GMI Ratings Releases Global Data Comparing the Equity Performance of Companies with Top-Decile and Bottom-Decile Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) Ratings
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Study Confirms that AGR Ratings Can Help Investors Significantly Improve Equity Returns
AGR is a proprietary risk metric that GMI Ratings publishes on approximately 18,000 public companies worldwide. AGR reflects a broad spectrum of accounting irregularities and weaknesses in corporate governance statistically associated with an elevated risk of anomalous events likely to cause precipitous contractions in equity value. Specifically, investment managers and insurers use AGR ratings to help predict securities class-action litigation, financial restatements,
The present study focuses on the equity performance of best-rated and worst-rated companies in
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About GMI Ratings
GMI Ratings is an independent provider of research and ratings on environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. The firm’s ESG ratings for nearly 5,500 companies worldwide incorporate 120 ESG KeyMetrics™ to help investors assess the sustainable investment value of corporations. The firm also provides Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR®) ratings and corresponding litigation probabilities for approximately 18,000 public companies worldwide. AGR metrics reflect the accuracy and reliability of a company’s financial reporting. Clients of GMI Ratings include leading investment managers, asset owners, insurers, auditors, regulators and corporations seeking to incorporate accounting and ESG factors into risk assessment and decision-making. A signatory to the Principles for
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