On FactSet Insight, we strive to produce high-quality macroeconomic trend analysis and thought leadership on a weekly basis. We're thankful for all of our Insight contributors who continually provide us with informative content to serve our readers. Today, we've selected five of the most popular articles from 2020 from five of our most prolific contributors.
Over the short term, there are no plans in the U.S. to adopt regulation to address the lack of standardization in ESG definitions and processes. The EU, however, is adopting standardized definitions through its recently published Taxonomy Regulation. Read More.
Despite the 28.9% increase in the S&P 500 in 2019, the number of initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges fell by 14.2% compared to 2018. Read more.
Life insurance stocks tend to correlate highly with interest rate movements, yet they surged 25% in 2019 despite a 100 bp drop in the 10-year bond. Read more.
By Ian Hissey
When building data-driven investment strategies, machine learning is most effective when used to enhance factors traditionally used to manage portfolios. Read more.
While public markets are experiencing uncertainty and volatility due to COVID-19, PE investors have $900 billion in dry powder ready to be invested. Read more.