Summer of Attribution Part Two: The High Yield Rollercoaster
The second stop on our trip takes us on a credit quality rollercoaster from core investment grade to high yield.
Charts That Tell the Story of 2018 (So Far)
Here, Our Panel Of Factset Experts Have Selected The Graphs And Charts Most Evocative Of The Trends Driving 2018 So Far.
Riddle Me This: M&A in H1 2018
Which comes first, sky-rocketing equity markets or rapid growth in mega-deals?
ETF Fee Compression: A Snapshot
So far in 2018, as in 2017 and 2016, investors have been rewarding asset managers who offer rock-bottom costs, and punishing...
By incorporating the carry effect, we get a sense of how the passage of time has helped or hurt the portfolio’s relative...
IPO Activity Picks Up in Q2 2018, But Less Money Raised
The strength of the second quarter was largely driven by a rush of new issues in the last week of June.
The Heartbeat of ETF Tax Efficiency: Leaving Cash on the Trading Floor
Tax efficiency plus low fees make ETFs attractive investment vehicles.
Fixed Income Attribution: The Edge Is in the Data
In the world of fixed income securities and data, a minor change can result in millions of dollars in cost differential.
Shopping Across ETF Legal Structures
Tracking difference, calculated properly using total return NAVs and index levels, allows investors to make apples-to-apples...
How to Find Relative Value in Inflation-Linked Bonds
Inflation-linked bonds and inflation swaps are the most popular instruments to protect against inflation.
M&A Deal Value and Volume Tick Up in March
Four of the 21 sectors tracked by FactSet Mergerstat posted relative gains in deal flow over the last three months compared to...
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