About FTSE
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 program, 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.
