ChatGPT and Decarbonizing the Railroads
OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has reached viral status since its late-2022 launch for activities like debugging code, creating...
Webinar Recap: Our Investor Outlook for Earnings, Energy, ESG
What are the material earnings, energy and ESG themes for investors to consider this year? Learn more in this discussion recap...
Halftime Adjustments: Taking Stock of Alternative Markets Returns in Q1 & Q2, 2022
FactSet company Cobalt recently published its Q2 2022 Fund-Level Benchmark and assessed how fund returns compared to past trends...
Stepping Into the ETF Business? Think Twice
The rapid growth of the ETF industry tempts entrepreneurs who dream of grabbing a share of the ETF market. After all, 146 ETF...
ETF Investors Won In 2022 by Losing (and Spending) Less
As investors in 2022 were battered by global equities (-15.5%) and US investment grade bonds (-13.0%), somebody—lots of...
M&A: Thoughts on the Cycle, Uncertainties, and Resolutions
FactSet’s U.S. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) data suggested continued weakness in the M&A markets as 2022 progressed. After...
U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly Review: December 2022
U.S. M&A deal activity decreased in December, going down 13.2% with 1,089 announcements compared to 1,255 in November. Aggregate...
Asset Tokenization is Gathering Steam
Institutions are shrugging off the bear market in cryptocurrencies and forging ahead in testing asset tokenization—effectively,...
Unexpected Government Receivables as Predictors of Earnings Performance
For some traditional suppliers, government receivables can be significant and thus strong indicators of earnings performance....
2023 Outlook: 10 FactSet Experts Share Perspectives on Key Trends to Watch
Following the substantial pressures of last year, global capital markets open a new chapter in 2023 with a mix of nervous...
Alternatives in Private Equity: Examining the Smaller-Exposure Investment Strategies
As institutional investors review portfolio makeups amid tight economies worldwide, we examined Cobalt Market Data to identify...
6 Reflections on 2022: The FactSet Year in Review
Amid persistent inflation, continued rate hikes and geopolitical uncertainties, global capital markets have experienced...
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