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July 2007
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Recap of Previous
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Morningstar
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Release Notes
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August 2007 Month-End Implementation of Enhanced Portfolio Statistics |
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As previously announced, Morningstar is modifying our portfolio statistics to incorporate the economic impact of short positions and derivatives. This impacts all global portfolios and all types of investment products. The new data will be available at the end of August for September deliveries. If you have any questions or want further information about test files, please contact your relationship manager. Following are links to resources for this project:
Portfolio Reporting Template
Methodology Document
Data Point Inventory
Fact Sheet on Derivatives |
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Enhanced Portfolio Statistics�Data Feeds Test File Delivery Schedule |
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Please plan to test your loading processes to ensure that you are prepared to accommodate files with the new enhanced portfolio statistics. Please log-in to your FTP site on the following days to access test files: Aug. 3 and
Aug. 23. Project rollout is on track for August data in files delivered in September. If you have any questions, please contact your Relationship Manager. |
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Upcoming Category Changes for Canadian Funds |
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Effective with July month-end, we will be making some changes to our Canadian fund category classifications. Morningstar Canada has rejoined the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (CIFSC), setting the stage for re-establishing a single set of basic industry-wide categories for Canadian investment funds. If you subscribe to a data package, you will be receiving a new category list from our data team via e-mail. Please visit this Website for more information www.cifsc.org/en/news/20070405.php |
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Recap of Previous Announcements
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Welcome to Standard & Poor's Fund Data Clients |
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We would like to take this opportunity to extend a special welcome to the clients who joined us as a result of the S&P mutual fund data business acquisition. This newsletter is published monthly to provide you with timely alerts to upcoming data and methodology changes, new Morningstar initiatives, and general "housekeeping" issues. We hope you find it useful and welcome your feedback. |
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S&P Fund Data Integration Update |
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Morningstar's integration of the S&P fund data business is proceeding as scheduled. You may have already noticed increases to our coverage of offshore funds, hedge funds, and U.S. money markets. In the coming months, we will continue to assess the new data we acquired, and will provide you with details and release dates as our plans develop. |
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Index Coverage Increased by 6,000+ |
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Continuing our integration of the S&P fund data business, we recently added more than 6,000 new indexes to our database, including
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JP Morgan EMBI and GBI indexes |
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FTSE APCIMS Private investor, US NAREIT, Bursa Malaysia, UK Value and Growth, All World indexes |
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S&P/Citigroup BMI Global, Japan 500, HKEX, ADR, Global 1200 indexes |
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MSCI AC World indexes |
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EONIA and Euribor indexes |
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� Euronext Paris CAC indexes |
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Additional Lehman Brothers indexes |
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You will find a complete list of the new indexes here. |
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Hedge Fund Coverage Reaches Nearly 8,000 |
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Also as part of the S&P data integration, our coverage has increased by 2,000 to nearly 8,000 global hedge funds. The Morningstar database is now one of the most extensive sources for hedge fund data. |
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Changes to Best-Fit Indexes |
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Effective June 30, we will be making the following changes to our best-fit indexes:
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New Best Fit Index |
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MSCI World/Metals & Mining USD |
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We have also added additional the Morningstar Sector Indexes to the list. For a complete list, please click here. |
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Morningstar News
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Save the Date�Ibbotson 2008 Asset Allocation Conference |
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The annual Asset Allocation Conference will be held March 13-14, 2008, in Orlando, Florida. Watch this space for more information. |
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Morningstar Investment Conference�UK |
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Plan to join the institutional investment professionals and financial advisers as they explore the complex issues facing the global market today at the Morningstar� Investment Conference, 19-20 September 2007 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London, United Kingdom. Gain valuable insight from prominent financial experts, including Fidelity�s Anthony Bolton, Ibbotson Associates founder Roger Ibbotson, and Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, while engaging in discussions and networking with European business leaders. Please visit our Website more information and registration details. |
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Morningstar at Industry Shows |
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Morningstar will exhibit at the following conferences. We hope to see you there.
� Financial Planning Association (FPA) Seattle 2007, Sept. 8�11, Seattle, WA � National Association of Variable Annuities (NAVA) Annual Meeting Sept 9-11 Boston, MA
� The Professional Association for Investment Communications Resources
(PAICR), PAICR 2007 Annual Conference Sept 20-21 New York, NY
� Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) National Conference
Sept 25-27 Rancho Mirage, CA
� 9th Annual Defined Contribution West Coast Conference Oct 8-9
San Francisco, CA. |
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Data Questions |
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Contact your account team or our data quality department:
U.S.
E-mail: dataquestions@morningstar.com
Phone: +1 312-696-6600
Fax: +1 312-696-6019
Mailing address:
Data Questions
Morningstar, Inc.
225 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
USA
Europe
E-mail: dataquestions.uk@morningstar.com
Phone: +44 20 3107 0070
Fax: +44 20 3107 0001
Mailing address:
Data Question
Morningstar Europe
1 Oliver's Yard,
55-71 City Road, London EC1Y 1HQ
United Kingdom |
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