It has become more fashionable, and importantly more profitable, for a company to promote “Made in America.” After all, consumers perceptions of the Made in America mark (or similar marks) drive product preference and afford a price premium as “American Made” is perceived to offer higher quality. Research from Consumer Reports and Standard Textile indicates: […]
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Ocean Tomo Releases Intangible Asset Market Value Study Interim Results for 2020
Since 2017, Ocean Tomo has calculated and reviewed the intangible asset market value (“IAMV”) of the S&P500 index components. Between 1995 and 2015, the share of intangible asset market value increased from 68% to 84%. In July, Ocean Tomo updated the IAMV Study to investigate the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. We find that […]
Ocean Tomo Campus Recruiting
Ocean Tomo offers a unique career experience – we are experts at understanding the intellectual property that supports innovation and we are ourselves a suite of interconnected services. We’re a platform for your career, bringing you to the forefront of not only how things work, but how they work together. At Ocean Tomo, you will […]
Liquidity and valuation risk within investment funds
Asset managers and investment funds are among the main holders of low-rated collateralized loan obligations. Given the increasing risks of a sustained global economic downturn as a result of Covid-19 highly leveraged companies could face difficulties in servicing their debt, with possible downgrades to high-yield bonds. There are pockets of high leverage in the (alternative) […]
National Inventors Hall of Fame® Camp Invention Connect™
While many in-person summer camps have been cancelled in response to COVID-19, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) has been working hard to meet the needs of families across the country with the launch of Camp Invention Connect™ — a hybrid program that offers imaginative, hands-on learning at home. To date, NIHF has run […]
Michelle Avery Speaks at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute
Veris from Ocean Tomo’s Michelle Avery recently spoke at William & Mary’s Mason Summer Business Institute (MSBI). Michelle was selected to discuss non-traditional finance options incorporating both her background in forensic analysis and auditing and her role on the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinRec). FinREC is a senior committee of the AICPA for financial […]
Amy Yurish Explores Potential Fraud Risks Outlined by the GAO Related to the CARES Act
In her July 2020 article “Paycheck Protection Program Loans: GAO Report Flags Potential Fraud Risks” written for the AICPA’s Professional Insights, AICPA FLS Fraud Task Force Member and Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director Amy Yurish explains potential fraud risks outlined by the GAO related to the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]
Intellectual Property as a Non-Correlated Investment
Since the start of the year, market-wide uncertainty has swelled to levels not seen for over a decade. Market fluctuations now have investors increasingly searching for non-correlated returns across all asset classes in an effort to diversify away risk brought on by this volatile market. Should investors turn to precious metals? Real estate? Emerging markets? […]