FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
IHS Global Insight
Powerful rate forecasts to enhance your business intelligence
Improve the accuracy of your asset/liability management and budgeting results with rate forecasts from IHS
Global Insight’s award-winning economists. This enhancement provides monthly forecasts of more than 30 rates
for five future years, plus interest rate forecasts (including High and Low scenarios), automatically downloaded
to your PROFITstar® ALM and Budgeting system.
IHS Global Insight provides the most comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries,
regions, and industries available from any source – including more than 200 countries and spanning more
than 170 industries – using a unique combination of expertise, models, data, and software within a common
analytical framework to support planning and decision making.
Recognized as the most consistently accurate forecasting company in the world, IHS Global Insight has more
than 3,800 clients in finance, industry, and government with revenues in excess of $100 million, 700 employees,
and 25 offices in 14 countries covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Their expertise earns consistently high rankings in client surveys conducted by respected media outlets like
Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
Economic, Financial, and Industry Analysis
Global Insight’s comprehensive and consistent analytical system provides the foundation for an expanding array
of economic and market forecasting services, focused on the assessment of policy issues and business-related
industry opportunities and risks. Their expertise, information, and models continuously analyze and project:
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Developed countries: United States, Canada, Japan, China, and a variety of European countries
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Emerging countries in: Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Latin America
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Financial Markets: Securities, interest rates, and currencies
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Industries: approximately 170 industries, with deep expertise and experienced staff across all the major ones
In addition to baseline forecasts, to assist in risk management, IHS Global Insight regularly prepares and
analyzes alternative scenarios. These scenarios consider the effects of policy changes or unexpected “shocks”
on countries, industries, and financial markets. They also provide ongoing updates of a comprehensive risk
evaluation system for countries, sovereign debt, and industries.
Global Insight’s unique perspective and capabilities provide the most timely and comprehensive economic and
financial coverage available from any source. On a continuous basis, IHS updates their analyses and forecasts,
taking into account political, economic, legal, tax, operational, and security factors.
Every hour of every day, IHS Global Insight’s 325+ professional analysts collect and monitor data, provide
forecasts and analysis, and offer consulting advice to top clients in business, financial, and governmental
organizations around the world.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Experienced Insights that Give Your Organization an Edge
Through its predecessor companies, IHS Global Insight founded the modern economic forecasting
industry more than 40 years ago. Always a leader in modeling and forecasting, IHS Global Insight
has combined its analytical capabilities with the deep experience of industry professionals to provide
unparalleled coverage in autos, energy, agriculture, steel, telecommunications, trade, tourism,
healthcare, construction, and many other industries.
Their services have been instrumental in assisting corporate executives, money managers, bankers, economists,
planners, purchasing agents, marketing leaders, resource managers, and government policymakers around the
world in developing strategies, controlling risks, and making key decisions.
When used in tandem with a PROFITstar Asset/Liability Management and Budgeting system, IHS Global
Insight is a powerful add-on that helps you succeed in today’s challenging, ever-fluctuating market. It’s
another innovative business intelligence enhancement available from ProfitStars. This custom solution
allows diverse financial institutions to maximize their performance and profits with accessible, proven,
and timely decision-support, accurate rate forecasts, and the best business intelligence information.
Global Insights Forecasted Rates
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Prime-Low Scenario
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