FTSE Launches Watch List Index Series

FTSE Group, the global index provider, today announced the launch of the FTSE Watch List Index Series. The Series is a set of nine shadow benchmark indices illustrating the impact of the addition of China 'A' Shares within FTSE's widely used global benchmark series and the potential promotion of South Korea and Taiwan from emerging to developed market status.

The indices are calculated as an indicator of what current market performance would look like if certain 'FTSE Watch List' events had already taken place. They allow investors to assess precisely the influence on turnover, investment flows and weightings that any possible reclassification of the three markets currently on FTSE's Watch List would have on portfolios.

For further information regarding the FTSE Watch List Index Series please visit www.ftse.com/watchlist