n Sept. 7, Standard & Poor's released a list of 300 midsize companies that are expected to emerge as challengers to the world's leading blue-chip companies. Called the S&P Global Challengers, the list comprises those publicly traded companies that show the highest growth characteristics along dimensions encompassing intrinsic and extrinsic growth. S&P will publish the list on an annual basis and will track its performance.

The S&P Global Challengers List is based upon a robust methodology that applies consistent standards to multiple countries. The attributes used to identify the companies are share-price appreciation, along with growth in sales, earnings, and employees. The 2006 class of S&P Global Challengers includes companies from 32 countries and 10 sectors.

COMPANION INDEX. "In the Darwinian sense, midsize firms are truly positioned in an evolutionary sweet spot, having survived beyond their startup phases and offering stability as well as rapid growth opportunities in the future," says Srikant Dash, Index Strategist at S&P. "The class of mid-caps offers the best potential pool of companies, which could indeed be tomorrow's leaders."

To invest in the list, S&P also launched the S&P Global Challengers 40 index, a highly liquid and investable subset of the broader S&P Global Challengers List. The index is an equal-weighted portfolio of the 40 fastest growing stocks with representation from around the world. Here are the members of the index (stocks without tickers do not trade on U.S. exchanges):

S&P Global Challengers 40 IndexCompany (Symbol) Country Sector
NutriSystem Inc. (NTRI) United States Consumer Discretionary
Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN) United States Industrials
CompuCredit Corp. (CCRT) United States Financials
Hansen Natural Corp. (HANS) United States Consumer Staples
Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (PSYS) United States Health Care
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (OVTI) United States Information Technology
Zenith National Insurance Corp. (ZNT) United States Financials
A.S.V. Inc. (ASVI) United States Industrials
Headwaters Inc. (HW) United States Materials
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (ETP) United States Energy
Ventiv Health Inc. (VTIV) United States Health Care
PrimeWest Energy Trust Un Canada Energy
Metal Management Inc. (MTLM) United States Materials
Trican Well Service Ltd. Canada Energy
Pantry Inc. (PTRY) United States Consumer Discretionary
freenet.de AG Germany Information Technology
Etablissements Maurel et Prom S.A. France Energy
Collins Stewart Tullett PLC United Kingdom Financials
Sportingbet PLC United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary
Vontobel Holding AG Switzerland Financials
J-Bridge Corp. Japan Industrials
Pacific Management Corp. Japan Financials
Take & Give. Needs Co. Ltd. Japan Consumer Discretionary
A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd. Australia Consumer Discretionary
Godo Steel Ltd. Japan Materials
Index Corp. Japan Information Technology
K.K. DaVinci Advisors Japan Financials
Kenedix Inc. Japan Financials
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. Taiwan Information Technology
en-japan Inc. Japan Industrials
Arnest One Corp. Japan Consumer Discretionary
GMO Internet Inc. Japan Information Technology
SBI Holdings Inc. Japan Financials
Cyber Communications Inc. Japan Consumer Discretionary
Cybozu Inc. Japan Information Technology
Point Inc. Japan Consumer Discretionary
Record Investments Ltd. Australia Financials
Urban Corp. Japan Financials
Zeon Corp. Japan Materials
Invoice Inc. Japan Information Technology

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mareva

Standard & Poor a selectionné 300 sociétés de par le monde qui lui paraissent les plus prometteuses, parmi les pas trop grosses (traduction très libre)
parmi celles-ci elle en a choisi 40 pour composer un indice
Maurel est la seule Française sur les 40 de l'indice

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mareva

mais pas dans l'indice

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mareva

EUrofins et Foncière des Régions
voilà j'ai tout lu

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mareva