foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data.<\/p>\n
\nWith offices in 23 countries and a history that dates back 150 years, Standard & Poor\u2019s is known to investors worldwide as a leader of financial- market intelligence. <\/p>\n
Today Standard & Poor\u2019s strives to provide investors who want to make better informed investment decisions with market intelligence in the form of credit ratings, indices, investment research and risk evaluations and solutions. <\/p>\n
Most notably, we are known as an independent provider of credit ratings. In 2009, we published more than 870,000 new and revised credits ratings. Currently, we rate more than US$32 trillion in outstanding debt. <\/p>\n
Standard & Poor\u2019s is also widely known for maintaining one of the most widely followed indices of large-cap American stocks: the S&P 500. In 2007, the S&P 500 celebrated its 50th anniversary. <\/p>\n
Additionally, the S&P Global 1200 covers approximately 30 markets constituting approximately 70% of global market capitalization. Approximately $1.1 trillion in investment assets is directly tied to S&P indexes, and more than $3.5 trillion is benchmarked to the S&P 500 \u2013 more than any other index in the world. <\/p>\n
Moreover, Standard & Poor\u2019s independent equity research business is among the world\u2019s leading providers of independent investment information, offering fundamental coverage on approximately 2,000 stocks. We are also a leader in mutual fund information and analysis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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