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Bloomberg guide on corporate governance
bloomberg_cg With the 2013 annual general meeting season underway, attention is being given to corporate governance issues, with companies taking an increasingly proactive role in engaging with their...
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Bloomberg: Credit Default Swaps
Since the European Union ban on naked sovereign CDS in November, the volume of sovereign CDS trades has plummeted while the volume on financials CDS has increased, according to DTCC data. Bloomberg...
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Bloomberg: Nike bonds
Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities. Bloomberg functions show the...
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Bloomberg: Italy’s economy
Analyzing Italy’s Economy as a New Government is Formed New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won the final confidence vote needed from the Italian Parliament to install his government on April 30...
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Bloomberg: UK, credit ratings and CDS
Visualizing the U.K.’s CDS Following Fitch Downgrade The U.K.’s AAA credit rating was reduced by Fitch on April 19. Fitch, which cited weak growth and the results of austerity in lowering the country’s...
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Bloomberg: China’s Trade Anomalies and Economic Growth
China’s customs administration is investigating allegations of falsified trade data. Unusual surges in reported shipments to Hong Kong and in certain products may be the result of companies inflating...
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Bloomberg: WAAC
One of the most popular Bloomberg functions in corporate evaluation and investment banking is WACC – Weighted Average Cost of Capital. Bloomberg have created a help sheet (25 pages long) to help you...
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Bloomberg: offshore yuan values
The offshore yuan weakened on May 6 by the most since 2011 after Chinese regulators announced a probe of export data and new restrictions on loans. Last month, Hong Kong removed a limit on net open...
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Bloomberg: Macroeconomic data
The U.K. economy grew 0.3 percent in the first quarter, avoiding a triple dip recession. Bloomberg functions show much of the recovery comes from the services industry. Attached is an instruction on...
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Bloomberg: geographical distribution of revenue
Analysing a company’s revenue geographic breakdown is interesting angle to predict future strategic development. Please find the case study attached – Burberry: bloomberg_burberry
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Bloomberg: Quantitative Easing
U.K. CPI dropped to a seven-month low last month, driven by lower energy prices. April’s 2.4 percent was less than economists’ median forecast of 2.6 percent. The ECB announced a rate cut on May 2...
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Bloomberg: effects of QE in fixed income markets
Quantitative easing has increased the level of liquidity in financial markets and helped drive down yields in government bond markets. Bloomberg has tools to compare yield changes between investment...
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Bloomberg: Skew analysis
Smithfield Foods Inc. stock jumped more than 28 percent on May 29 following a $34-a-share cash offer from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. Before the takeover announcement, Bloomberg’s skew...
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Bloomberg: assessing the Greek recovery
Data compiled from the European Commission show economic sentiment in Greece has risen from its low last June. Concerns that Greece may exit the euro have subsided. Bloomberg tools show there are more...
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Bloomberg: Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance/Corporate Social...
ESG (or CSR) has been topical over the last five years. Several studies from asset managers have shown that companies committed to transparency in the reporting of environmental, social and corporate...
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Bloomberg: carbon offsets and environmental issues
Carbon markets remain under pressure with the collapse of United Nations climate change talks last week. Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance estimates an oversupply of more than 2 gigatons of carbon...
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Bloomberg: Stocks sensitive to interest rate shocks
The Fed is roiling global markets with its retreat from providing more liquidity. Scan for stocks sensitive to interest rate changes using PORT, Bloomberg’s multi-factor stress testing analytics...
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Bloomberg: Studying Equity Volume Patterns for Clues on Price Direction
Global equity markets rallied this month after a contraction in June. Trading volume can indicate whether these price movements will hold. Bloomberg has tools to analyze volume patterns at both a...
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Bloomberg: Facebook Earnings Estimates
Facebook reported their earnings on 24 July and analysts’ forecasts diverge due to their outlook for future mobile advertising revenue growth. Bloomberg’s Investor Relations dashboard shows almost half...
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