S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 24, 2020
The blended earnings decline for the first quarter is -15.8%. This would mark the largest year-over-year decline in earnings for...
Markets Struggle to Quantify the Impacts of COVID-19
The outlook remains volatile due to underlying uncertainty as to how coronavirus will ultimately impact the U.S. market.
The Rapidly Changing Global Economic Outlook
As forecasters struggle to quantify the impact of containment measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, we have seen drastic cuts...
From 80 to 360 Basis Points in Two Years
I covered the difference in spread between BBB and BB rated bonds 2 years ago. let's see whether this remains the case in the age...
Are Subprime Auto ABS Still Worth the Risk?
Despite the increasing volume of underlying loans being made to borrowers with lower FICO scores, this is not necessarily a...
Traditional performance analysis techniques such as benchmarking, peer grouping, and Brinson attribution have generally been used...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 17, 2020
The blended earnings decline for the first quarter is -14.5% compared to -12.0% last week, largely due to negative earnings...
The Inevitable Downgrade for South Africa
Recent ratings downgrades could prompt significant capital outflows from South Africa over the course of 2020 and raise borrowing...
The Show Must Go On(Line): Five Lessons from a FinTech Provider for an Agile Middle Office
The market turbulence we are all experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the need for efficient online...
Five Economic Charts to Watch: Europe (COVID-19 Edition)
Despite the lag in official economic statistics, there is some data that will allow us to measure the economic impact of COVID-19...
Industry Analysts Predict the S&P 500 Will Close Above 3200 in the Next 12 Months
Industry analysts in aggregate predict the S&P 500 will see an 17.8% increase in price over the next 12 months.
A Decade of Growth for U.S. Private Equity
While public markets are experiencing uncertainty and volatility due to COVID-19, PE investors have $900 billion in dry powder...
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