Newsletter: Issue 25 – Q4, 2018           EVENT HIGHLIGHTS             Innovation and shifting market dynamics was the focal point of our recently concluded annual client conference held in New York City. The full-day event showcased 35 speakers and panelists from 6 industry segments.           The event was attended by over 150 business leaders, decision makers, and industry experts from across the financial services sector, representing more than 100 firms in North America.                   THOUGHT LEADERSHIP             Exclusive Insights: Remolding Investment Research Landscape 2018           You wouldn’t like to miss this opportunity to gain insights on how global asset managers are driving innovation and sustainability in their investment research process while maximizing efficiency and investment returns.                           Technology Insights: How Artificial is Artificial Intelligence?           Check out this exciting thought piece on how technology and AI are re-defining the financial services landscape and what global financial services firms can do to help you stay ahead of the curve.                   Entering China’s Bond Market – Empowering Global Fixed Income Investors   Hedge Funds Riding the Alternative Data Wave   Facing challenges in overcoming major barriers to access China’s vast bond market? Benefit from the on-ground support offered by Moody’s analysts in Beijing.   Get valuable insights on how hedge fund managers are gathering digital data from disparate sources to research new investment ideas and generate alpha.             FOCUS             Costa Rica as a Nearshore Center for North American Financial Services Firms           Are you considering nearshoring as a strategy for 2019? See how a global investment bank headquartered in the US receives real-time support from over 30 North America equity research analysts based in our Costa Rica center and has achieved significant cost savings versus similar onshore setup.                           Consultant Database Updates and BEAT EDGE           Explore our unique and flexible consultant database (CDB) update solution that combines smart technologies with specialists to ensure minimal time is spent by your teams on timely, hassle-free and accurate CDB updates.                   Introducing BEAT EDGE - a custom-built proprietary platform that helps automate the CDB update process, reduces turnaround time, increases efficiency, and delivers significant cost savings.                   SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE     Investment Banking Solutions   Commercial Lending Solutions   Win more mandates. Grow revenue. Improve efficiency. Focus on client-centric revenue-generating activities.   Facing stiff competition from non-banking entities? Centralize, Standardize and Optimize your Lending function. Create a simplified Lending process.             Research Publishing Solutions   Investment Compliance Solutions   Index and ETF Solutions     Facing challenges in scaling your research publishing platform? Leverage qualified supervisory analysts and editors offshore.   Achieve superior oversight on your investment compliance processes.   Enhance pure beta replication or create your own bespoke indices. Access skilled talent to scale up your index practice.                 CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS                   Bespoke Contextual Technology Solutions           How to do more with less in record time? This question continues to test every COO and senior decision maker in the financial industry. The biggest challenge still remains; leveraging new technology and automation to improve output and analytics, while supporting front-office client teams to deliver superior outcomes.           Here is where our Custom Technology Solutions acts as a change agent, empowering financial services firms.                             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 200 financial institutions and consulting companies through a team of over 2,700 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               Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. With the launch of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we have updated our Privacy Policy effective May 23, 2018. To review the new Privacy Policy click here           ©2018 Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services. All rights reserved.