Waters Rankings 2014: Best Data Analytics Provider — S&P Capital IQ

“We very much appreciate the marketplace’s recognition of our multi-asset-class analytics, which heavily utilizes our broad portfolio of data sets covering multiple asset classes and fundamentals on individual companies across the globe,” says Keith Ackerman, managing director at S&P Capital IQ. “We continue to innovate around access, visualization and delivery via the desktop and feeds so clients can analyze and derive more insights faster.”

S&P Capital IQ combines elements of S&P, including Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor, enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations and Compustat, research offerings including Leveraged Commentary & Data, and Global Markets Intelligence, and company and fund research. The platform combines global information on public and private companies, capital markets, and people, with tools for analysis across multiple asset classes. In addition, it provides users with the ability to better manage risk, identify possible alpha-generation opportunities, and uncover new potential merger and acquisition transactions across the globe.

Powerful tools for risk assessments accompany the credit ratings and research, market research, and global company information. The web and Microsoft Excel-based platform provides access to both real-time and historical information on companies, markets, transactions, and people, worldwide. It is deployed at asset management firms, private equity firms, investment banks, advisory firms, corporations, and universities.

Users can tap into the official desktop source for Standard & Poor’s credit ratings and research, combined with additional market intelligence and risk indicators. Research and estimates are available from over 1,000 brokers and independent research providers. There are highly structured profiles of public and private companies, investment firms, and professionals, and thousands of rigorous automated and manual data quality checks. Relationships can be managed through customer relationship management (CRM) tools, while additional tools are available for screening and targeting.