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| Dow Jones Indexes Announces Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Country ... - Benzinga Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:21 PM PST NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes for Global, EPAC (Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada), Asia/Pacific, Canada, Japan and U.S. and the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes. All changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, December 18, 2009. Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, the following nine components will be removed: Sandvik AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, SAND.SK), SSAB AB Series A (Sweden, Basic Resources, SSAB-A-SK), SembCorp Industries Ltd. (Singapore, Industrial Goods & Services, U96.SG), Rexam PLC (Great Britain, Industrial Goods & Services, REX.LN), General Electric Co. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, GE), BT Group PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, BT.A.LN), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU), Dow Chemical Co. (United States, Chemicals, DOW) and UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore, Real Estate, U14.SG). The companies joining the index: StarHub Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, CC3.SG), FirstEnergy Corp. (United States, Utilities, FE), Edison S.p.A. (Italy, Utilities, EDN.MI), Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4523.TO), Emera Inc. (Canada, Utilities, EMA.T), Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4528.OK), Bouygues S.A. (France, Construction & Materials, EN.FR), TransCanada Corp. (Canada, Oil & Gas, TRP.T) and Schneider Electric S.A. (France, Industrial Goods & Services, SU.FR). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index will increase to 6.01% from 5.10% as a result of this regular annual review. In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, the following nine components will be removed: Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG), Sandvik AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, SAND.SK), SSAB AB Series A (Sweden, Basic Resources, SSAB-A-SK), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) (Hong Kong, Banks, 0349.HK), BT Group PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, BT.A.LN), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU), UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore, Real Estate, U14.SG), Sherritt International Corp. (Canada, Basic Resources, S.T) and TPV Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong, Technology, 0903.HK). The companies joining the index: Swisscom AG (Switzerland, Telecommunications, SCMN.VX), Telefonica S.A. (Spain, Telecommunications, TEF.MC), GDF Suez S.A. (France, Utilities, GSZ.FR), Wincor Nixdorf AG (Germany, Technology, WIN.XE), Edison S.p.A. (Italy, Utilities, EDN.MI), Firstgroup PLC (Great Britain, Travel & Leisure, FGP.LN), Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4523.TO), British American Tobacco PLC (Great Britain, Personal & Household Goods, BATS.LN) and Emera Inc. (Canada, Utilities EMA.T). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index will increase to 5.87% from 5.36% as a result of this regular annual review. In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, the following four components will be removed: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia, Banks, CBA.AU), Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU) and Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Singapore, Travel & Leisure, C6L.SG). The companies joining the index: Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4528.OK), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, Z74.SG), SMRT Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Travel & Leisure, S53.SG) and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd. (Singapore, Industrial Goods & Services, S58.SG). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 6.02% from 5.01% as a result of this regular annual review. In the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index, Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG) will be replaced by GemTek Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Technology, 4906.TW). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 4.73% from 4.63% as a result of this regular quarterly review. In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, SGM.AU) will be replaced by Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. (Australia, Media, CMJ.AU). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 5.20% from 5.18% as a result of this regular quarterly review. In the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index, Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada, Insurance, MFC.T) will be replaced by Rogers Communications Inc. Cl B (Canada, Telecommunications, RCI.B.T). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index also will increase to 4.60% from 4.52% as a result of this regular annual review. In the Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index, the following six components will be removed: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (Japan, Chemicals, 4182.TO), Goldcrest Co. Ltd. (Japan, Real Estate, 8871.TO), Nifco Inc. (Japan, Automobile & Parts, 7988.TO), Makita Corp. (Japan, Personal & Household Goods, 6586.TO), Acom Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8572.TO) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9104.TO). The companies joining the index: Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan, Health Care, 4503.TO), Circle K Sunkus Co. Ltd. (Japan, Retail, 3337.TO), Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Japan, Technology, 4739.TO), Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan, Telecommunications, 9432.TO), Sankyo Co. Ltd. (6417) (Japan, Travel & Leisure, 6417.TO) and Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc. (Japan, Real Estate, 3231.TO). