DISCERN, a growing investment analytics firm providing an information advantage exclusively to institutional investors by putting fragmented data into context, is pleased to announce that its broker-dealer arm, with bi-coastal sales and trading desks, is up and running.
Daniel Owczarski Joins DISCERN’s Health Team
Experienced Health Professional to Establish DISCERN’s Medical Device & Diagnostics Coverage
DISCERN, a growing investment analytics firm providing a persistent information advantage to institutional investors by putting fragmented data into context, has hired Dan Owczarski to expand its growing expertise in health.
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Barry Oxford joins DISCERN to cover Office/Industrial REITs
Experienced REIT professional to drive deeper client insight
DISCERN, a growing investment analytics firm providing a persistent information advantage to institutional investors by putting fragmented data into context, has hired Barry Oxford to expand its growing expertise in real estate and leverage its existing information advantage.
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Tom McNell joins DISCERN
Experienced Professional joins DISCERN to Establish Trading Desk
DISCERN, a growing investment analytics firm providing a persistent information advantage to institutional investors by putting fragmented data into context, is pleased to announce that industry sales and trading veteran Tom McNell has joined the firm.
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Jobs in Silicon Valley, U.S. Downgrade
Paul Saffo, managing director of foresight at Discern Investment Analytics Inc., and Dion Lim, chief operating officer at Simply Hired Inc., talk about technology companies’ hiring in California’s Silicon Valley. Lim and Saffo speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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DISCERN Enters Exclusive Relationship with Bankrate
Bankrate Data to Drive Deeper Insight in Consumer Financial Trends
DISCERN, a growing investment analytics firm providing a persistent information advantage to institutional investors by putting fragmented data into context, has entered into an exclusive data license agreement with Bankrate (NYSE: RATE) to process and package predictive consumer financial information for professional fund managers.
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DISCERN Names Top-Ranked Financial Analyst to IT Team
Dana Guido brings equity research priorities to engineering process
DISCERN, an investment analytics firm providing institutional investors with a persistent information advantage by putting fragmented data into context, has named Dana Guido its director of product development.
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Arctic Ice Melt to have Profound Impact on Global Shipping, Russia and Natural Resources
Paul Saffo, managing director of foresight at DISCERN, discusses the impact of a decline in Arctic Sea ice on shipping routes and investing in Russia. Saffo speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Service sharing essential in era of deep deficits
“Small-town living has long been part of the American dream, but amid California’s fiscal crisis, it is becoming a nightmare. Cities like Vallejo have declared bankruptcy as municipal deficits deepen. Others, like Maywood in Southern California, have fired their city employees and outsourced everything from police and fire protection to pothole filling.”
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Hard Disk Storage—Caught in the Middle
Contrary to general investor sentiment, tape (and solid state) storage are positioning to take significant share from hard disk drives as the primary method of cloud-based and enterprise storage according to industry expert and consultant Fred Moore of Horison. This has important implications for storage companies’ revenue and earnings prospects.
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