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.
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.
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