New York (June 12, 2013) – GMI Ratings announced today the formal launch of the Quantitative Equity Model (QEM), which uses governance and accounting-related forensic risk metrics to predict equity returns. In connection with this launch, GMI Ratings published today detailed reports on the predictive value and other performance characteristics of QEM for North American, [...]
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GMI Ratings’ Quantitative Equity Model (QEM) Uses Forensic Measures of Issuer Risk to Predict Equity Returns Globally, Across Industries, Large-cap and Small-cap Portfolios
June 12, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
GMI Ratings and Ethix SRI Advisors Form Strategic Partnership
June 10, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
GMI to Offer Subscribers Access to Global Portfolio Screening Tools for Responsible Investors New York and Stockholm (June 10, 2013) – GMI Ratings and Ethix SRI Advisors have formed a partnership to integrate Ethix SRI data into GMI Ratings’ flagship research platform, GMI Analyst. The new data will allow subscribers to GMI Analyst to evaluate [...]
GMI Ratings’ Women on Boards Survey Finds Legislation Major Driver of Change; Countries without Mandates Lag
May 1, 2013 in Board Diversity, Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
New York – May 1, 2013 – GMI Ratings released today its annual report on Women on Boards. Based on data for almost 6,000 companies in 45 countries, and including historical data, the survey provides a broad and detailed assessment of global progress on gender diversity among corporate directors. The survey finds extremely slow progress [...]
GMI Ratings Appoints Dan Concannon as Chief Executive Officer
May 1, 2013 in Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
New York – May 1, 2013 – GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, today announced the appointment of Dan Concannon as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 6, 2013. Mr. Concannon will replace James A. Kaplan, who will continue to serve [...]
GMI Ratings’ Litigation Risk Model Accurately Identifies Public Companies at Risk of Class Action Lawsuits
February 6, 2013 in AGR, Corporate Governance, GMI Press Releases
New York – February 6, 2013 – GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, today released full-year 2012 results for its Litigation Risk Model. The study found that a majority of companies facing Federal class action lawsuits were ranked in the lowest [...]
GMI Ratings Launches Enhanced Version of Flagship Product, GMI Analyst
January 28, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
New York – January 28, 2013 — GMI Ratings announced today the launch of an enhanced version of its flagship product, GMI Analyst, an integrated web-based platform providing research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. Ric Marshall, GMI Ratings’ Chief Analyst and Director of Development, said: “The [...]
GMI Ratings Announces Promotions, New Hires
January 24, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
GMI Ratings Announces Promotions, New Hires New York — January 24, 2013 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, today announced staff additions and promotions. Howard Sherman, Executive Director, assumes leadership responsibilities for all non-US operations. Based in GMI Ratings’ [...]
GMI Ratings Study Finds that Major Market Indices Expose Investors to Elevated ESG and Accounting Risk
December 11, 2012 in AGR, Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, ESG Ratings & Research, GMI Press Releases
New York – December 11, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today the results of a study assessing the risk characteristics of major market indices based on ESG and forensic accounting criteria. Focusing on Nasdaq 100, S&P [...]
GMI Ratings Launches Global LeaderBoard
December 4, 2012 in Board Diversity, Boards, Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, ESG Ratings & Research, GMI Press Releases
Relationship-mapping Tool Deepens Analysis of Corporate Governance and Extra-financial Issuer Risk New York – December 4, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, announced today the launch of Global LeaderBoard (GLB), an online research and data-visualization tool that maps [...]
GMI Ratings Releases Second “Black Swan Risk List” of North American Companies
November 26, 2012 in AGR, Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, GMI Press Releases
40 Companies with the Most Aggressive Accounting Practices and the Highest Risk of Major Drops in Share Prices New York – November 26, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, today released its second “Black Swan Risk List”, identifying [...]
GMI Ratings Releases “Black Swan Risk List” of North American Companies
November 19, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
200 Companies with the Most Aggressive Accounting Practices and the Highest Risk of Major Drops in Share Prices New York – November 19, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, today released its first “Black Swan Risk List”, identifying [...]
GMI Ratings’ Richard A. Bennett and Paul Hodgson among the 100 most influential professionals in governance
October 25, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
New York — October 25, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, announced today that Richard Bennett, Chairman of GMI Ratings, and Paul Hodgson, GMI Ratings’ Chief Research Analyst, have both been included in the NACD Directorship 100’s most [...]
GMI Ratings Research Finding: Companies with Bottom-Decile Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Ratings 3.6 Times More Likely to Experience Major Drops in Stock Price
September 25, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
New York — September 25, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today a study assessing the relationship between the firm’s proprietary Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR) ratings and the probability of significant drops in the prices of [...]
GMI Ratings Licenses Data to the Global Index Group to Create the First Governance Index
September 24, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
GMI Ratings Licenses Data to the Global Index Group to Create the First Governance Index Russell Index Inventor Leads the Creation of GIG/GMI High Governance Index (GIGHGI) New York and Gig Harbor, WA — September 24, 2012 – GMI Ratings today announced it has signed a licensing agreement with Global Index Group to develop corporate [...]
GMI Ratings Research Findings: For the 10-year Period Ended August 31, 2012, a Portfolio of Companies with Top-decile AGR Ratings Would Have Outperformed the Lowest-decile Portfolio by 54%
September 20, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
New York — September 20, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today the latest monthly results in a rolling 10-year study comparing the equity performance of North American companies with top-decile and bottom-decile Accounting and Governance Risk [...]
Ophir A. Gottlieb Joins GMI Ratings
September 11, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
Los Angeles – September 11, 2012 — Ophir A. Gottlieb has joined GMI Ratings as Director of Custom Research, effective September 10. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Mr. Gottlieb will work closely with James A. Kaplan, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, to further develop the proprietary models underlying GMI Ratings’ environmental, social, governance [...]
GMI Ratings Releases Global Data Comparing the Equity Performance of Companies with Top-Decile and Bottom-Decile Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Ratings
August 28, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
Study Confirms that AGR Ratings Can Help Investors Significantly Improve Equity Returns New York — August 28, 2012 —GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today global data comparing the equity performance of companies with top-decile and bottom-decile Accounting and [...]
GMI Ratings’ Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Rating Highlights Dangers of Improper Expense Recognition
August 22, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
New York – August 22, 2012 – GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today a report outlining the dangers of improper expense recognition. “Publicly-traded companies are always hoping to make themselves look good to investors and the public, and one [...]
Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Ratings Can Help Investors Significantly Improve Equity Returns
August 22, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Ratings Can Help Investors Significantly Improve Equity Returns Over the 10-year period ended July 1, 2012, a portfolio of companies with top-decile AGR ratings would have outperformed the lowest-decile portfolio by 55%. New York — August 22, 2012 — GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance [...]
GMI Ratings’ Litigation Risk Model Accurately Identifies Public Companies at Risk of Class Action Lawsuits
August 17, 2012 in GMI Press Releases
New York – August 17, 2012 – GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research on environmental, social, governance and accounting‐related risks affecting the performance of public companies, released today the results of its Litigation Risk Model study for the first half of 2012. For this period, the study found that a majority of companies facing [...]