Following its January 2000 announcement regarding the timeline for the discontinuation of certain Canadian indices, Standard & Poor's announced today the schedule for the final phase of this process. The indices affected include the TSX 100 (including its four sector sub-indices), TSX 200, Toronto 35 indices and the 14 Group/Sub-groups (see
Appendix A for a complete list of indices) of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. After the close of business Friday, January 30, 2004 the TSX will cease to disseminate these indices. Clients who are dependent on these indices for their own licensed products are invited to contact Standard & Poor's to arrange for custom calculation and dissemination.
Market segmentation captured by the discontinued 14 Group/Sub-group indices is offered via the Global Classification Standard (GICS®) Indices. All S&P/TSX Composite Index companies are categorized via the GICS® methodology. The GICS methodology has been widely accepted as an industry analysis framework for investment research, portfolio management and asset allocation.
For information regarding Standard & Poor's Canadian index offerings, please contact us at +1 416 507 4104.
