Formerly known as Global Research & Risk Solutions
SME-led value-add across asset classes and workflows
Crisil team works as an extension of the client’s own team across research, quant, data analytics, sustainability, and middle office workflows
US-based asset manager (AuM $700 billion)
Key requirement
- Maintaining lean structure without compromising on talent quality
Engagement highlights
- Scalable FTE-based model
- Access to globally distributed team across India, China, Poland, Argentina, and Colombia
- Institutional best practices for research as well as project management
- Specialized talent sourcing
Crisil GR&RS key workstreams
Fixed income, private markets and equity research
- New issuances/coverage, financial modelling, identifying investment thesis, investment committee reviews, earnings support, local market flavor, field visits, analyst/industry expert interactions, and private debt deal support
Quant, macro research and data analytics
- Portfolio analytics, statistical models, back-testing, NLP for new factors, domain-led tech support for traditional and alt data research, Data engineering, and Data quality
Responsible investing
- ESG scoring frameworks and commentaries; ESG due diligence/controversy assessment, and active engagement with investee companies
Sales and marketing, RFP, and domain-led operations
- RFIs/DDQs, fund analytics and marketing material, fund commentaries, automation-driven efficiencies within CFO workstreams such as expense processing and reconciliation
Crisil Impact
Benefits to the client
- Increased coverage per analyst by 1.75x while maintaining cost efficiencies
- Highly integrated into the investment process
- Local market knowledge and language capability given geographically diverse team
- Quick ramp-up on key initiatives such as sustainable investing and CLO
- Brought efficiencies through process automation for the CFO workstream
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