Institutional Investors Gain Integrated Access to Dow Jones News Through FactSet

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FactSet's global clients will gain integrated access to Dow Jones Global Markets News, which delivers content from Dow Jones Newswires, The Wall Street Journal and Barron's, through a new distribution deal aimed at improving institutional investors' workflow by providing easy access to essential financial news. To ensure institutional investors receive the information most relevant to their business, FactSet clients can choose from Dow Jones newswires tailored to specific asset classes and business areas, such as asset or wealth management, as well as local language wire services for additional information from target countries.

"Institutional investors rely on trusted sources of news and information, like Dow Jones and FactSet, to inform their investment decisions. We're pleased to expand our relationship with FactSet to bring an integrated workstation offering to our joint institutional clients," said Joe Lanza, president of Financial Markets for Dow Jones.

This new agreement incorporates Dow Jones' premium cross market news, analysis, and insight into the FactSet workstation, giving financial professionals easy access to news specific to their workflow or investment focus. 

"At FactSet, our goal is to deliver more value to our clients," explained Philip Hadley, chairman and CEO, FactSet. "Our expanded relationship with Dow Jones provides our clients with the information they need to find and take action on market changes that are relevant to them."

Dow Jones Global Markets News provides news and information on equities, foreign exchange, fixed income, commodities and energy markets to inform the trading and investment strategies of institutional traders and investment managers. With renowned editorial expertise delivered at unrivalled speed, Dow Jones Global Markets News is the trusted source of exclusive news, analysis and insight into what's moving the markets across all asset classes. For information on Dow Jones News, visit http://www.dowjones.com/product-djnewswires.asp.

FactSet is a leading provider of integrated global financial information and analytical tools for the investment community.  With FactSet, financial professionals gain powerful analytics tailored to their workflow, the broadest scope of data available, and access to industry-leading client service.  To learn more, visit http://www.factset.com or follow FactSet on Twitter: www.twitter.com/factset.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones & Company is a global provider of news and business information and a developer of technology to deliver content to consumers and organizations across multiple platforms. Dow Jones produces newspapers, newswires, Web sites, apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, conferences, radio and video.  Its premier brands include The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, SmartMoney and All Things D. Its information services combine technology with news and data to support business decision making. The company pioneered the first successful paid online news site and its industry leading innovation enables it to serve customers wherever they may be, via the Web, mobile devices and tablets. The Dow Jones Local Media Group publishes community newspapers, Web sites and other products in six U.S. states. Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com).

About FactSet

FactSet Research Systems Inc. combines integrated financial information, analytical applications, and client service to enhance the workflow and productivity of the global investment community. The Company, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, was formed in 1978 and now conducts operations along with its affiliates from more than twenty-four locations worldwide, including Boston, New York, Chicago, San Mateo, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Dubai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Sydney.

SOURCE Dow Jones & Company

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