The global financial database market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the increasing demand for real-time data and advanced analytical capabilities across various sectors. The market's expansion is fueled by several key factors, including the rising adoption of sophisticated investment strategies, regulatory compliance needs, and the burgeoning fintech industry. The market is segmented by application (personal and commercial use) and database type (real-time and historical). Commercial use currently dominates the market, owing to the extensive data requirements of financial institutions, investment banks, and research firms. However, personal use is anticipated to witness significant growth driven by the increasing accessibility and affordability of financial data through online platforms and subscription services. The real-time database segment holds a larger market share due to its critical role in high-frequency trading and real-time risk management. Key players like Bloomberg, Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters), and S&P Capital IQ are establishing themselves as market leaders through continuous product innovation and strategic acquisitions, solidifying their dominant positions through comprehensive data offerings and sophisticated analytical tools. Geographic expansion is another key driver, with regions like North America and Europe currently holding significant market share, while Asia Pacific is poised for substantial growth due to the expanding financial markets and increasing technological adoption in the region. Competitive pressures are evident, with several companies striving to differentiate themselves through specialized data offerings and partnerships. The forecast period (2025-2033) suggests continued market expansion, albeit at a potentially moderating CAGR compared to previous years. This moderation could be attributed to market saturation in some developed regions and the potential for economic fluctuations. However, emerging markets and technological advancements, such as AI-driven analytics and the integration of alternative data sources, will likely continue to fuel market growth. The increasing importance of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors in investment decisions is also expected to drive demand for specialized financial databases that incorporate such data. The ongoing evolution of data security and privacy regulations will also play a crucial role in shaping the market's trajectory. Maintaining data integrity and compliance will be critical for market players.

Iraq IQ: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at -0.500 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.500 USD mn for 2015. Iraq IQ: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 15.650 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2016, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.489 USD bn in 2005 and a record low of -9.500 USD mn in 2014. Iraq IQ: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Iraq IQ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data was reported at 4.600 % in 2011. Iraq IQ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 4.600 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2011, with 1 observations. Iraq IQ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Firms using banks to finance working capital are the percentage of firms using bank loans to finance working capital.; ; World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).; Unweighted average;

Dataset and estimation codes used in the paper 'Earnings persistence and market reaction to earnings in the international insurance industry'. The paper provides an exploratory analysis of the implications of accounting numbers in for an international sample of listed insurance firms in life & health; multi-line; property & casualty; and reinsurance sub-segments. Archival study based on S&P Capital IQ database.

Iraq IQ: Depository Corporations Survey: Capital Accounts data was reported at -9,700,645.000 IQD mn in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of -6,780,307.000 IQD mn for 2007. Iraq IQ: Depository Corporations Survey: Capital Accounts data is updated yearly, averaging 29.400 IQD mn from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2008, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 322.176 IQD mn in 1976 and a record low of -19,624,735.651 IQD mn in 2005. Iraq IQ: Depository Corporations Survey: Capital Accounts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.IFS: Financial System: Monetary: Annual.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers data was reported at 0.400 USD mn in Mar 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.200 USD mn for Dec 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers data is updated quarterly, averaging -0.100 USD mn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Mar 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 USD mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of -7.400 USD mn in Sep 2014. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation.

What if the company that houses some of the favorite snacks such as Pringles, Cheeze-It and Kelloggs among several is under process of being acquired by the sweet shop Mars!?I analyzed the acquisition of Kellanova (former Kelloggs) by Mars, Incorporated. To give a background of the deal, on August 13, 2024, Mars, Incorporated and Kellanova entered into a definitive agreement under which Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova for a total consideration of $35.9 Billion at a premium of 33% to Kellanova’s unaffected 52-week high as of August 2, 2024. The total valuation is at acquisition multiple of 16.4x LTM adjusted EBITDA as of June 29, 2024. The deal is expected to significantly increase leverage of Mars and has led to downgrading the issuer to ‘A’ from ‘A+.’ With several strategic synergies, the deal is focused on enhancing financial stability to boost investor confidence. The acquisition is expected to close first half of 2025 with a successful integration of Kellanova.One of the most significant challenges was valuing Mars. Mars is a privately held company with very little or next to none financial information available in public domain. I also looked-up databases such as Preqin and Crunchbase, which are meant for privately held companies. Further, the date of valuation of acquisition of June 29, 2024 posed unique challenge to conduct valuation analysis as of that date. I have derived valuation financial parameters and conducted valuation of the target company as of June 28, 2024 and June 29, 2024 based on availability of financial information. The valuations of target company Kellanova and purchasing company Mars have been done using current and forward valuation multiples.The acquisition analysis has been developed by leveraging financial information available over databases such as CapitalIQ, LSEGWorkspace and BloombergCapitalMarkets.

We examine how firms hedge in financial distress. Using hand-collected data from oil and gas producers, we find that derivative portfolios in these firms are characterized by short put options. These positions are part of a composite three-way collar strategy that combines buying put options and selling put and call options with differing strike prices. We show that because liquidity demand varies with the degree of financial distress, the three-way collar strategy is the optimal risk management strategy that preserves incentives for future growth.

The sample consists of publicly traded oil and gas producers in the US (SIC code 1311) between Q1:2013 and Q4:2015. Hedging strategies are hand-coded based on quarterly reports (10Q/10-Q reports). We sum each firm's outstanding derivatives positions regardless of maturity for each quarter and create a variable per hedging strategy that takes the value 1 if the sum is positive, zero otherwise. We classify individual firms’ hedge portfolios into five distinct hedging strategies based on the character of the provided protection and the cash flow impact. The dataset contains the classifiers for these five hedging strategies and is identified by quarter and global company key (GVKEY).

