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NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.39% in April. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of April. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished April up 1.39%, with 9 out of 10 strategies in positive territory; In total, the industry saw estimated inflows of approximately $3.36 billion in April,...

All Five Cities Saw Default Rates Descend in April 2013 NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Data through April 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed a decrease in national default rates during the month. The national composite hit its post-recession low of 1.42% in April, down from 1.50% in March. The first mortgage default rate...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) will replace Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) in the S&P 500, the Dean Foods Co. stub (NYSE: DFwi) will replace Kansas City Southern in the S&P MidCap 400, and The WhiteWave Foods Co. (NYSE: WWAVwi) will replace Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Thursday, May 23. Dean Foods is spinning off a portion of its remaining equity...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Data released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for the S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 3.02% over the 12-months ending March 2013, decelerating from the +3.11% annual growth rate recorded in February. It posted the lowest rate of growth since January 2005. Seven of the nine S&P Healthcare Economic...

NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P 500(®) Buyback Index which is designed to measure the performance of the top 100 stocks with the highest buyback ratio in the S&P 500. "Buybacks can be seen as an important indicator of corporate health," says Vinit Srivastava, Senior Director of Strategy Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Much like dividends, corporate buybacks is another method that companies use to...

NEW YORK, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent The Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC) will replace Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE: CVH) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) will replace Macerich in the S&P MidCap 400, and CoreSite Realty Corp. (NYSE: COR) will replace 3D Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Wednesday, May 8. S&P 500 constituent Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) is acquiring Coventry...

NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shareholders of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today voted to change the Company's name to McGraw Hill Financial. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/NY05063LOGO ) The name McGraw Hill Financial more closely identifies the Company with the credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics it provides to global capital and commodity markets. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones...

NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Data through February 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller (1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed average home prices increased 8.6% and 9.3% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013. The 10- and 20-City Composites rose 0.4% and 0.3% from January to February. All 20 cities covered by the indices posted year-over-year increases for at...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sol Systems and Dow Solar, a business unit within The Dow Chemical Company, today announced a strategic alliance to provide turnkey solar renewable energy credit (SREC) solutions for DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingles customers. Dow Solar's customers can now monetize their SRECs through a streamlined process designed by Sol Systems to improve the financial return on their solar investment. "We are pleased to offer this additional service for...

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Capital Group Inc. (NASD: TAYC) will replace K-Swiss Inc. (NASD: KSWS) after the close of trading on Tuesday, April 30. E-Land World Limited is acquiring K-Swiss in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date pending final approvals. Taylor Capital Group offers commercial banking products and services. Headquartered in Rosemont, IL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification...