The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) is being changed from July 1st, 2019 - see the stuff available under "ICB Structure and Code Changes – July 1, 2019" at the bottom of https://www.ftserussell.com/financial-d ... chmark-icb .
I came across this in the course of writing another post. I don't follow the ICB classification at all closely myself, preferring to use it only as suggestions for my own sector system, but I'm aware that quite a few around here do. So I'm posting this as a heads-up to those who do follow it closely: you are liable to find your industries, supersectors, sectors and/or subsectors changed under your feet (or alternatively to decide that you'll continue using the old classification and deal with the fact that data providers will no longer do so).
I have also taken a brief look to see how wide-ranging the changes are. The answer is that they do change quite a bit - e.g. they only leave six of the 10 ICB 'industries' unchanged. Of the other four:
* "Financials" gets split into "Financials" and "Real Estate".
* "Consumer Goods" and "Consumer Services" get reorganised into "Consumer Staples" and "Consumer Discretionary".
* "OIl & Gas" gets renamed as "Energy".
The last may just be recognition of the fact that renewable energy had been put into the industry at an earlier stage, or there may be a bit of reorganisation involved as well - I haven't investigated in enough detail to work that out. And more generally, there could be any amount of reorganisation down at the 'supersector', 'sector' and 'subsector' levels that I haven't looked at.
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Re: A heads-up for users of the ICB classification
Kiloran and itsallaguess have been pre-warned so we can expect HYPTUSS to be updated. I like the idea of a Marijuana Producers.......
Like Gengulphus I have modified my own sectors in some circumstances.
Here is a link that Bree provided for the list.
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Like Gengulphus I have modified my own sectors in some circumstances.
Here is a link that Bree provided for the list.
Raptor.
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Re: A heads-up for users of the ICB classification
Raptor wrote: I like the idea of a Marijuana Producers.......
Strictly for "Health Care" purposes mind, and not for smoking, otherwise it would have been listed under "Consumer Staples" perhaps! .
One not changed I see is the "Gas, Water & Multiutilities" sector which has always seemed anomalous to me - think CNA and UU. which are listed in this sector but clearly very different businesses.
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Re: A heads-up for users of the ICB classification
Raptor wrote:I like the idea of a Marijuana Producers.......
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Absolutely spliffing idea!
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