FactSet's Best of 2009

At FactSet, we are committed to providing value. Our just-released redesigned platform is only one way we help our clients excel. Through our partnership with industry leaders and eLearning solutions, we also provide clients with the information they need to stay up-to-date on the latest investing theories and how to apply them to their research process.

Best of 2009

Analytics

Released in September 2009, our latest platform combines the best of our analytic tools in a sleek all-new interface. The new FactSet transforms the power of our analytics into a flexible, customizable all-in-one system that's packed with innovative features. Learn more about the new FactSet, with one of our "best of" eLearning webinars, Introducing the new FactSet.

Industry Opinion

Every week, FactSet speaks with an industry expert and shares insight with clients via podcasts, webcasts, and tweets. 

Podcast - The Rocky Regulatory Road, plus Global Risks to Recovery
Interview with David McCormick, former Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, currently on the management committee at Bridgewater Associates

Webcast - Housing: Fundamentals Still Matter
Presented by John Silvia, Ph. D., Chief Economist, Wells Fargo & Company

Podcast - Emerging Markets Bounced Back. Hear How From MSCI Barra
Interview with Frank Nielsen, Executive Director and Head of Core Equity Research at MSCI Barra

Highlights from the CFA Fixed Income Conference
FactSet experts compile and expand on the tweets they sent from the conference

Webcast - Challenges for Health Care Stocks 2010
Presented by Anne K. Anderson, Founder, Atlantis Investment Co. and Karen Sterling, Managing Director, Health Care Investment Banking, Avalon Group Ltd.

Webcast - Global Trade in Light of Recession: An Updated View of International Trade and  Impacts of Recovery Steps
Presented by Paul Bingham, Managing Director of World Trade and Transportation Markets, IHS Global Insight

Podcast - A Red-Letter Year for REIT Secondary Offerings; What's Next?
Interview with Brad Case, NAREIT, Vice President of Research and Industry Information

Blog

FactSet's Taking Risk blog features the management and senior developers of FactSet’s risk group - with an average of 15 years of industry experience - sharing their thoughts on current topics in the risk field. The most popular entries in 2009:

When Brinson and Risk-Based Performance Attribution Disagree
by Chris Ellis, Director of Analytical Products 

Black Swans and Money Helicopters: Staying Ahead in a Nonlinear World
by Daniel Satchkov, Senior Risk Researcher 

Everything Seemed So Much Simpler Back When We Were Young
by Sean Carr, Vice President, FactSet Portfolio Analytics Europe

eLearning

With our interactive help system, Online Assistant, and over 120 self-paced tutorials, we encourage clients to increase their FactSet skills whenever it is convenient. Continue your education with the most popular eLearning tools of 2009:

• Introducing the new FactSet (requires FactSet login)
• Charting in FactSet Portfolio Analysis (requires FactSet login)
• FactSet's Productivity Suite for Microsoft Office (requires FactSet login)

Content

Many FactSet clients now power their analytics with content collected by FactSet. In 2009, FactSet launched the following proprietary content sets, all of which are integrated into FactSet's platform:

• FactSet Market Aggregates, a dataset that combines FactSet Fundamentals, FactSet Estimates, and FactSet Pricing content to derive key ratios and per share values for global equity market indexes and commercial benchmark vendors, allowing for complex analysis of a company vs. a basket of securities.
• Global Private Equity and Venture Capital, a complete survey of any substantial private equity and venture capital firm, including portfolio companies, transactions, and partners.
• FactSet People, a database comprised of more than 500,000 people, including executives of global public and private companies.