Jack W. Plunkett

Plunkett's Investment & Securities Industry Almanac 2012: Investment & Securities Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies ... Investment and Securities Industry Almanac) Jack W. Plunkett

PLUNKETT'S INVESTMENT & SECURITIES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2012

Key Features:
?Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
?Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
?Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
?In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
?Industry Glossary
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Pages: 521
Statistical Tables Provided: 16
Companies Profiled: 343
Geographic Focus: Global

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms. You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
?How is the industry evolving?
?How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
?How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
?What is the size of the market now and in the future?
?What are the financial results of the leading companies?
?What are the names and titles of top executives?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:
Major Trends Affecting the Investment & Securities Industry
1) Investment Banks are Cutting Back on Employee Count and Overhead
2) Nationalization of Banks and Investment Firms Worldwide
3) 2010 Reform Act Increases Regulation of Financial Industry, including Banks, Investment Companies and Insurance Firms
4) Giant Mergers Change the Face of Global Banking and Investment Firms
5) Investment Market Booms in China
6) Asian IPOs Proliferate
7) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U. S. Pension Accounts Top $18.1 Trillion
8) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic
9) Investment Firms, Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households
10) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds
11) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading is Free for Large Depositors
12) Hedge Funds Regroup, Change Strategy and Sometimes Lower Fees
13) Private Equity Firms Focus on Growing Their Portfolio Companies and Making Alternative Investments
14) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies
15) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars
16) Exchanges Must Provide Fast, Inexpensive Services in Order to Survive/High Speed Trading

Investment & Securities Industry Statistics
1) Stock Market Performance Indices, U. S.: 1985-Nov. 2011
2) Stock Market Volume, U. S.: 1985-Nov. 2011
3) Value Traded on the NYSE & NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-Nov. 2011
4) Common Stock Prices & Yields, U. S.: 1985-2010
5) Sales, Profits & Stockholders' Equity, All Manufacturing Corporations, U. S.: 1980-Q3 2010
6) Components of U. S. Money Stock Measures: 1970-2010
7) Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U. S.: Selected Fiscal Years: 1980-2010
8) Estimated Ownership of U. S. Treasury Securities: 2002-Sept. 2010
9) Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U. S.: Fiscal 1975-2010
10) Retirement Benefits in the U. S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2011
11) Employment in the Investment & Securities Industry, U. S.: 2005-Oct. 2011
12) Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Revenue for Employer Firms, U. S.: 2003-2009