The Intertek Group

Financial Services Sector

Intertek custom research brings independent, incisive analysis to support your business decisions.

In the area of product and market development, Intertek business-to-business research brings answers to questions such as:

Ø      Competitive positioning, to better understand how institutional investors, investment consultants or financial advisors evaluate a firm (its investment products, performance, management, reporting, etc)

Ø      Product development, to test investors’ appetite for new investment vehicles

Ø      Market trends, to gain deeper insight into how institutional investors are going to adapt their investment strategies to a changing economic environment

Ø      Business development, to explore new areas of opportunity.

For those wanting to introduce new technologies or methodologies inside their organizations, The Intertek Group undertakes assignments including:

Ø       Technology assessments, to take a critical look at a technology or a methodology, implementation issues, and industry take-up

Ø       Vendor analysis, to explore the range of solutions, technology and market trends, and "best fit" with a client's objectives

Ø       Internal technology audits, to evaluate where and how a new technology might be profitably deployed.

Research methodologies include interviews, broad surveys, and a review of publicly available information.

In addition to custom research, The Intertek Group periodically undertakes its own field research to track the industry's take-up and evaluation of emerging technologies and analytical computational methods in applications such as risk modeling, financial forecasting, and investment management. Click on Reports for information on current reports.

For articles and books on financial modeling and risk management authored by The Intertek Group partners, see Articles & Books.

To discuss a research project, contact Caroline Jonas (Tel: + 33 1/45 75 51 74; email: cjonas@theintertekgroup.com.