S&P Dow Jones Indices' Carillion mistake results in ETF investor losses

Should have been removed in December 2017

Tom Eckett
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An indexing error by S&P Dow Jones Indices led to losses for a number of ETF investors after it failed to remove Carillion in December 2017 from one of its indices.

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