The Banking on Industry Data Blueprint details the data extraction methods utilized for the Quantitative Research & Solutions whitepaper, Banking on Industry Data: Navigating the Ebbs and Flows of the Banking Sector. Leverage this workflow to navigate the sector’s ebbs and flows by analyzing thirty-one stock selection strategies over time, uncovering key insights into the banking characteristics that differentiate winners from losers.

This Blueprint includes:

• SNL Sector Financials: Industry-specific GAAP and IFRS as-reported financials for 25,000+ current and historical companies across the global Financial Institutions (FIG), Metals & Mining, Energy, Real Estate and Media sectors.
• SNL Financial Institutions Regulatory Data: Financial statements filed to FDIC, FFIEC and NCUA for 40,000+ bank, credit union, and financial service companies.
• Alpha Factor Library: A collection of pre-calculated global equity selection signals. These signals, or factors, each represent a simple investment strategy supported by academic or industry research.
• Index Data: Premium index benchmarking data from major index providers that allows investors to track and simulate index performance.
• GICS®: Global industry classifications for public companies, both current and historical.
• S&P Capital IQ Workbench: A web-based notebook environment that allows you to perform data analysis or build models using collaborative notebooks that support multiple languages, built-in data visualizations, and automatic versioning.