Research

June 12, 2025 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

June 2, 2025 - Like most segments of the capital markets, merger and acquisition activity is cyclical and subject to the whims of market sentiment. When risk assets are performing well, volatility is low, and credit markets are open, animal spirits come alive and deal activity…

May 31, 2025 - Private credit delivered relatively solid performance in the first quarter, reflecting resilient fundamentals amidst trade war-related volatility, although certain risks continue to warrant close attention. Several key themes have emerged in the asset class as the macroeconomic picture rapidly evolved and trade…

May 20, 2025 - Of all the words to describe economic and market conditions in April, "chaotic" seems to be the most accurate. A government policy framework driven by chaos, in which actions and directives have been unpredictable, inconsistent, and poorly designed, has ruled the roost…

May 9, 2025 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

April 27, 2025 - Released in March 1996, "Return of the Mack" became British R&B singer Mark Morrison's signature hit song. Peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, the track details a personal comeback and triumph after a setback. "Well, I tried to tell you so (Yes, I did) But…

April 19, 2025 - The U.S. dollar has served as the global reserve currency since the end of the second world war. Reflecting the nation's economic dominance at the time, in 1944, forty-four allied nations agreed to peg their currencies to the U.S. dollar under the Bretton Woods…

April 11, 2025 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

March 30, 2025 - Entering 2025, dealmakers were feeling jubilant and preparing to uncork their proverbial champagne bottles in anticipation of a boom in merger and acquisition activity. The previous four years had been somewhat underwhelming for tie-ups and takeovers, given the unfriendly deal environment fostered…

March 22, 2025 - Walter Wriston was the Chairman and CEO of Citicorp from 1967 to 1984 and was regarded as the most influential banker of his time. Wriston played a major role in shaping the modern U.S. banking system, which is inextricably linked to the global…