Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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COVER | 1 | 3 |
PLUNKETT S INVESTMENT &SECURITIES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2016 | 4 | 4 |
CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS IN THE INVESTMENT &SECURITIES INDUSTRY | 15 | 26 |
1) Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 15 | 1 |
2) Investment Banks Enjoy Strong Markets in IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions | 16 | 1 |
3) Basel III , Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Act Increase Regulation | 17 | 2 |
4) Shadow Banking Soars with Non-Bank Alternatives/Financial Technology ( FinTech ) Enables Online Lending and Crowdfunding | 19 | 1 |
5) Investment Market Evolves in China | 20 | 1 |
6) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $24.8 Trillion | 20 | 2 |
7) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/Broad Changes Are Suggested for Retirement Savings Plans | 22 | 2 |
8) Investment Firms and Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households | 24 | 1 |
9) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds/Mutual Fund Managers Are Forced to Change | 24 | 2 |
10) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading Is Free for Large Depositors | 26 | 1 |
11) Hedge Funds Regroup and Play a Major Role in Financial Products Including Derivatives, Lending and Insurance | 27 | 1 |
12) Private Equity Firms Focus on Growing Their Portfolio Companies and Making Alternative Investments | 28 | 1 |
13) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies | 28 | 1 |
14) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars | 29 | 1 |
15) Stock Exchanges Merge/High Speed Technologies Force Massive Changes | 30 | 2 |
16) Investment Product Facts | 32 | 9 |
Chapter 2 INVESTMENT &SECURITIES STATISTICS | 41 | 17 |
Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 42 | 1 |
Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-2015 | 43 | 1 |
Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-2015 | 44 | 1 |
Value Traded on the NYSE &NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-2015 | 45 | 1 |
Common Stock Prices &Yields, U.S.: 1985-2014 | 46 | 1 |
Sales, Profits &Stockholders' Equity, All Manufacturing Corporations, U.S.: 1985-Q2 2015 | 47 | 1 |
Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1980-2015 | 48 | 1 |
Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.: 1985-2014 | 49 | 1 |
Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 2006-2014 | 50 | 1 |
Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: 1985-June 2015 | 51 | 1 |
Average Interest Rates of 3-Month &10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-2015 | 52 | 1 |
Time Deposits &Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)*, U.S.: 2010-Q1 2015 | 53 | 1 |
Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2015 | 54 | 1 |
Employment in the Investment &Securities Industry, U.S.: 2009-September 2015 | 55 | 1 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts &Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2009-2015 | 56 | 1 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts &Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Sources of Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2011-2013 | 57 | 1 |
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT INVESTMENT &SECURITIES INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 58 | 27 |
Chapter 4 THE INVESTMENT 350: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 85 | 378 |
INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 86 | 9 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 95 | 3 |
INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 98 | 3 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 101 | 2 |
Individual Profiles On Each Of THE INVESTMENT 350 | 103 | 360 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 463 | 24 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 464 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 466 | 21 |
A Short Investment &Securities Industry Glossary | 487 | 30 |