Unfortunately in public markets, the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Index (TBSI) was unable to capitalize on the momentum from its gains in our winter reporting period and continue its upward march in the spring. Instead, the sector was caught up in the overall market turbulence and dropped 4.8% in the past three months. This loss …
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Download the FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Spring 2018 Report
In public markets, the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI) snapped its streak of positive performances with a sharp drop of 10.2% in our spring reporting period. Losses were across the board as every sub sector save one was in negative territory. The CSPI’s performance compared poorly to the broader indices as well, significantly underperforming …
Download the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group’s Spring 2018 Report
The latest issue of the FOCUS Government, Aerospace, and Defense Group Report — highlighting aerospace and defense — is now available. The new GAD Report includes:
- M&A Deals in Aerospace and Defense Set Sizzling Pace in 2017
- Major Q1 2018 Deals in the GAD Sector
- Performance: S&P 500 vs. GAD
- GOVERNMENT Sector Q1 2018
- AEROSPACE
Download the FOCUS Healthcare and Life Sciences Report: Spring 2018
“Can biotechnology and genetic engineering turn the clock back for a generation of boomers? A land rush of advanced research and investment into the biology of aging is yield- ing tantalizing prospects.”
That’s the opening paragraph of a fascinating new article, “New Aging Research Yields Tantalizing Prospects,” written by Craig Ladkin, a FOCUS Investment Banking …
Download the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Spring 2018 Report
In public markets, for the second straight reporting period the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) experienced a strong gain. The CFTTI jumped 13.9% in our spring reporting period, which outpaced the 2.5% gain in the S&P 500 and the 5.8% gain in the NASDAQ by a wide margin. Unlike our last reporting period, however, …
Download the FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Winter 2018 Report
In public markets, for the second straight reporting period, the FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Index (EFTTI) delivered a strong return, jumping up 14.6% in the past three months. This handily outperformed the 9.7% gain in the S&P 500 and the 11.4% gain in the NASDAQ over the corresponding time-period.
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…Download the FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Winter 2018 Report
In public markets, for the second straight reporting period, the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI) experienced a modest three-month gain. The sector was up 0.6% in our winter reporting period, an increase that significantly lagged both the 6.1% gain in the S&P 500 and the 6.3% gain in the NASDAQ over the corresponding time …
Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Winter 2018 Report
Calculating Risks and Rewards
Critical Cybersecurity Strategies for 2018, Part I
Major cybersecurity incidents can damage hard-earned reputations overnight, sometimes fatally affecting assets and a company’s entire future. Today’s headlines are ablaze with data breach and cyberattack stories. But with the risks come rewards for companies that tailor their security strategies to a rede nition of how we deploy cybersecurity in 2018.Download the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group’s Winter 2018 Report
The latest issue of the FOCUS Government, Aerospace, and Defense Group Report — highlighting aerospace and defense — is now available. The new GAD Report includes:
- Major Q4 2017 Deals in the GAD Sector
- Performance: S&P 500 vs. GAD Government Sector Q4 2017
- Aerospace Sector Q4 2017
- Defense Sector Q4 2017
- M&A Activity in the
Download the FOCUS Healthcare and Life Sciences Report: Winter 2018
Inside, be sure to read the new article, “Lost in Thought—The Limits of the Human Mind and the Future of Medicine,” about how collaboration between doctors and computers will help improve medical care (see pages three to four of this new report).
Both authors are Massachusetts physicians--one an emergency medicine physician and assistant professor at …
