Audit Integrity Corporate Risk Ratings Now on FactSet.FactSet Enables Simplified Integration of Corporate Integrity Risk Ratings into Quantitative Strategies and Testing Processes LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Audit Integrity, the creator of the first objective measurement of corporate integrity risk, announced today that its Equity Performance Risk ratings are now on FactSet Research Systems FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS), or simply "FactSet", is a financial information company. Some of its competitors include Bloomberg L.P., Reuters, Thomson Financial, and Capital IQ. , Inc. (www.factset.com), a major supplier of integrated financial information to the investment community. Subscribers can now incorporate Audit Integrity data into Universal Screen and Alpha Testing (programming) alpha testing - Testing of software at the developer's site by the customer. The stage before beta testing. activities, as well as download ratings from the FactSet applications. "With our outstanding track record of creating excess returns and identifying high risk companies, we are delighted to see our ratings available on FactSet, where investment professionals can put them to work," said Jack Zwingli, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Audit Integrity. "FactSet is a great platform for the most productive use of our integrity ratings, including quantitative modeling, portfolio risk management, identifying unrecognized investment risks and opportunities, and incorporating integrity risk ratings into existing fundamental or quantitative investment strategies." The Equity Performance ratings See benchmark. identify companies that are likely to overperform or underperform the equities market, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the unique Audit Integrity assessment of corporate integrity risk. Audit Integrity ratings have been validated as a sole basis for profitable investing strategies, most recently by Investars (www.investars.com) which ranked the Equity Risk Model as a top source of sell recommendations for investor returns, as well as one of the best sources of combined buy and sell recommendations. "In these volatile and uncertain markets, the quest for useful information to add alpha, delivered quickly and seamlessly, is paramount to a portfolio manager's process," noted Tim Pettee, chief investment officer of AIG AIG addressee indicator group (US DoD) AIG American International Group, Inc AiG Answers in Genesis (religious group in defense of Scripture) AIG Artificial Intelligence Group AIG Australian Industry Group SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. "We are pleased to see Audit Integrity and their invaluable risk ratings incorporated into our FactSet-based processes." Current and prospective Audit Integrity subscribers who wish to integrate or test Audit Integrity ratings with their investment data on FactSet may contact Audit Integrity at (877) 880-8820 or sales@auditintegrity.com. About Audit Integrity Audit Integrity is an independent research service firm that rates over 9,000 public corporations for corporate integrity risk. These ratings are used by investors, insurers, auditors and corporate finance professionals. In addition to its flagship Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR AGR advanced gas-cooled reactor ([R])) ratings, considered a proxy for corporate integrity, Audit Integrity also forecasts class action litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. risk, material financial restatement risk, and equity performance risk. The statistical correlation of these ratings with negative events and market returns has been confirmed by internal and third-party tests. Audit Integrity was founded in 2002 and serves the financial and investment communities from offices in New York and Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.auditintegrity.com. Ed note: High-res graphics showing Equity Risk Model market performance over ten years are available upon request. AGR is a registered trademark of Audit Integrity Inc. FactSet is a registered trademark of FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
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