The dataset contains quarterly classification of US oil companies' hedging strategies over the period 2013-2015. The strategies are classified based on reporting in each company's quarterly report. Five strategies are identified (described in the data file). Companies are identified by Global Company Key. The Global Company Key or GVKEY is a unique six-digit number key assigned to each company in the Capital IQ Compustat database

Iraq IQ: Central Bank: Capital Accounts data was reported at -2,631,444.000 IQD mn in 2008. This records an increase from the previous number of -3,059,423.000 IQD mn for 2007. Iraq IQ: Central Bank: Capital Accounts data is updated yearly, averaging 16.950 IQD mn from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2008, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.606 IQD mn in 1976 and a record low of -13,257,267.000 IQD mn in 2005. Iraq IQ: Central Bank: Capital Accounts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.IFS: Financial System: Monetary Authorities: Annual.

A base de dados técnico-científica consiste numa amostra de dados de governança corporativa, governança de risco e dados contábeis e financeiros de 91 empresas seguradoras de capital aberto nos EUA. Esses dados foram coletados dos relatórios anuais de governança corporativa DEF 14A (proxy statement), Formulários 3 e 4 do sistema EDGAR da U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Foram também obtidos dados da Lexis Nexis Academic database, LinkedIn e S&P Capital IQ database para composição final da base. Essa base de dados oferece a possibilidade de replicar os resultados de pesquisas empíricos sobre o tema ERM dentro do universo de seguradoras americanas. Assim, a base de dados gera alto impacto potencial para diversos usuários, tais como sociedade, mercado, executivos e acadêmicos.

A base de dados técnico-científica foi usada para desenvolvimento de artigos técnicos e científicos como, por exemplo, “Do chief risk officers’ committee participation and compensation relate to firm value? An empirical investigation of the insurance industry” disponibilizado na SSRN (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3355854) e outros, em avaliação em períodos científicos.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account data was reported at 0.400 USD mn in Mar 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.200 USD mn for Dec 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account data is updated quarterly, averaging -0.100 USD mn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Mar 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 USD mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of -7.400 USD mn in Sep 2014. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs data was reported at -1.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -4.100 USD mn for 2015. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of -9.000 USD mn in 2014. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation: Annual.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others data was reported at 0.100 USD mn in Sep 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.200 USD mn for Jun 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.200 USD mn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Sep 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 USD mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of -1.300 USD mn in Dec 2014. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation.

Iraq IQ: Human Capital Index (HCI): Scale 0-1 data was reported at 0.398 NA in 2017. Iraq IQ: Human Capital Index (HCI): Scale 0-1 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.398 NA from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. Iraq IQ: Human Capital Index (HCI): Scale 0-1 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank: Human Capital Index. The HCI calculates the contributions of health and education to worker productivity. The final index score ranges from zero to one and measures the productivity as a future worker of child born today relative to the benchmark of full health and complete education.; ; World Bank staff calculations based on the methodology described in World Bank (2018). https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30498; ;

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others: Credit data was reported at 0.100 USD mn in Sep 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.200 USD mn for Jun 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others: Credit data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.200 USD mn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Sep 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 USD mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Sep 2015. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others: Credit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation.

Iraq IQ: Deposit Takers: Capital Adequacy: Regulatory Capital data was reported at 21,767,487.000 IQD mn in Sep 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 21,333,430.000 IQD mn for Jun 2021. Iraq IQ: Deposit Takers: Capital Adequacy: Regulatory Capital data is updated quarterly, averaging 19,187,172.000 IQD mn from Jun 2015 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,698,735.000 IQD mn in Mar 2021 and a record low of 15,256,613.000 IQD mn in Jun 2015. Iraq IQ: Deposit Takers: Capital Adequacy: Regulatory Capital data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.FSI: 2006 Methodology: Financial Soundness Indicators: Quarterly.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Credit data was reported at 0.500 USD mn in Mar 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.700 USD mn for Dec 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Credit data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.300 USD mn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Mar 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.300 USD mn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Sep 2015. Iraq IQ: BoP: Capital Account: Credit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation.

Iraq IQ: BoP: Current & Capital Account data was reported at 3.139 USD bn in Mar 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 421.400 USD mn for Dec 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Current & Capital Account data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.139 USD bn from Mar 2013 (Median) to Mar 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.188 USD bn in Jun 2014 and a record low of -567.400 USD mn in Mar 2016. Iraq IQ: BoP: Current & Capital Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Analytical Presentation.

Iraq IQ: GDP: Gross Capital Formation data was reported at 40,632,682.006 IQD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41,665,267.388 IQD mn for 2016. Iraq IQ: GDP: Gross Capital Formation data is updated yearly, averaging 20,964,543.650 IQD mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73,598,400.000 IQD mn in 2013 and a record low of 6,302,337.600 IQD mn in 2003. Iraq IQ: GDP: Gross Capital Formation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and 'work in progress.' According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Iraq IQ: Other Depository Corporations: Capital Accounts data was reported at -7,069,201.000 IQD mn in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of -3,720,884.000 IQD mn for 2007. Iraq IQ: Other Depository Corporations: Capital Accounts data is updated yearly, averaging 12.450 IQD mn from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2008, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 177.570 IQD mn in 1976 and a record low of -9,897,519.210 IQD mn in 2004. Iraq IQ: Other Depository Corporations: Capital Accounts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.IMF.IFS: Financial System: Deposit Money Banks: Annual.