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Every day investors and financial professionals the world over look to one firm for financial market intelligence that is authoritative, objective and credible. Standard & Poor’s credit ratings, indices, investment research and data provide financial decision-makers with the information and opinions they need to feel confident about their decisions.
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We are a global leader in credit ratings and credit risk analysis, with ratings on approximately US$32 trillion of debt issued in 100+ countries. We analyze issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. We also provide insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
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With over US$4.5 trillion benchmarked to Standard & Poor’s family of indices, including the S&P 500, the S&P Global 1200, the S&P Europe 350, and Global Equity Indices, Standard & Poor’s is the world’s largest index provider. Standard & Poor’s Indices provide a full spectrum of services assisting investors and asset managers to measure market performance.
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Standard & Poor's is the only funds research and investment advisory firm operating locally that is able to leverage a global resource base to meet the demands of an increasingly sophisticated retail investor base. We maintain the broadest coverage of managed fund research in the local market; employing one of the largest funds ratings team locally and we continue to expand assets classes covered, most recently increasing our capability in alternative and structured products and direct property.
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Standard & Poor’s Equity Research provides a single authoritative source of unbiased equity analysis and opinion on stocks around the world. Our global team of equity analysts offers qualitative coverage on approximately 2,000 stocks, including more than 1,500 publicly traded companies in the United States. Investors benefit from our objectivity, consistent fundamental approach, and strong historical performance.
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Credit policy executives everywhere face complex risk management challenges. Standard & Poor’s Risk Solutions offers clients a full range of credit risk management tools and services to assess and model risk, analyze data and train staff. We provide clients with a flexible mix of credit risk systems, data and credit benchmarking services.
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Financial decision-makers need independent and objective data and information to analyze options, make decisions and manage operations. Standard & Poor’s Data Services provides data and information that helps meet the market’s continuous need for public and private company fundamental data, pricing and evaluations, credit rating information and tools to identify relationships among securities, entities and people.
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| Understand S&P ratings and the investment climate in New Zealand. |
| Although some active fund managers are capable of beating benchmarks in our challenging environment, the SPIVA Australia scorecard shows a majority of active funds, across most of the peer groups in this study, have failed to beat their respective benchmarks. |
| Australian equity large-cap fund managers have faced challenging market conditions recently. Increased volatility continues to test their stock picking ability and investment processes, along with their broader understanding of the macroeconomic environment. Equally this has also increased opportunities to add value. Join fund Associate James Gunn to learn why. |
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