Securities Cross-Referencing Database, ISIDPlus, Reaches Industry Milestone with Two Million Issues

NEW YORK, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, an independent and analytically separate business unit within Standard & Poor's that provides users with market intelligence and analytic insight for risk-driven investment analysis, announced today that ISIDPlus, a cross-reference securities identifier service favored by asset managers, banks, custody and clearing agents and compliance departments, has expanded its data universe to include more than two million issues globally. ISIDPlus' data expansion enables financial institutions to increase their coverage of financial instruments and corresponding information, providing complete and transparent insight into financial data for more informed decision-making.  

ISIDPlus (International Securities Identification Directory) is a comprehensive database of global security identifiers that resolves security identification issues, helps automate front- and back-office operations and speeds global trading and settlement. The service is provided through a strategic alliance between Standard & Poor's and SIX Telekurs.

"This new milestone for ISIDPlus is a reflection of the explosion in growth and increasing complexity of the financial markets," said Rui Carvalho, Managing Director, S&P Global Data Solutions.  "By having more than two million issues in ISIDPlus, our customers can increase their coverage of financial instruments along with any corresponding data and make their investment decisions with more confidence."

ISIDPlus links two million global financial instruments with more than seven million National Securities Identification Numbers (NSINs) associated with those instruments. Flexible delivery options are available, including Web-based access; Microsoft® Excel® plug-in to query the databases and refresh information for use at your desktop; and data feeds.

For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com/GDS, call 212-438-4500 or email [email protected]

About S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies

S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies delivers a portfolio of products and services to investors that serve the global financial markets by providing market intelligence and analytic insight for risk driven investment analysis, including for the debt, structured finance, derivative and credit markets. S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies is analytically and editorially independent from any other analytical group at Standard & Poor's, including Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.  The unit has no access to non- public information received by other units of Standard & Poor's. Standard & Poor's does not trade on its own account. 

About Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With offices in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com.

SIX Telekurs

As a leader in its field, SIX Telekurs specializes in procuring, processing and distributing international financial information. Financial market specialists at SIX Telekurs gather information from all the world's major trading venues – directly and in real time. The SIX Telekurs database, with its structured and encoded securities administration data for nearly 7 million financial instruments, is unique in terms of the depth of information it provides and its data coverage. With offices in 23 countries, SIX Telekurs combines the advantages of global presence and local know-how. SIX Telekurs is a SIX Group company. On a global scale, SIX Group offers first-rate services in the areas of securities trading, clearing and settlement, as well as financial market information and payment transactions. Further information is available at:  www.six-telekurs.com.

Media Contact:
Michael Privitera
Standard & Poor's Communications
212-438-6679
[email protected]

Product Information:
Lance Risi
Standard & Poor's Global Data Solutions
303-721-4277
[email protected]

SOURCE Standard & Poor's

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