Standard & Poor’s is a leading provider of financial market intelligence. The world’s foremost source of credit ratings, indices, investment research, risk evaluation and data, Standard & Poor’s provides financial decision-makers with the intelligence they need to feel confident about their decisions.
Many investors know Standard & Poor’s for its respected role as an independent provider of credit ratings and as the home of the S&P 500 benchmark index. But Standard & Poor’s global organization also:
Provides a wide array of financial data and information,
Is the largest source of independent equity research and a leader in mutual fund information and analysis.
Unparalleled depth and breadth
As financial markets grow more complex, the independent analysis, critical thinking, opinions, news and data offered by Standard & Poor’s are an integral part of the global financial infrastructure.
Approximately $1.7 trillion in investment assets is directly tied to S&P indexes and more than $4.85 trillion is benchmarked to S&P indices - more than all other index providers combined.
The total amount of outstanding debt rated by S&P globally is approximately US$32 trillion, in 100 countries. In 2008 alone, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services published more than 1,150,000 ratings, including new and revised ratings.
The S&P Global 1200 covers 30 markets and approximately 70% of global market capitalization.
Standard & Poor's Equity Research is among the world's leading providers of independent investment information, offering fundamental coverage on over 2,000 stocks
Standard & Poor’s is the pre-eminent source of fundamental company and security data.
Today, Standard & Poor's employs approximately 10,000 employees located in 23 countries and markets.
