First Fall in Three Years, to the Lowest Level since September 2011

New Indices Take into Account Market and Longevity Risk Sensitivity

S&P Dow Jones Indices Releases Annual Report on U.S. Pension Funding, OPEB Status

New York the Only MSA Where the Default Rate Increased

Requests for New Municipal Identifiers Reaches Highest Monthly Level since 2008; International Markets Continue to Show Effects of Eurozone Crisis

Creation of McGraw-Hill Financial and McGraw-Hill Education Remains on Track for Completion by Year-End

Iranian Oil Output Drops While Import Bans, Sanctions Take Hold

Wholesale Power Prices See Double-Digit Declines Against 2011 Levels

Former CEO of Freddie Mac Has Deep Experience in Financial Services

Together with Recent Acquisitions of Risk Analytics Leader R2 Financial Technologies and Low-Latency Data Provider QuantHouse, Purchase Solidifies S&P Capital IQ's Leadership Role Among Providers Of Financial Information Solutions

New Company has the Scale & Capital to Increase Product Innovation across All Asset Classes, Fueling Greater Liquidity in the Global Markets; Alexander Matturri Named Chief Executive Officer

Cash Ticks Down After 13 Consecutive Quarters of Record Holdings