Thursday, July 09, 2009

Deloitte’s New Shift Index – Elegant Framework For A Complex World


We were intrigued by Deloitte’s newly unveiled “Shift Index” which “pushes beyond cyclical measurement and looks at the long-term rate of change and its impact on economic performance.” The Shift Index is “designed to measure the rate of change and magnitude of these long-term forces that spawn the extreme events currently observed in today’s business world.”...




Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Q2-2009 IPO Activity Grows Seven-Fold Over Q1-2009, Signals Some Deal Optimism


Ernst and Young has just released its Q2-2009 global IPO report, and while activity in this quarter was substantially over previous Q1-2009 quarter, it was far below 2008 levels and driven largely by 3 key IPOs in developing countries...