Technology

In this release, we introduced the new Data Center Research add-on within the S&P Capital IQ Pro platform, providing comprehensive access to Data Center Services and Infrastructure industry data and research produced by 451 Research, a technology research group part of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

New Data Center Research Add-on

Users subscribed to the Data Center Research premium add-on gain comprehensive access to our global data center database, industry forecasts, and research produced by 451 Research on the S&P Capital IQ Pro platform. A new homepage for Data Center Services & Infrastructure content serves as the entry point to the global database, research, industry forecasts, data center market profiles, capacity aggregates and mapping tools.

Key features include:

• Industry research and analysis
• Global and U.S. data center industry forecasts
• Data center market analysis reports
• Global database of Colocation, Wholesale and Hyperscale Data Centers
• Data center capacity aggregates by provider and geographical markets
• Mapping and Screening capabilities

Find it in the platform:

• Navigate to the Technology tab in the top navigation (visible to subscribers)
• Select Data Center Services & Infrastructure under Data Centers
• View Data Center Research, market forecasts, access to mapping tool, and the data center database of facilities and aggregates
• Click the More hyperlink from the Global Data Center Provider Overview or Data Center Markets Overview widgets to navigate to the database pages

Coverage stats:

• 12,962 Data Center facilities including operational and planned capacity
• 100+ metrics per Data Center facility
• 112 countries and 361 Data Center markets tracked globally

requires an additional subscription. Please contact your account team for details.

Enhanced Property Profile for Data Centers

Users subscribed to the Data Center Research add-on can access the Property Profile pages to view 100+ additional metrics per facility including property size, power consumption, Data Center campus information and services, geographies, research, certifications, system redundancy, utility information, and expansion potential.

Find it in the platform:

• Search for a company covering Data Centers properties from the top search e.g., Equinix, Inc.
• Navigate to Properties from the left-hand navigation
• Select Property Browser under Properties dropdown
• Click on any Data Center Property from the grid results to navigate to Property Profile page

Note: Access to the premium Data Center content requires an additional subscription, please contact your account team for details.

Data Centers on Real Estate Screener

All users can use the Real Estate Screener to generate a list of data center facilities based on user-defined criteria. Users subscribed to the Data Center Research premium add-on will gain access to a dedicated Data Center folder within Screener with additional data points per facility, including space, power, and rack capacity metrics.

Find it in the platform:

• Navigate to Screener from top navigation or the Apps Menu
• Select Real Estate Screener from Industry & Asset Data
• Select Data Center as Primary Property Type
• Open the field selector and navigate to the Data Center folder

Data Center Mapping tool

All users can see Data Center facilities owned by public companies on the Mapping tool. Users subscribed to the Data Center Research add-on can locate these facilities by activating the Data Center layer on the Mapping tool. This enables users to visualize data centers alongside critical elements such as power plants, energy substations or transmission lines.

Find it in the platform:

• Navigate to Maps from the top navigation or the Apps Menu
• Select Add Content > Media & Communications > Data Centers
• If you don’t have the add-on, go to Commercial Real Estate > Public Companies: Data Centers

Real Estate

New Data Center Facilities

All users can access an additional 8,500 Data Centers on the Property Browser, Property Summary and Geographic Exposure pages. In addition to the list and count of facilities, users subscribed to the Data Center Research add-on can access planned Data Centers, property size and power consumption metrics.

Find it in the platform:

• Navigate to Real Estate tab from the top navigation
• Select Property Summary under Key Workflows
• Select Data Center property type from the filters and click Apply
• Or Search for a company covering Data Centers properties from the top search e.g., Equinix, Inc
• Navigate to Properties from the left-hand navigation
• Select Property Browser under Properties dropdown

Note: Access to the full list of operational and planned Data Center assets needs an additional subscription, please contact your account team for details.

Energy

Equipment Information on Power Plant Profiles

Energy users can now access different equipment types used to generate power in a single power plant unit. The power plant units page also lists the manufacturer and model of the relevant equipment.

