Now, Standard & Poor's is a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill Group, which specializes in providing independent credit rating, index service, risk assessment, investment research and data service for the global capital market, and has always been in the leading position in the industry. As an important member of the global financial infrastructure, Standard & Poor's has been playing a leading role for 50 years, providing investors with an independent reference as a confidence guarantee for investment and financial decision-making.
As a global leader in the credit rating industry, in 2008, the number of new ratings granted and adjusted by Standard & Poor's rating service exceeded 65,438+065,438+05,000, and debt securities granted ratings involved more than 65,438+000 countries. In 2008, the total debt rated by Standard & Poor's was about $2.8 trillion.
Standard & Poor's also has a well-known benchmark index portfolio, including the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in the US market and the Standard & Poor's 1200 Index in the global market. At present, global assets above $0/0.5 trillion are directly based on the Standard & Poor's Index, and assets above $5 trillion are based on the Standard & Poor's Index.
As one of the largest independent securities research and portfolio advice providers in the world, Standard & Poor's provides stock, market and economic research for more than 65,438+0,000 institutions, including top securities companies, banks and life insurance companies. At present, Standard & Poor's provides fundamental securities views for 65,438+0,900 global securities.