by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Feb 21, 2020 | Business Analytics
Recently, I wrote about how a pandemic might be a useful scenario to have for scenario analysis. As I thought about how I might design such a scenario I considered: should I assume a global recession for the pandemic scenario? A pandemic, by definition, is an outbreak...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Feb 13, 2020 | Business Analytics
A recent white paper I wrote discussed the benefits of scenario analysis. The purpose of scenario analysis is to see how economic, environmental, political, and technological change can impact a company’s business. The recent outbreak of COVID-19...
by Dominic Pazzula | Oct 28, 2019 | Private Capital Forecasting
FRG, partnered with Preqin, has developed a system for simulating cash flows for private capital investments (PCF). PCF allows the analyst to change assumptions about future economic scenarios and investigate the changes in the output cash flows. This post will pick...
by Dr. Jimmie Lenz | Jan 22, 2019 | Private Capital Forecasting
A significant consideration in several aspects of Private Equity and Private Debt has been attributed to the liquidity (or lack thereof) of these investments. The liquidity factor has been cited as a basic investment decision, influencing complex pricing, return of...
by Dr. Jimmie Lenz | Jun 27, 2018 | CECL
The ramifications of CECL on Financial Institutions has in large part focused on Banks, but as we addressed in a recent paper, “Current Expected Credit Loss: Why the Expectations Are Different,” this new accounting treatment extends to a much larger universe. An...
