Abstract:
SNL is a financial information firm headquartered in the state of Virginia, USA. SNL collects,
standardizes corporate, market, and financial data for clients to enable them to perform in-depth
analysis refining their investment decisions. SNL also analyzes industries they cover including
bank and thrifts, financial services, insurance, real estate, energy, media and communications
to provide research to its client. Clients use these analyses to make financial decisions. It is
serving more than 5,000 client companies and 0.1 million users worldwide. The firm covers data
of more than 6,500 public companies and over 50,000 private companies. In Pakistan, SNL has
established an office in Islamabad (2005), with over 900 employees as of Dec 2015.
SNL Financial was originally founded as "S&L Securities" in New Jersey in 1987 with an initial
focus on the savings and loan industry. But state law would not permit the incorporation of a
non-bank with "S&L" in the official company name. So we replaced the "&" with an "N" to create
"SNL." And the universe for the company soon expanded well beyond savings & loans to the
various business sectors we cover today.
Since our founding, SNL has continuously expanded our global operations, as well as the scope
and depth of our coverage and products — all without compromising the standards of quality
and customer service that drive our success. Throughout our organization, SNL has infused 4
core tenets — Accuracy, Relevance, Completeness and Timeliness — and we stand behind our
published information with a unique Accuracy Guarantee.
As a result, leading investment banks, investment managers, corporate executives, ratings
agencies, government agencies, consulting firms, law firms and media such as The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Forbes and Fortune rely on SNL
Financial for the best possible information on the companies in our sectors
