ESG Regulation - Where to Start?
The EU has the most advanced and developed suite of ESG regulatory measures, we provide an easily accessible entry into that...
Read on to learn how ESG strategies are impacting the financial world's approach to fixed income, wealth, and ETF analysis.
Are More S&P 500 Companies Withdrawing or Providing EPS Guidance for 2020?
In their Q1 earnings releases, 30 S&P 500 companies cited the uncertainty around COVID-19 as the reason for withdrawing EPS...
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...
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...
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...
S&P 500 Records 8th Largest Quarterly Decline in EPS Estimate Since 2002 for Q1
Analysts made substantial cuts to earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 during the first quarter, particularly during...
Bank Credit Exposures: Building the Mosaic One Loan at a Time
Publicly-traded companies regularly disclose useful information about term and revolving loan relationships with particular banks.
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