Bloomberg Drops BICS for ICB, GICS

FRONT PAGE: ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

In another move toward openness, Bloomberg is to adopt two rival standards for classifying securities by industry sector, the Global Industry Classification Standard from Standard & Poor's and MSCI, and the Industry Classification Benchmark from Dow Jones and FTSE.

S&P announced that Bloomberg would use GICS in its Bloomberg Professional terminals last week. But sources tell IMD of a separate deal between Bloomberg and ICB in which Bloomberg has agreed to use the ICB standard in all Bloomberg

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@waterstechnology.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.waterstechnology.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Waterstechnology? View our subscription options

If you already have an account, please sign in here.

The Cusip lawsuit: A love story

With possibly three years before the semblance of a verdict is reached in the ongoing class action lawsuit against Cusip Global Services and its affiliates, Reb wonders what exactly is so captivating about the ordeal.

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a WatersTechnology account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here