Big Data

Magic Markets Ep169: Accenture and FactSet

2024-04-03T16:21:47+02:00

Accenture and FactSet are great examples of US-listed companies that service a global client base. In the case of Accenture in particular, that client base is immense. FactSet is far more focused, with a product that will be familiar to those working in financial markets. Join us in Episode 169 as we unpack the latest news and financial results and how this stacks up to our previous analysis.

Magic Markets Ep169: Accenture and FactSet2024-04-03T16:21:47+02:00

Palantir: Out of the Shadows

2024-02-15T02:54:50+02:00

Palantir is the name for the indestructible crystal balls in Lord of the Rings. Those crystal balls or seeing stones were used by both good and evil in the story, which is rather apt. Palantir the listed company has been one of the most secretive and least understood companies around, which makes its status as a publicly listed company all the more surprising. The group is now pushing harder than ever into a corporate client base, so it is coming out the shadows and chasing real growth with its military grade data solutions. This has gotten the market excited.

Palantir: Out of the Shadows2024-02-15T02:54:50+02:00

FactSet: Big Data; Bigger Competition

2023-01-11T18:51:55+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on FactSet and its Q1'23 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 12 January 2023) Late in the night, an investment banking analyst is putting the finishing touches on a pitchbook. This is a story as old as time, playing out on Wall Street, in London and in Sandton every week. The data doesn’t just fall out of the sky and neither do the charts, deal multiples and ownership percentages that form the backbone of the all-important pitch. Bloomberg remains the market leader and biggest brand in the [...]

FactSet: Big Data; Bigger Competition2023-01-11T18:51:55+02:00
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