Find it in the platform:

• Search for and select a Power Plant profile from the top search e.g., Windpark Altenbruch II
• Navigate to the Unit Details table which contains information on different units in a power plant
• Click on the magnifying glass icon to navigate to the power plant unit’s page
• Or Select Power Plant Units page in the left-hand navigation
• Navigate to Equipment Information to access multiple manufacturers' information for a single unit
• The Equipment Manufacturer(s) are shown for all types of Equipment and their models
• The quantity of equipment is only available for wind turbines, which is represented in the Number of Wind Turbines field
• This field also corresponds to the Equipment Manufacturer(s), Equipment Type(s) and Equipment Model(s)

Equipment Information on Project Details

Energy users can now find details on multiple equipment models used to generate power on a single power plant unit. They can also view the model's manufacturer on the Project Details page, under the Equipment Details table.

Find it in the platform:

• Search for and select a Power Plant profile from the top search e.g., Windpark Altenbruch II
• Navigate to Project Details in the left-hand navigation
• Scroll down to the Equipment Details table
• The Equipment Manufacturer(s) and Equipment Model(s) fields now contain multiple data points for a single unit

Equipment Information Fields in the Power Plant Units Screener

Energy users can find the Equipment Manufacturer(s), Equipment Type(s), Equipment Model(s) and Number of Wind Turbines fields in the Power Plant Units Screener.

Find it in the platform:

• Navigate to Screener from the top navigation or the Apps menu
• Select Power Plant Units under Energy & Utilities
• Click on Add Criteria > Browse All
• Expand Unit Attributable Data > Unit Description to find Equipment Manufacturer(s), Equipment Type(s), Equipment Model(s) and Number of Wind Turbines

Insurance

In this release, we enhanced our U.S. Insurance Statutory offering on the S&P Capital IQ Pro platform with quarterly investment updates in line with the NAIC’s Principle-Based-Bond-Definition regulation update. These enhancements align with NAIC statutory filing updates, which introduce new exhibits and new disclosures for U.S. Insurance companies.

Bonds & Other Invested Assets

Users can access the updated Bonds Details and Other Invested Assets Details webpages, which feature new Asset Type and Issuer Type options in the dropdown menu within the filter section. These pages will now display updated Asset and Issuer Types once the 2025 Q1 quarterly data becomes available.

Find it in the platform:

• Search for and open an Insurance Stat company e.g., Allstate Insurance Company | NAIC # 19232
• In the left-hand menu, navigate to U.S. P&C Investment Details > Bonds or Other Invested Assets

Updates to the Asset & Issuer Type Fields in Screener

Users can access a new Asset Type and Issuer Type added for Bonds (Schedule D) and Other Invested Assets (Schedule BA) within Insurance Investment Holdings (US) and Insurance Investment Transactions (US) perspectives.

Find it in the platform:

Insurance Investment Holdings (US)

• Navigate to Screener from the top navigation or from the Apps menu
• Select Industry & Asset Data > Financials > Insurance Investment Holdings (US)
• Click on the dropdown list of Add Criteria to find relevant Asset Type and Issuer Type in the following subcategories:
  • Investment Asset Information > General Inv Identifiers
  • Investment Asset Information > Asset Information Common 
  • Investment Asset Information > Reported Quarterly and Annual Periods
  • Investment Asset Information > Bonds
  • Investment Asset Information > Other Long-Term Invested Assets
• The Bonds section includes new Asset Types and Issuer Types, while the existing ones are designated as historical by appending 2024 to the caption
• Other Long-Term Invested Assets subcategory is updated to include a new Asset Type, while the existing one is designated as historical by appending 2024 to the field

Insurance Investment Transactions (US)

• Navigate to Screener from the top navigation or from the Apps menu
• Select Industry & Asset Data > Financials > Insurance Investment Transactions (US)
• Click on the dropdown list of Add Criteria to find relevant Asset Type and Issuer Type in the following subcategories:
  • Investment Transaction Asset Information > Bonds & Stock: Acquisition 
  • Investment Transaction Asset Information > Bonds & Stock: Acquisition Disposal
  • Investment Transaction Asset Information > Other Long-Term Invested Assets: Acquisitions 
  • Investment Transaction Asset Information > Other Long-Term Invested Assets: Disposals 

• The Bonds & Stock Acquisition and Bonds & Stock Disposal sections include new Asset Type and Issuer Type, while the existing ones are designated as historical by appending 2024 to the caption
• The Other Long-Term Invested Assets Acquisitions and Other Long-Term Invested Assets Disposal sections display a new Asset Type, while the existing ones are designated as historical by appending 2024 to the caption

S&P Capital IQ Pro Plug-in

Excel Template Library

Fundamental Banking Template

This model offers valuable insights into the financial health, profitability, and credit quality of a specific bank and a comparative table to evaluate a company's positioning within the broader market, as part of Visible Alpha data on S&P Capital IQ Pro Plug-in functionality.

