Recent Announcements
Compustat and U.K.'s Nottingham University Business School Team Up to Provide Important Data for Academic Research
Nottingham University believes that Compustat’s databases are critical to academic research.
NEW YORK, N.Y., June 25, 2009 — Compustat, a Capital IQ business and a leading provider of financial intelligence, recently reached an agreement with Nottingham University Business School of Great Britain that will provide faculty and students with access to proprietary data from its flagship databases. Nottingham University Business School has been strengthening its Finance and Accounting research across its campuses in the U.K., China and Malaysia. It believes that Compustat databases are the critical financial information resources its faculty and students need to compete globally and maintain a high-level of academic excellence. Full Release
Standard & Poor's Launches Capital IQ-Compustat Global Point-In-TimeTM Database
Integrated backtesting database extends quantitative analysis and backtesting models with extensive population, as well as periodicity coverage.
NEW YORK, April 30, 2009 — Representing the next step in Standard & Poor’s commitment to providing top-quality data and industry-leading products, the Capital IQ-Compustat Global Point-In-Time database is a new comprehensive backtesting database that integrates fundamental data from the Capital IQ Platform and the Compustat North America database. Global Point-In-Time is the result of a reengineering of Compustat’s previous backtest databases and collaboration with Capital IQ. Unlike competing databases, global data is updated daily and North America data is updated on an intraday basis and delivered to clients accordingly. The integrated database will enable deeper analysis to test stock attribution theories, develop models that simulate investment environments and forecast the source and level of risk in their portfolios. Full Release
Standard & Poor's Compustat®/ClariFI® Launches New Report Builder Platform
Investment managers and quantitative researchers benefit from new, easy-to-use screening and reporting tool now available as a complement to the Compustat Xpressfeed® database.
NEW YORK, March 31, 2009 — Report Builder is the latest application to be introduced into the investment research marketplace by Standard & Poor’s Compustat®, the leading provider in financial market intelligence. This robust screening and reporting tool provides powerful analytics that simplify access to the Compustat Xpressfeed database, empowering a broad array of users to quickly and easily take advantage of the rich data content available in the database without the need for complex programming languages. The application makes it easy to screen for companies, find index constituents and run relevant pre-defined reports or build fully customized models and tear sheets in Microsoft Excel®. Full Release
Ocean State Asset Management LLC Adopts ClariFI's ModelStation to Streamline its Domestic Equities Investment Process
NEW YORK, NY, March 11, 2009 — ClariFI, a Standard & Poor's Capital IQ business and leading provider of software and services focused exclusively on providing investment managers with complete solutions to their research and production workflows, today announced that Ocean State Asset Management LLC, a provider of investment advisory services to institutional and high net worth clients, has adopted ModelStation® to streamline its domestic equities investment management and research process.
ModelStation was chosen for its robust backtesting and strategy simulation capabilities, and Ocean State Asset Management is using the technology in conjunction with the Standard & Poor's Compustat Xpressfeed® database to research, test, and develop advanced fundamental and quantitative investment strategies. In addition, ModelStation's turnkey integration with this dataset allows for rapid discovery of uncharted sources of alpha and enables users to manage and optimize risk before implementation. Full Release
Standard & Poor's Compustat® Increases Industry-Specific Data Sets Available in Databases
Compustat provides data sets unique to a particular industry making it easier for analysts to compare data based on key industry indicators.
NEW YORK, March 3, 2009 — Standard & Poor's Compustat®, the leading provider in financial market intelligence, now offers 11 industry-specific data sets within its North America database offering, including data specific to the high-demand industries Gaming, Lodging, and Semiconductor Equipment. Industry-specific data provides key data points that enable analysts to quantify information and analyze statistics in order to assess the health and profitability of a company, as well as identify trends specific to that industry. Full Release
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