Activist Influence at U.S. Corporations Continues to Rise in 2015
Management's proxy fight win rate is up, but so are settlements and non-proxy fight campaigns resulting in board seats.
The Credit Spread Puzzle: Understanding the Drivers of Change for Corporate Bond Yields
Why are spreads on corporate bonds twice as large as can be explained by defaults, taxes, and illiquidity?
Beyond regions: Breaking the geographic disclosure limits of annual filings
Broad, unstandardized geographic segment data can paint only a murky picture of exposure.
One of the hardest issues that investment advisors have to address is their clients’ natural tendencies to under-fund their...
U.S. M&A Deal Activity Down 6.2%, Private Equity Down 17.0%
U.S. M&A news and trends from FactSet Mergers for May 2015.
Oil Refiners Are Pumping Out Gains in the Energy Sector
Oil refiners within the Energy sector have been outperforming, despite the recent decline in oil prices.
The Taxman Cometh: What was the Average Tax Bill for an S&P 500 Company This Year?
In terms of the S&P 500, what did the average company in the index pay in income taxes over the past year?
U.S. M&A deal activity up 5.1%, private equity activity up 5.0% in March
U.S. M&A news and trends from FactSet Mergers for April 2015.
Party Like It's 1998: Shell-BG deal could lead a wave of M&A in energy industry
The general sentiment is that falling oil prices catalyze more M&A in the industry. Will it be a repeat of the late 90s?
Heinz and Kraft, a favorable food pairing?
With consumer’s tastes difficult to predict and organic trends on the rise, how successful can Kraft be globally?
Are Industry Analysts bullish on S&P 500 Companies with less global exposure?
Plus: Why are analysts predicting a double-digit price increase for the Energy sector?
Is Macerich's poison pill too bitter to swallow?
Macerich’s staggering of its board in response to a hostile bid is unprecedented in 12 years of FactSet hostile deal coverage.
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