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 3.65% from 3.02% as a result of this regular annual review. In the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, the following three components will be removed: Timken Co. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, TKR), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (United States, Oil & Gas, PTEN) and Joy Global Inc. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, JOYG). The companies joining the index: Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (United States, Utilities, PEG), PG&E Corp. (United States, Utilities, PCG) and McDonald's Corp. (United States, Travel & Leisure, MCD). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index will increase to 4.30% from 4.06% as a result of this regular annual review. No changes are being made to the Dow Jones France Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones Spain Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 indexes as a result of this regular quarterly review. The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family currently includes global indexes, regional indexes for Europe, Asia and the Americas, and country-specific indexes for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. Each index includes a fixed number of components, ranging from 20 to 100, depending on the size of the market, and that are selected to the index based on rankings by dividend yield. Index components are weighted by indicated annual dividend. Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes In the Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 Index, Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU) will be replaced by GPT Group (Australia, Real Estate, GPT.AU). In the Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index, Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. (India, Oil & Gas, 532709.BY) will be replaced by Unitech Ltd. (India, Real Estate, 507878.BY). In the Dow Jones South Korea Titans 30 Index, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Industrial Goods & Services, 042660.SE) will be replaced by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Industrial Goods & Services, 009150.SE). In the Dow Jones Kuwait Titans 30 Index, Abyaar Real Estate Development Co. (Kuwait, Real Estate, ABYAAR.KW) will be replaced by (Kuwait Food Co. (Americana) S.A.K. (Kuwait, Food & Beverage, FOOD.KW). The free-float market capitalization in USD of the reconstituted Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes, as of December 2, 2009. Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 Index increased to $713.69 billion from $710.51 billion. Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index increased to $285.04 billion from $283.14 billion. Dow Jones South Korea Titans 30 Index increased to $305.94 billion from $302.28 billion Dow Jones Kuwait Titans 30 Index increased to $32.74 billion from $32.16 billion. No changes are being made to the Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR, Dow Jones Canada Titans 60, Dow Jones Cyprus Titans 10, Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20, Dow Jones France Titans 30, Dow Jones Germany Titans 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Japan Titans 100, Dow Jones Mexico Titans 20, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10, Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30, Dow Jones Spain Titans 30, Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30, Dow Jones Sri Lanka Titans 20, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30, Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Indexes as a result of this regular quarterly review. The Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes represent major markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Stocks for each index are selected based on float-adjusted market capitalization and trading volume. Component numbers vary from index to index, based on the size of the underlying market. Country Expansion to Dow Jones Global Titans 50 and Sector Titans Indexes Effective on January 1, 2010, companies classified in China, India, Israel, Russia and Turkey will be eligible for inclusion in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 and Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes. China includes Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges; ADRs of Chinese companies; H shares of companies incorporated in mainland China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; and Red Chip shares of companies that are based in mainland China but are incorporated internationally and have a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Russia includes Russian Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) trading on the London Stock Exchange and American Depository Receipts (ADRs) trading on U.S. exchanges. The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a 50-stock index that reflects the market performance of the world's leading multinational companies. Stocks are chosen based on float-adjusted market capitalization, revenue and net income. The composition of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is reviewed annually in June. The Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes represent leading companies in each of the 19 Supersectors as defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) within the Dow Jones Global Index Family (DJGI). The composition of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes is reviewed annually in June. Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes can be found at http://www.djindexes.com Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to PR-Indexes@dowjones.com About Dow Jones Indexes A full-service index provider, Dow Jones Indexes develops, maintains and licenses indexes for use as benchmarks and as the basis of investment products. Best known for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Indexes also is co-owner of the Dow Jones STOXX indexes, the world's leading pan-European indexes that are an integrated segment of the Dow Jones Global Index series. Additionally, Dow Jones Indexes maintains its benchmark index series, the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Indexes, which is anchored by the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index and covers more than 12,000 securities in 65 markets. Beyond equity indexes, Dow Jones Indexes maintains a number of alternative indexes, including measures of the hedge fund and commodity markets. Dow Jones indexes are maintained according to clear, unbiased and systematic methodologies that are fully integrated within index families. www.djindexes.com Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (Nasdaq: NWS) (Nasdaq: NWSA) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV) (www.newscorp.com). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S. The Dow Jones & Company logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4578  This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Marco Business Buzz - Marconews Posted: 03 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST 
No, not a downtown city scenario, but an atrium on the Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. Local travel agent Ewout de Vries says increased cruise demand might be one of the early indications of a rebounding economy. Bealls rings in the seasonal bargains Bradenton-based Bealls Department Stores is pushing its Christmas blitz by reminding customers just how substantial its bargains can be. Marco's Bealls Outlet is situated in the Island Plaza off Collier Boulevard. Sales Promotion Director Karen Filips reiterates that the lingering economic stalemate suits the store's mantra of low prices on brand names, and that it has been reinforced by a television spot. The spot focuses on tree-trimming the palm trees, caroling in 80-degree weather, wearing red suits — both bathing and Santa — and family bonds. Also in the promo mix are print and online advertisements and circulars with special deals. The company, privately held since its opening in 1915, now operates more than 500 stores in 13 states under the names Bealls, Bealls Outlet, Burke's Outlet and Bealls Clearance Stores. Cruises to blow away the blues Local travel agent Ewout de Vries believes an uptick in travel bookings signifies that the beleaguered economy is on the mend. He says travel has long proven to be therapeutic, taking people away from daily worries and responsibilities at home. Studies, he says, have proven that a vacation keeps people healthier and makes them function better. Against that backdrop, de Vries notes, travel companies and cruise lines experienced a decline over the last two years. Some delayed planned additions to their fleets. A few cruise lines took the bold step to proceed even in these depressed economic times. The latter has proved a winner, de Vries says, and cruise lines are reporting brisk bookings leading all the way into 2011. To further their knowledge of the cruise lines and ships, long-time travel professionals, and long-time Marco Islanders de Vries, his wife Jill and Michelle Wegman of America Travel Arrangements were recently invited for inaugural cruises of three new ships within a two-week period. On their slate was the Oasis of the Seas, the worlds largest cruise ship at 220,000 tons, the new 93,000-ton Poesia, and the 32,000-ton SeaBourn Odyssey, a step for The Yachts of Seabourn company into the ultra-deluxe cruise line business. The de Vries couple was onboard to experience the ship on its inaugural cruise out of Fort Lauderdale, and report outstanding elegance and service. Upcoming is a cruise on the Serenity, one of just two ships in the Crystal Cruises stable. The company has the distinction of being voted World's Best Cruise Line by Conde Nast Traveler readers for 16 years, and for 11 years by Travel & Leisure readers. Bank addition Centennial bank welcomes Bob Daggett as Residential Loan Officer at the Marco Island Branch. "We are fortunate to find a talented individual like Bob, and we are excited about the opportunity that is ahead of us. We look forward to serving the mortgage needs of the Marco Island market," says Kevin Hester, Executive Vice President, Centennial Bank, in a release. A Minnesota native, Daggett moved to Naples from Detroit Lakes, Minn. seven years ago to begin his lending career in Naples. For the past five years he has focused on commercial and real estate lending. Beach festival beckons Warming to the cause of Marco's biggest gift-giving charity, the Joy of Giving, the Marco Island Marriott Resort has planned a music festival to help kick off fund-raising for the 2010 season. The Joy of Giving, spearheaded by local Realtor Nicki Davis, enables parents of underprivileged children to buy them Christmas gifts. The festival takes place Dec. 18 and 19, and features Super Bowl performers the Landsharks, who have also opened for the Beach Boys, and appeared with Jimmy Buffet. Opening for the Landsharks is local singer/songwriter Casey Weston, making her Marco Island debut after winning the Colgate Country Showdown in Arcadia. Other festival highlights will be the crowning of the "best burger in paradise" among local restaurateurs, skim boarding, sailing and sandcastle building. Tickets are $5 each per day with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to Joy of Giving. By way of an added promotion, the resort is offering a special overnight package on Dec. 18 which includes an island-view guest room and a pair of tickets for the two-day event. Rates are $129 for Florida residents and $209 for non-Florida residents. For more information on the festival, visit www.marcoislandbeachmusicfestival.com. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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