Leveraging Solvency II Reporting Requirements
The purpose of Solvency II (SII) is to provide stakeholders of European insurance companies with additional information over and...
Are Cannabis Stocks the New Reddit Target?
Looking at short-selling trends over time provides insight into overall market sentiment as well as the strength of bearish...
High levels of liquidity and a high demand for growth at any cost drive up the valuations in growth-oriented companies and...
2020 ETF Trends: Opportunity Expands, Fees Contract
Despite 2020’s pandemic, civil unrest, and market gyrations, assets flowed into U.S.-domiciled ETFs at record levels.
Private Markets Year in Review: 2020 Venture Capital Investments
Despite an initial pause in deal making due to the pandemic’s impact in the first half of 2020, venture capital (VC) funding...
Cyclical vs. Defensive: What We Learned from 2020
In 2020, cyclical stocks performed better than defensive stocks even against the backdrop of a global pandemic and economic...
Analysts’ Dire Predictions for Fallen Angels Failed to Materialize in 2020
When COVID-19 first struck the U.S., analysts estimated that up to $400 billion of corporate debt could be downgraded to junk...
Banks in the Time of COVID: What to Watch in 2021
We should learn more about the long-tailed impacts of the pandemic in 2021 as we get a better look at year-end bank data on...
U.S. IPO Market: SPACs Drive 2020 IPOs to a New Record
In 2020, the volume of IPOs more than doubled from 2019, with 494 IPOs recorded. In aggregate, IPOs raised $174 billion, a 150%...
2021 Key Predictions by FactSet Experts
After an eventful 2020, our experts offer their predictions for the trends that will shape 2021.
FactSet's experts weigh in on the events of 2020 across their respective subject areas.
Why the Nordics Continued to Rule European IPOs in 2020
While the Nordic countries account for a rather small share of Europe's population and GDP, they represent a significant share of...
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