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The research space has become a virtual jungle with investors having an increasingly difficult time distinguishing between research providers, understanding their styles and objectives and building confidence in their products. Investars' state of the art, free performance measurement platform allows investors to conduct due diligence by gaining insight into your firm's track record and understanding the nature of your firm and strenghts of your products. The transparency offered by Investars can enhance investors confidence in your products and drive sales for your firm. |
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Although many people still disagree about the value of ratings, the endorsement of performance measurement by many of the nations largest firms and top regulators makes performance a great differentiator for equity research providers. Parties as diverse as hedge funds and individual investors are looking at ratings performance as a broad indicator of the value of research provided by different firms. |
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There has been substantial focus on independent research over the past couple of years. Investars was the first firm ever to draw public attention to the important role independent research firms play on Wall Street. But investors should go beyond labels. Our data shows that many bulge bracket and regional investment banks produce more accurate research that many independents. We believe one day people will look beyond labels and that all research independent or not will be made available to all institutional clients through various channels. Recent examples show that this research will be accompanied with performance metrics to allow the buyside to conduct quick and painless due diligence on the large stable of research suddenly made available to them. Investars is a turnkey platform enabling any broker to offer select third party research and state of the art performance tools through its soft dollar network virtually overnight. Your presence on Investars will make it easier for firms to deliver your research through their networks. The business terms are up to you and the broker. We just facilitate the delivery of your research to the end users once you have agreed on the terms. |
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