Providing and updating a financial index; analyzing and compiling data for measuring the performance of financial markets; providing and updating rules as to the makeup of financial indices, namely, providing and updating a financial index of security values and classification, analysis, and reporting thereof; market research relating to financial indices; Providing information and news in the field of business, namely, providing real-time information concerning the financial markets, business benchmarks, evaluations, financial indices, and financial ratings

Calculating financial indices, namely, financial calculations services for others; providing financial information; financial analysis and research services; financial analysis, namely, compiling and analyzing statistics, data and other sources of information for financial purposes; providing financial information, namely, providing real-time information concerning the financial markets, business benchmarks, evaluations, financial indices, and financial ratings; investment advisory and investment management services; operation and management of investment funds and separately managed investment accounts for others; development and issuance of finance instruments, namely, investment funds