Nov 2009
Change in index calculation agent
10.11.2009 02:00
4 Asset-Management announced changes today in its family of Market Vectors Indexes. From November 24, 2009, all indices will be calculated by S-BOX, the index platform of Structured Solutions AG.
This means that the calculation agent for the following indices changes from S&P Custom Indices to S-Box:
The change requires also a change of the link to the daily composition file which can be found in the „Constituents“-sections of each index profile on the hompage of 4asset-management (see screenshot).
Additionally, the Bloomberg ticker symbols for the total return indexes of all 4asset-management Market Vectors-Indexes will be changed as well:
Five of these indexes are licensed by Van Eck Global for the use of exchange-traded funds.
These changes will be effective as of the open of trading on 24. November, 2009.
Press release as PDF
This means that the calculation agent for the following indices changes from S&P Custom Indices to S-Box:
- Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index
- Market Vectors Indonesia Index
- Market Vectors Vietnam Index
- Market Vectors Emerging Europe (ex Russia) Index
The change requires also a change of the link to the daily composition file which can be found in the „Constituents“-sections of each index profile on the hompage of 4asset-management (see screenshot).
Additionally, the Bloomberg ticker symbols for the total return indexes of all 4asset-management Market Vectors-Indexes will be changed as well:
Five of these indexes are licensed by Van Eck Global for the use of exchange-traded funds.
These changes will be effective as of the open of trading on 24. November, 2009.
Press release as PDF