Industry Statistics, Trends and In-depth Analysis of Top Companies

 
     

Investment & Securities Table of Contents

 

A Short Investment & Securities Industry Glossary i
Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Investment & Securities Industry 7
1) Investment & Securities Industry Overview 7
2) The Market for Risky Debt and Subprime Mortgages Collapses/ Global Banks Scramble for New Capital 9
3) Aging Populations Create Challenges and Opportunities 9
4) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/The Average Account Balance Tops $100,000 10
5) Globalization Changes the IPO Landscape/New York Loses Market Share to Hong Kong and London 11
6) Investment Firms Focus on Private Banking Services for Wealthy Households 13
7) NYSE and NASDAQ Up the Ante in Electronic Trading by Acquiring ECNs/The NYSE Evolves to a Hybrid Market 13
8) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds 14
9) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading is Free for Large Depositors 15
10) Hedge Funds are Hot All Over the World 16
11) Private Equity Firms Stumble on Tighter Credit 16
12) The Investment World Keenly Watches Markets and IPO Activity in China 17
13) Adoption of Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts Begins to Slow 18
14) Variable Annuity Accounts Top $1.3 Trillion in the U.S., While Costs and Sales Practices are Scrutinized 19
15) Credit Swaps Soar into the Trillions of Dollars 20
16) Investment Product Facts 21
Chapter 2: Investment & Securities Industry Statistics 29
U.S. Investment & Securities Industry Overview 30
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2000-2006 31
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Sources of Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2004-2006 32
Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-2007 33
Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-2007 34
Value Traded on the NYSE & NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-2007 35
Common Stock Prices & Yields, U.S.: 1980-2006 36
Sales, Profits & Stockholders' Equity, All Manufacturing Corporations, U.S.: 1980-2006 37
Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1970-2006 38
Mutual Fund Assets by Type of Fund, U.S.: 1985-2007 39
U.S. Mutual Fund Net Sales: 1985-2007 40
Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.: 1977-2006 41
Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 1997-2006 42
Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: 1970-2006 43
Average Interest Rates of 3-Month & 10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-2007 44
Time Deposits & Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)*, U.S.: 1998-2006 45
Employment in the Investment & Securities Industry, U.S.: 2001-2007 46
Chapter 3: Important Investment & Securities Industry Contacts 47
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites)
Chapter 4: THE INVESTMENT 350:
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 67
Industry List, With Codes 68
Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 70
Alphabetical Index 79
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 82
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 86
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 88
Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 97
Individual Profiles on Each of THE INVESTMENT 350 101
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 448
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 450

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