State Street Global Advisors – Transforming Intangible Assets into Tangible Value
BOSTON, September 20th, 2018 – The evolution of the global economy to one that is increasingly services-driven has been accompanied by an increase in the proportion of many firms’ value that is dependent on hard-to-measure intangible assets. This is particularly prevalent within the Information Technology and Health Care sectors, where the long-term value of new technology and early-stage biotech can be difficult to assess and account for. Our work indicates that a focus on the quality of intangibles is key to creating a reasonable assessment of value.
