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Overlake Gets Ratings Boost from Standard and Poor s [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 18 hours 39 minutes ago
Overlake Hospital Medical Center recently received an upgraded rating on its long-term revenue bonds, from BBB to BBB+, from Standard and Poor’s Financial Services, a worldwide leader of financial-market intelligence. The improved rating affects $82.4 million in series 2005A and B hospital revenue bonds issued for Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Assigned a 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 12 hours 4 minutes ago
...Corporate Credit Rating by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services PRNewswire...facilities, today announced that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned a...assignment can be found in the Standard and Poor's research report dated November...

S&P: Past Performance Really Isn't Indicative of Future Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 12 hours 22 minutes ago
...mutual fund marketing, is why Standard & Poor's Equity Research uses a quantitative...have likely missed it. Standard & Poor's equity research, mutual fund...Here. More information on Standard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor is available...

S&P Launches Global Data Solutions, Providing Financial Institutions with an Enterprise Solution Integrating Unique and Comprehensive Data Sets [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 14 days 20 hours 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's Fixed Income Risk Management Services (FIRMS), an analytics and research unit separate from S&P's ratings business, today announced the launch of Standard & Poor's Global Data Solutions, a comprehensive, enterprise-level data feed solution that brings together a wide range of data and analytics to allow financial institutions to evaluate and monitor the financial instruments in their portfolios. For more information or to subscribe to Global...

Advent Expands Its Outsourcing Service With Morningstar and Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Agreements [Press Release]
MarketWire | 4 days 19 hours 14 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/09 -- Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced that it has entered into agreements with Morningstar, Inc. and Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) to deliver investment classification information to its Advent Outsourcing Services(SM) clients for enhanced reporting. Advent Outsourcing Services(SM) offers Advent's award-winning suite of ...

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Index [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 10 hours 28 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Index...600 is currently $200 million. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions... Standard & Poor's Index Services, the world's leading...

Nicor Declares Dividend [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 20 hours 14 minutes ago
The Board of Directors of Nicor Inc. (NYSE: GAS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 46.5 cents per share, payable February 1, 2010, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2009. This payment continues the annual rate of $1.86 per share and represents the 224th consecutive quarterly dividend payment by the company. Dividends for preferred stock also declared payable February 1, 2010 include:

Standard & Poor's Reports October 2009 Index Returns [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 13 hours 13 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Reports October 2009 Index Returns...returns are compounded annually. Standard & Poor's Index Services at 212.438.2046 or index_services@sandp.com Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill...

BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Portfolio Update [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 16 hours 52 minutes ago
BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Standard & Poor's Launches New Data Feed Delivering U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Loan-Level Data [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 32 days 14 hours 51 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Launches New Data Feed Delivering...YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's Fixed Income Risk Management Services...risk in the U.S. RMBS market. Standard & Poor's Global Data Solutions -- U.S...

RLI Increases Dividend [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 17 hours 53 minutes ago
RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – The RLI Corp. board of directors has declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.28 per share, a 4% increase over the prior quarter. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2010, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2009.

Standard & Poor's Initiates Factual Stock Report Coverage on Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 41 days 3 hours 24 minutes ago
Standard & Poor’s announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.