Financial services industry

The infrastructure of such systems is critical because it is an asset that is essential so that society and the economy can function well. It shares a mutual dependence on numerous other critical infrastructures, including but not limited to the infrastructure that supports the supply of gas, water, and telecommunications, the financial services industry, public safety services, public health, agriculture, and transportation systems. 

Economic cycle. The business cycle of the industry and its correlation with the overall business cycle are key indicators. That is, how closely does the industry follow the rate of growth of its country s GNP Certain industries such as the electricity and food retail sectors are more resistant to recession than others. Other sectors are closely tied to changes in population and birth patterns, such as residential homes, while the financial services industry is influenced by the overall health of the economy as well as by the level of interest rates. As well as the correlation with macro-factors, credit analysts review traditional financial indicators in context, for example, the issuing company s earnings per share (EPS) against the growth rate of its industry. 

TowerGroup, Forrester Research, and other financial services industry research firms are committed to the belief that thanks to advancements in technology and delivery/distribution systems, individuals will increasingly begin to purchase bonds directly online. 

Other online financial services "industry analysts," or "e-finance analysts" as they have come to be called, include departments or groups within the following firms ... 

I m sure you ve read or heard about the analyst firms listed above. During the all-night party of Internet stocks, when online brokerages would consistently experience ever-higher trading volumes and issue ambitious press releases, the above-mentioned research firms would produce a stream of reports on the state of the online financial services industry. The reports would make wild predictions for daily trades, market size, new products, demographic profiles, and technology adoption. 

The investment banks that underwrote the IPOs of the online brokerages, or those that held large positions in them, most likely had an analyst from the equity research side track and follow their corporate activity. Some investment banks, because they tracked so many companies involved in the online financial services industry, retained special e-finance analysts and groups. 

In service industries, special processes include correctness of financial or legal documents, software, professional advice, etc. In such cases, these processes are not separated for special treatment, as all processes in the business may fall into this category. 

INVESTEXT is the world s largest full-text database of investment research reports. It contains business information on publicly traded companies in a wide variety of industries. It is produced by Thomson Financial Services and covers 1982 to date. 

NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX Exchange). The company is a major provider of financial services to the energy and metals industries including the trading of energy futures and options contracts. 

Computer Hardware Manufacturing Consumer Appliances Electronics Materials Manufacturing Financial Services Products Power Industrial Systems Medical Scientific Equipment Transportation Systems Consulting Services... 

In the feasibility analysis, extensive research is performed on the product/service, industry, market, organizational feasibility, and financial feasibility of the opportunity. This is an extremely important component... 

Client is another expression that is occasionally useful. The term is usually reserved for professional services, so there are legal clients and clients for financial services. Travel agents often refer to their customers as clients. It is apparent that the term client connotes a serious professional service and may be used to upgrade the status of an industry sector. Indeed, it is quite common for the word client to be used in the sex trade (Ryan Kinder, 1996). 

Forrester Research identifies and analyzes emerging trends in technology and their impact on business. Among the firm s specialties are the financial services, retail, health care, entertainment, automotive and information technology industries. 

Cargill, Inc. is a leading provider and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. It operates 75 businesses in five sectors agriculture services industrial food ingredients/applications ... 

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