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The Financial Times Group, one of the world's leading business information companies, aims to provide a broad range of business information and services to the growing audience of internationally minded business people. The FT Group includes:

The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, is recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Providing extensive news, comment and analysis, the newspaper is printed at 23 print sites across the globe, has a daily circulation of 412,854 (ABC figures, October, 2009) and a readership of 1.3 million people worldwide.

FT.com is one of the world’s leading business information websites providing an essential source of news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community. FT.com attracts 11.4 million unique users, generating 82.2 million page views (ABCe figures, March 2009).

FT family of companies also includes fund management information provider Money-Media, recruitment site Exec-Appointments and Financial Times Business which produces specialist information on the retail, personal and institutional finance industries, including the UK's premier personal finance magazine Investors Chronicle, The Banker, Money Management and Financial Adviser for professional advisers.

FTChinese.com offers access to unrivalled news and information, giving users a global perspective with a local flavour. The FT’s international team of journalists has access to senior corporate executives and politicians both in China and around the world, making it a must read for China’s business leaders. FTChinese.com has more than 1.2 million registered users.

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) is a leading global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company’s businesses supply real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference data for millions of securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value instruments. Many of the world’s best-known financial service and software companies subscribe to the Company’s services in support of their trading, analysis, portfolio management and valuation activities. Through its businesses, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Interactive Data Real-Time Services, Interactive Data Fixed Income Analytics, and eSignal, the Company has approximately 2,300 employees in offices located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company is headquartered in Bedford, Mass.

The Mergermarket Group delivers leading intelligence and data electronically to financial institutions, corporations and their advisers. The Group combines historical news and data with proprietary, forward-looking insights and intelligence. The Mergermarket Group’s products are: mergermarket, dealReporter, Debtwire, wealthmonitor, Pharmawire, MergerID and Remark. In September 2007, Mergermarket acquired Infinata, an information solutions, marketing analytics, and in-house data-warehousing provider to the global financial service and life science industries. Infinata’s products include: BioPharm Insight; BioPharm Clinical; BioPharm Devices; High Net Worth Insight; Foundations & Endowments Insight; and Plan Sponsor Insight.

The Financial Times Group has a stake in a number of joint ventures, including; FTSE International, a joint venture with the London Stock Exchange. Vedomosti, Russia's leading business newspaper and a partnership venture with Dow Jones and Independent Media. A 50% stake in BDFM, publishers of South Africa's leading financial newspapers and websites including Business Day and Financial Mail. A 50% stake in The Economist Group, which publishes the world's leading weekly business and current affairs journal.

The FT Group is part of Pearson plc, the international media group.