The UK government has launched a new public health site to provide citizens with easily accessible data about premature death and mortality rates: http://longerlives.phe.org.uk/ It has national rankings of premature death by local authority, with breakdowns for major killers such as cancer, heart and lung disease. There are also links to data on socio-economic deprivation. […]
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
LGBT tolerance
Survey of LGBT Americans- attitudes experiences and values Latest data from Pew research. Findings include more acceptance, however at the same time discrimination continues. This week the US government housing agency HUD released its first survey on housing discrimination against same-sex couples in metropolitan rental markets via advertisements on the Internet. Also useful on this, […]
SIPRI
SIPRI Yearbook 2013 – from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This is a leading resource for annual round ups of information and facts and facts on all aspects of international security, peace and disarmament worldwide. The full text is for subscribers only, however there is a free summary Sipri does offer free access to a […]
BPS Occupational Digest
A new blog and email produced by the British Psychological Society, Users can get RSS feeds or sign up to receive regular research updates covering psychology in the workplace. This includes organisational psychology and HR related issues such as workplace conflict & decision making: http://bps-occupational-digest.blogspot.co.uk/
Women in the workplace
A few key reports covering the UK have been published this week. The Business, Innovations and Skills Committee has published a 3 volume report on women in the workplace: HC 342. This covers a wide range of issues including pay, equality discrimination. The second and third volumes have oral and written evidence from organisations and researchers: […]
Bloomberg: Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance/Corporate Social Reponsibility
ESG (or CSR) has been topical over the last five years. Several studies from asset managers have shown that companies committed to transparency in the reporting of environmental, social and corporate governance aims outperform their peers. Bloomberg’s ESG data, equity screening and backtesting functions verify these findings. Find case studies using the function FFM on […]
Bloomberg: assessing the Greek recovery
Data compiled from the European Commission show economic sentiment in Greece has risen from its low last June. Concerns that Greece may exit the euro have subsided. Bloomberg tools show there are more signs the Greek economy may be turning around. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: Skew analysis
Smithfield Foods Inc. stock jumped more than 28 percent on May 29 following a $34-a-share cash offer from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. Before the takeover announcement, Bloomberg’s skew analysis functions suggested that investors in the options market were predicting a rise in Smithfield stock. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: effects of QE in fixed income markets
Quantitative easing has increased the level of liquidity in financial markets and helped drive down yields in government bond markets. Bloomberg has tools to compare yield changes between investment grade and riskier bonds. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: stock valuations with historical context
EMC Corp. announced a quarterly dividend on May 30 and expanded its stock buyback plan at a time when it was trading 15 percent below its 12-month high. The shares have since gained about 5 percent. Bloomberg’s new Equity Relative Valuation function provides historical context to valuation multiples, showing the company is trading cheaper than […]
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