Iverson Financial Systems has added an index family indicator and a total return index value field to its Global Index Monitor (GIM) index data service. The index family indicator is a parent index of index categories, which can help with mapping of indices internally. The total return index value field provides a measure of the impact of dividends on index values. Both additions were required by clients, particularly on the buy side, according to Iverson.
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