An Optimistic View on Regulatory Reporting
A new approach to locating and managing the data that is common to compliance with numerous new regulations.
U.S. M&A Deal Activity Increased by 5.1%, and Private Equity Increased by 18.5% in September
In September 3.2% more was spent on deals compared to August.
Can the Dutch Save ETF Trading?
We already use the single-exchange Dutch auction process throughout equities trading. So why not during a flash-crash?
ETF Net Asset Values: Fact and Fiction
This mispricing of net asset valuations of ETFs and mutual funds warrant an investor primer.
U.S. M&A deal activity up 19.3%, Private Equity activity up 22.2% in June
U.S. M&A had 1099 announcements in June compared to 921 in May, while U.S. private equity jumped to 118 deals from May's 96.
A Quant's Approach to Getting Sentimental about Security Selection
How can investors harnessing a security selection process integrate qualitative metrics like investor sentiment?
Greek debt crisis creates potential for upside return in GIIPS
As bondholders flee Greek debt, Greece's counterparts in GIIPS are left under bought.
Agency MBS: Post-Crisis Market Themes
Today’s MBS market would, in many ways, be unrecognizable to a pre-crisis analyst.
Who are the Starboard members leading Darden Restaurants?
This proxy fight is a textbook example from a year that saw activism turn mainstream.
U.S. M&A deal activity down 6.3%, Private Equity activity up 2.2%
U.S. M&A news and trends from FactSet Mergers for June 2015.
There’s still time to prepare for China A Shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
China A-shares aren't included yet, but the impact has only been delayed.
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