Independent Investment Research Services

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IBISWorld’s Independent Investment Research Services market research report offers insightful industry analysis and research into the market at the national level. IBISWorld’s in-depth industry market research is presented in a logical and consistent format. The industry report contains key industry statistics, market size, industry trends, and growth and profit forecasts for a 5-year outlook period.

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Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

Firms in the Independent Investment Research Services industry provide an essential service to financial advisers, fund managers, superannuation funds, institutional investors and retail investors. The industry researches and rates various investment and superannuation funds to provide clear, unbiased information to large and small investors, helping to establish the optimal investment products to include in their portfolios. Research firms also provide other valuable quantitative and qualitative research and information products to assist investment companies develop financial models and make investment choices.

Some fund managers have paid research firms to rate their products, leading to accusations of conflicts of interest...

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What is the Independent Investment Research Services industry?

The Independent Investment Research Services industry is characterised by high barriers to entry. With the volume of independent research on investment and managed funds already high in Australia, it can be difficult for a new company to develop a new way of analysing and measuring performance that is not already available. Although it is comparatively inexpensive to establish a new independent investment research company, it can be costly to establish an investment fund ranking product and hire suitably skilled staff to analyse data and reports.

It can be difficult to gain a suitably large client base to gain subscription and ranking fees due to existing independent research providers in the market. Fur...

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Additional Insights for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry

IBISWorld identifies 250 Key Success Factors for a business.The most important for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry are

  • Ability to alter goods and services produced in favour of market conditions
  • Ability to raise revenue from additional sources
  • Access to a highly skilled workforce

    • IBISWorld analysts also discuss how external factors such as Demand from financial planning and investment advice and Demand from finance in the Independent Investment Research Services industry impact industry performance..

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    Products & Brands

    Major products in this industry
    Investment research subscription services
    Pay-for-ratings services
    Research consulting services
    Other investment and research services
    Examples of brands in this Industry
    iRate
    Lonsec
    SuperRatings
    Mercer Investments
    Morningstar Research Pty Ltd

    Table of Contents

    About this Industry
    Industry Definition
    Main Activities
    Similar Industries
    Additional Resources
    Industry at a Glance
    Industry Statistics Snapshot
    Industry Structure
    Executive Summary
    Industry Performance
    Executive Summary
    Key External Drivers
  • Demand from financial planning and investment advice
  • Demand from finance
  • Demand from superannuation funds
  • Demand from superannuation funds management services
  • year bond rate

    • Current Performance
  • Revenue and industry changes
  • Establishments and employment
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Chart: Revenue Growth

    • Industry Outlook
  • Revenue and profit growth
  • ASIC regulation
  • Future growth areas
  • Table: Independent Investment Research Services Industry Revenue Outlook

    • Industry Life Cycle
  • Life cycle reasons
  • Chart: Benchmarking - Independent Investment Research Services Industry Lifecycle vs The Economy

    • Products & Markets
    Supply Chains
    Key Buying Industries
  • Financial Asset Investing
  • Superannuation Funds
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning and Investment Advice
  • Consumers

    • Key Selling Industries
  • Computer and Computer Peripheral Wholesaling
  • Data Processing and Web Hosting Services

    • Products & Services
  • Investment research subscription services
  • Pay-for-ratings services
  • Other investment and research services
  • Research consulting services
  • Chart: Independent Investment Research Services Industry Products and Services Segmentation

    • Demand Determinants
    Major Markets
  • Financial advisers
  • Fund managers
  • Financial organisations and investment companies
  • Retail investors
  • Chart: Major Market Segmentation for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry

    • International Trade
    Business Locations
    Chart: Business Locations by State
    Competitive Landscape
    Market Share Concentration
    Key Success Factors
    Cost Structure Benchmarks
  • Profit
  • Wages
  • Purchases
  • Rent
  • Depreciation and utilities
  • Other
  • Chart: Cost Structure Benchmarking – Sector vs Independent Investment Research Services

    • Basis of Competition
  • Internal competition
  • External competition

    • Barriers to Entry
  • Table: Barrier to Entry Checklist for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry

    • Industry Globalization
    Major Companies
    Morningstar Group (Australia) Pty LimitedMarsh Mercer Holdings (Australia) Pty LtdLonsec Fiscal Holdings Pty LtdZenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd
  • Table: Morningstar Group (Australia) Pty Limited - financial performance
  • Table: Marsh Mercer Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd - financial performance
  • Table: Lonsec Fiscal Holdings Pty Ltd - financial performance
  • Table: Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd - financial performance

    • Operating Conditions
    Capital Intensity
  • Chart: Level of Capital Intensity for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry
  • Chart: Tools of the Trade: Growth Strategies for Success

    • Technology & Systems
    Revenue Volatility
  • Chart: Volatility vs Industry Growth

    • Regulation & Policy
    Industry Assistance
    Key Statistics
    Table: Industry Data for the Independent Investment Research Services Industry
    Includes:
  • Industry Revenue (2008-2022)
  • Industry Gross Product (2008-2022)
  • Establishments (2008-2022)
  • Businesses (2008-2022)
  • Employment (2008-2022)
  • Wages (2008-2022)

    • Table: Annual Percentage Change for Key Industry Data
    Table: Key Ratios for Industry Key Data
    Jargon & Glossary
    Buy-Side
  • The buy-side includes entities that purchase shares and other financial assets on their own account. These include superannuation funds, fund managers, institutional investors and retail investors.
    • Institutional Investors
  • Institutional investors include large companies, banks, insurance companies and other funds that buy and sell shares and other financial products in large volumes for their own portfolios.
    • Retail Investors
  • Retail investors are individuals and small entities that buy and sell shares and other financial products in small volumes for their own portfolios.
    • Sell-Side
  • The sell-side provides information to the firms' clients, with the intention of this research being used in client portfolios. The sell-side sells this information to the buy-side.

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    • Provides Market Size information to assist with planning and strategic decisions.
    • Includes the necessary information to perform SWOT, PEST and STEER analysis.
    • Helps you understand market dynamics to give you a deeper understanding of industry competition and the supply chain.
    • Analyses key performance and operational metrics so that you can benchmark against your own business, that of your customers’ businesses, or your competitors’ businesses.
    The Independent Investment Research Services market research report includes:
    • Historical data and analysis for the key drivers of this industry
    • A five-year forecast of the market and noted trends
    • Detailed research and segmentation for the main products and markets
    • An assessment of the competitive landscape and market shares for major companies
    • And of course, much more

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