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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
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Reference: HBS-213049-E
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Year: 2012
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Number of pages: 38
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Geographic Setting: United States
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Publication Date: Jun 28, 2013
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Fecha de edición: Jan 7, 2014
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Source: HBSP (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
In June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the money management industry, types of indexes, intellectual property protection issues, and competition, marketing, and growth opportunities. The case makes special emphasis on the strategic drivers for business consolidation and combination in an environment of increased competition, trends toward self-indexation, and growth of indexing at a global scale.