1) The document discusses the roles of sell-side analysts, who work at investment banks and produce research reports to sell, and buy-side analysts, who work at investment funds and use sell-side research and their own analysis to inform investment decisions.
2) Sell-side analysts produce company and industry reports, set expectations for earnings, and make investment recommendations to help garner clients and reputation. Buy-side analysts build their own models, utilize conference calls and company guidance, and provide information up to portfolio managers.
3) The relationship between sell-side and buy-side analysts involves the buy-side paying for research and accessing daily calls and conferences, while the sell-side benefits from sharing models
1) The document discusses the roles of sell-side analysts, who work at investment banks and produce research reports to sell, and buy-side analysts, who work at investment funds and use sell-side research and their own analysis to inform investment decisions.
2) Sell-side analysts produce company and industry reports, set expectations for earnings, and make investment recommendations to help garner clients and reputation. Buy-side analysts build their own models, utilize conference calls and company guidance, and provide information up to portfolio managers.
3) The relationship between sell-side and buy-side analysts involves the buy-side paying for research and accessing daily calls and conferences, while the sell-side benefits from sharing models
1) The document discusses the roles of sell-side analysts, who work at investment banks and produce research reports to sell, and buy-side analysts, who work at investment funds and use sell-side research and their own analysis to inform investment decisions.
2) Sell-side analysts produce company and industry reports, set expectations for earnings, and make investment recommendations to help garner clients and reputation. Buy-side analysts build their own models, utilize conference calls and company guidance, and provide information up to portfolio managers.
3) The relationship between sell-side and buy-side analysts involves the buy-side paying for research and accessing daily calls and conferences, while the sell-side benefits from sharing models
Management Buy Side Down Side Joan Williams March 6, 2002 Sell Side PART ONE Buy Side Industry Organization
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= & Analysis = Investment Decision The World of the Sell-Side Analyst Sell Side: Major Players Investment Banks CSFB, Morgan Stanley, Merril Lynch, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Banc, Bear Stearns, CIBC Company and Industry Reports Regional / Industry Ex. Simmons in Energy Sell Side: Goals Produce and sell research Call It Reputation / Credibility Go-to analyst Expert status / air-time Funny Titles Sell Side: Research Interfacing with Company Management Conference Calls Company Conferences (ex.- Extreme Networks) Robertson Stephens Technology Conference -- San Francisco, CA Wednesday, February 27, 2002 Time: 3:00 p.m. PT (6:00 p.m. ET) Presenter: Gordon Stitt, Chief Executive Officer Merrill Lynch Global Communications Conference -- New York, NY Wednesday, March 13, 2002 Time: 12:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. ET) Presenter: Gordon Stitt, Chief Executive Officer
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Credit Ratings Sell Side: Reports Company / Industry (Sector, SubSector, Commodity)/ Economy / Theory Report team Earnings models Supporting analysis Expectations EPS and CFPS (First Call / consensus) Investment Recommendation Sell Side: Clients Internal and External Buy Side Investment Management Intermediaries Investment banking analysts Chinese wall / conflict of interest Bias Buy doesnt mean buy Dropping coverage The World of the Buy- Side Analyst Buy Side: Major Players Investment banks Institutional and Private Wealth Mutual Funds Portfolio Managers Institutional and Private Wealth Buy-side: Sell-side relationships Buy-side pays for sell-side relationship Go-to people Often share models or background information Daily conference calls Road shows (usually following report) Often internal (I-banks) Buy-Side: Research Build own earnings models Utilize Conference Calls Daily sell-side calls Company earnings Company guidance Conf. Calls and Road Shows Real-time market trends Technical analysis (shhhh.) Buy Side: Flow of information Flow up to PMs and Fund Managers Sometimes same people Assigned to S&P sector and strategy group Internal meetings and reports Buy Side: Brokers and traders Access and timing Two-way information flow Buy Side: Performance Measures Fund & Portfolio marketing results Benchmarking Up Side PART TWO Down Side