Ft.com has a nice widget that is very recent by my reckoning. If you hover over the name of a public company in any article on ft.com, a nice “chartlet” pops up. If you click on the company it takes you to the company in the Company Research part of their website.
I thought the pop-up was quite cool. It performs well, looks nice. It could even have been useful to readers. If I have one problem with it, it is the choice of the chart – a daily price chart.
New tools can do some tasks of the research analyst. Gridstone Research, for instance, offers software that can automatically assemble, analyze and structure company information into financial data, guidance and operational data.
Wall Street & Technology explains why technology is letting analysts automate the clerical work and instead use their analytical skills.
Candace Browning, Head of Research at Merrill Lynch posted an open letter last week that talked about the “Napsterization” of sell-side research, justifying why Merrill Lynch would have to take control of the distribution of their research.
As messages go, “Napsterization of Research” is as sticky as they come. Drawing an analogy with digital music (and film) is apt, but there are key differences as well. Understanding those differences is important to be able to see where the sell-side research puck is headed.
Analysts at the San Mateo, California-based Gridstone Research review earnings statements, trawl through corporate filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, listen in on earnings calls and finally collate all useful information on a proprietary spreadsheet-based data platform.
All of this happens out of Mindspace, a swanky business park in Mumbai's suburb of Malad.
Helion Venture Partners, a $140-million multi-stage venture fund focused on Indian companies, has added a third company to its portfolio, investing an undisclosed sum in Gridstone Research, a provider of analysis and tools for investment managers....
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