Multi Company Margin Analysis

Multi-Company Margin Analysis reviews company performance over the past and next three years across key financial ratios, using Visible Alpha data from the S&P Capital IQ Pro Excel Plug-In.

Canadian Insurance - P&C & Life Peer Comps

This model now includes Life/Fraternal peer analysis for companies or industry, in addition to the existing P&C peer analysis.

April 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

April 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

Read April 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

In this release, we added new datasets and tools on Capital IQ Pro, designed to enhance our client's daily workflows:

• Visible Alpha Estimates: We introduced Visible Alpha Estimates on S&P Capital IQ Pro and S&P Capital IQ Pro Plug-in, offering comprehensive consensus estimates and historical financials for 7,300+ companies across 170+ industries.
• Enhanced Private Company Data: We expanded coverage for Australian private companies, providing additional firmographics and financials for SMEs in Australia.
• Workflow Efficiencies: We added Headcount Data Grouping functionality in Screener to group data by country/region or primary industry for streamlined analysis and enhanced editing and saving features of investment research Saved Searches.
• ‘Ask AI Help’ Feature: We launched a new feature in Help Menu of S&P Capital IQ Pro to enable users to ask questions, retrieve formulas, navigate Help documentation, and provide feedback easily.

March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

Read March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Pro Release Notes

• Private Markets: We introduced new Headcount Analytics data for over 4.3 million private companies. Headcount data and analytics can help users assess the size and growth trends of private companies and industries through the lens of the human capital or size of workforce for potential investment opportunities.
• Content Expansion: We expanded transaction valuations coverage to include estimated values for private company M&A deals and funding rounds, enhanced sector coverage for Insurance (incorporating the 2025 quarterly NAIC statutory filing updates), Banks & Credit Unions, Metals & Mining, and Media & Telecommunications.
• Market Data Enhancements: Term SOFR and Term SONIA Risk-Free rates are now part of Capital IQ Pro. Additionally, we integrated the Tadawul All Shares Index (TASI).
• Workflow Efficiencies: In Document Intelligence, we enabled ChatIQ, a Generative AI assistant, for Investment Research, facilitating deeper interaction and insights across a broader corpus of textual datasets.
• Enhancing Core Capabilities: We added a new interactive Stock Chart by integrating ChartIQ to offer improved performance, greater interactivity and relevancy, and improved customization options. We also enabled click-through functionality for specific market data items, including Market Cap and Total Enterprise Value, within Screener, S&P Capital IQ Pro Plug-in, and Peer Comps.

March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Release Notes

March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Release Notes

Read March 2025 S&P Capital IQ Release Notes

In this release, we added new enhancements on Capital IQ to improve your daily workflows:

• We enhanced reporting efficiency in Portfolio Analytics by adding the ability to export a firm’s exposure data for use in external workflows.
• We introduced a Cash Flow data input template in the Project Finance app to streamline inputs for Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD) assessments.
• We launched the ‘Save Progress’ feature in ProSpread, enabling users to save and resume their extraction workflows for greater flexibility.
• We introduced GSAC V3 Bond Sector Curves, in the S&P Capital IQ Plug-In, enhancing the precision of bond sector analysis and aligning with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

Marketplace Data & Solutions Communiqué

Marketplace Data & Solutions Communiqué

Data: Leverage premium fundamental and alternative datasets available seamlessly, along with expert analysis, to accelerate your journey from data to insight.

Solutions: Gain maximum value from your big data with technology solutions designed to enhance your workflow, increase your insights, and complement your datasets. Our solutions, including Snowflake, Kensho NERD, Xpressfeed, Xpressfeed Loader, and API Solutions, help you make the most of all your data.

If you wish to subscribe, sign up on the Communiqué Marketplace site.

• Marketplace Data & Solutions April 2025 Communiqué
• Marketplace Data & Solutions March 2025 Communiqué