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FactSet to Acquire Irwin

We are thrilled to announce our agreement to acquire Irwin to provide Investor Relations professionals with a unified solution to manage investor engagement, conduct research, and streamline corporate access all within a single platform.

"Together, Irwin and FactSet will continue to deliver exceptional value to our corporate clients, enhancing our ability to support the critical workflows of investor relations officers while providing them access to the most comprehensive capital markets insights and data.” - Kristina Karnovsky , EVP, Head of Dealmakers & Wealth.

Read more on this exciting announcement here: https://bit.ly/3YsDPG3

What to Watch for the Financial Sector Ahead of the U.S. Presidential Election and a New Congress

As #AI capabilities evolve, what are the prospects and considerations for potential legislation?

Global Head of Government Affairs Michele Lieber discusses recent regulatory activity and the overall environment for the technology.

Listen to the full episode with host Sean Ryan here: https://bit.ly/3zNNOO1

Changing Fortunes: Tracking 20 Years of Returns Across Credit and Venture Capital

Last month, the Federal Reserve announced its first cut to interest rates in over four years.

We pulled the returns of private credit & venture capital investments over the last 20 years to analyze how has performance tracked through policy changes and to see if the rate cuts may reverse any recent trends.

Read the article by Colin Devereaux: https://bit.ly/487wNuA

Watch the Replay: Third Quarter S&P 500 Earnings Season Preview

Dive into the latest insights of the S&P 500 as FactSet VP and Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters shares his expert analysis on RiskReversal Media 's MRKT Call with CNBC Fast Money’s Guy Adami and Dan Nathan .

Join John as he breaks down critical topics like analysts’ EPS reductions and sector-level earnings forecasts, and discover the impact of earnings misses while exploring how the Magnificent 7 might drive the S&P 500's growth in 2025.

Watch here: https://bit.ly/3BQlCe0

FactSet Data as a Service

In an exclusive interview with WatersTechnology.com , FactSet ’s Chief Data Officer John Costigan discusses our latest Data as a Service (#DaaS ) offering.

This solution is designed to streamline #datacollection , management, and integration for financial institutions, enabling clients to focus on high-value activities without being burdened by daily data cleaning and management.

With over 40 years of industry-leading data expertise and commitment to innovation, FactSet continues to lead the way in #datamanagement solutions for the financial industry.

Read the full piece here: https://bit.ly/4eRLSTa

Data Managers: 4 Key Questions for Building a Connected Data Pipeline

Every firm has a unique data environment, but the common denominator is this: A significant amount of time and money is spent connecting, manipulating, and transforming disparate datasets into the appropriate formats.

As the amount of data grows—and the complexity around tracking relevant securities and entities ever increases—there are 4 key operational questions for data managers to answer.

Find out what they are in our latest blog post as we share our perspective and highlight a case study from a sovereign wealth fund that connected data from several vendors.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3YiRrEI

Latest Earnings Article

S&P 500 #Earnings Season Update: October 25, 2024

?? 75% of S&P 500 companies have beaten EPS estimates for Q3 - below the 5-year average of 77%.

?? The earnings growth rate for Q3 for the S&P 500 is 3.6% - the 5th straight quarter of growth.

?? The forward 12-month P/E ratio for the S&P 500 is 21.7 - above the 10-year average (18.1).

Read it here: https://bit.ly/40kBDDc