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Newsletter: Issue 27 – Q2, 2019           FOCUS             Investment reporting survey for asset managers     This survey seeks insights into the constraints faced by investment reporting teams in the world of limited resources and time and the latest methods employed to overcome them. Take this three-minute survey and receive a free copy of the published report.               TECHNOLOGY             BEAT Flow: Workflow management tool     BEAT Flow is an easy-to-onboard, adaptable workflow management system that ensures engagement ROI. Learn more                   Consultant database updates solution EDGE   Automated portfolio monitoring tool   Learn more about our unique and flexible consultant database (CDB) update solution that combines smart technologies and CDB specialisms   Tailor-made portfolio monitoring tool for private equity and venture capital firms. Currently in BETA and launching soon.             THOUGHT LEADERSHIP   Mind the (digital talent) gap: Supercharging research with general-purpose programming languages   AML analytics: A journey from the quantitative to the qualitative model   Considering incorporating general-purpose programming languages to your current processes? Learn more about this current trend, the factors driving it, and the reactions of the firms affected.   Banks and financial institutions are now required to have a framework to combat money laundering. Understand the challenges in implementing this AML analytics framework and on how we can help.         Dual voting class: A friend or a foe?   US leveraged lending market: Time to sound the alarm?   Dual-voting structures seem to have mixed reviews. How are exchanges, investors, and index players adapting to these changes in the industry?   Macro conditions seem ripe for distressed debt investors to identify opportunities at an early stage. Explore how to develop a proprietary and scalable distressed debt investing process ahead of the cycle.             VIDEO REEL   Business transformation solutions for asset managers   The future of digital marketing solutions for asset managers   Active asset managers can consider a strategic front-office business transformation model that will help improve profitability and find avenues for scalable asset growth.   As the digital marketing industry matures, global asset managers need to re-think strategies and find competitive tools and solutions.   Our expert’s view on portfolio research and operations solutions   Our expert’s view on private equity solutions   Learn more on how asset managers are seeking high-end portfolio research and operations solutions to stay ahead in the current industry climate.   Learn more on how private equity firms are securing their digital future with smart tech applications and analytics.             SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE   IB capital market solutions   Credit research solutions   Enable your capital markets team to close more transactions and significantly reduce the lead time required in regular tasks and analyses. .   Enhance revenues, gain market share, and optimize research costs with our real-time experience in capital markets from the previous distressed credit market cycle.         Covenant monitoring solutions   Enhanced due diligence   Adopt a robust covenant monitoring framework to achieve greater flexibility and additional bandwidth for client-facing activities .   We bring together our comprehensive data source on global companies, team of skilled research analysts, and access to Innovation Lab to offer investigative due diligence solutions.         Investment compliance solutions   Indirect private equity / Fund of funds   Adhering to investment guidelines and federal laws mandates a robust monitoring framework. Learn how we can help strengthen your investment compliance program. .   Explore why private equity fund investors, including fund of funds, primary/secondary funds, sovereign fund managers, and wealth managers, partner with us to fast track projects and expand research coverage.             WEBINARS ON DEMAND   Investment teams: Unlock the potential of your research data   Unlocking alpha with alternative data: Generating unique investment insights   Gain insights on how to successfully centralize investment research data and lead a change program within your organization. .   In an era where data is growing at an explosive rate and hundreds of players claim to have an edge over each other, is it possible to truly differentiate? As an investment manager or a covering analyst, is it possible to derive unique insights from alternative data?         Turning the corner in investment reporting: Unlocking bespoke solutions to tackle data challenges   The future of marketing and reporting: Empowering asset managers in the transformation journey   Together with a guest speaker from Manulife Asset Management, our experts will cover bespoke, flexible data governance solutions that have helped reporting teams tackle data challenges and achieve quick turnaround of reports while ensuring accuracy. .   Gain insights into the changing marketing and client-servicing landscape and challenges in the asset management industry. With widespread use of technology, how should asset management firms consider merging man and machine without losing sight of their ROI?                     About Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services, a division of Moody’s Analytics, is a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector. The company supports over 250 financial institutions and consulting companies through a team of over 2,500 subject matter experts who work as an extension of the clients’ teams based out of various global delivery centres. We EMPOWER our clients to drive revenues higher. We INNOVATE using our proprietary technology and automation solutions. We enable our clients to TRANSFORM their operating model and cost base.           US: +1 212 553 9477  |  UK: +44 20 7772 1000  |  contact@acuitykp.com               ©2019 Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services. All rights reserved.