A Simple Framework for Selecting and Integrating ESG Data
Investment firms face the challenge of determining which sources of ESG information best align with their investment approach and...
Do Industry Analysts Predict the S&P 500 Will Close Above 4,000 in 2021?
Industry analysts predict that the S&P 500 will close at or above 4000 at the end of 2021; however, analysts have historically...
S&P 500 CY 2020 Earnings Preview: Largest Year-Over-Year Earnings Decline Since 2008
The estimated (y/y) earnings decline for the S&P 500 for CY 2020 is -13.7% due to the negative impact of COVID-19 on a number of...
Seven Things to Look for from Your Benchmark Provider
These tips can help you make the right choice when seeking a benchmark solution, even in the face of unprecedented industry...
Sector Watch: How Preliminary Earnings Have Evolved in 2020
Our analysis shows that April marked the spike in preliminary earnings announcements from firms around the world.
Solving the Sentiment Data Challenge
As vendors typically only supply sentiment data from one type of source, it’s important to understand the merits of each, the...
Record-High Number of S&P 500 Companies Citing “ESG” on Earnings Calls in Q3
79 S&P 500 companies cited the term “ESG” during their Q3 earnings calls, the highest number of companies going back at least...
Will the S&P 500 Report Record-High EPS in 2021?
The current EPS estimate for 2021 of $169.20 is still well below the estimate of $196.70 at the end of CY 2019, which reflected...
Twenty-Five Years of Ups and Downs: Asia Pacific Economies Over Time
As FactSet celebrates the 25th anniversary of our Tokyo office, here we examine some of the events that have shaped the Asia...
The SFDR—Seriously Unfinished Business Meets a Host of New Developments
The EU’s ESG regulatory regime has gone from an aspiration of policy drivers to one of the fundamental pillars of EU financial...
Business Interruption Claims Likely as Lockdowns Return
Property and casualty (P&C) insurers have a policy called business interruption that is supposed to cover the costs when a...
Insight Thanksgiving Digest 2020
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