FTSE Named ‘Index Provider Of The Year’

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index company, is proud to announce that the company received the award for “Index Provider of the Year” at the 2008 Global Pensions Awards hosted last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

‘We are proud to be recognised by industry insiders as leaders in the index space,” said Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE Group. “FTSE is committed to providing indices of all asset classes to meet market needs globally as well as setting new standards in index innovation.”

“FTSE Group provides premier benchmarks for capturing the performance of both global equities and a range of asset classes. In 2007, they continued to improve and expand their indices, ensuring they remain relevant to pension funds worldwide,” said Alex Beveridge, Editor of Global Pensions Magazine.

The 2008 Global Pension Awards were judged by consultants and pension funds worldwide including: AP7, Mercer UK, SPF Beheer, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, FNB Pension Fund, Stirling Finance, Akkerman and Partners, Hewitt Associates, YMCA Retirement Fund, Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting, Universities Superannuation Scheme, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Kirstein Finans, Tor Financial Consulting, Pensioenfonds Vervoer, and San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System. This is the 3rd time FTSE Group has won the award.