HSBC Asset Management has deployed First Call Analyst, the research and analytical application from Thomson Financial, on 100 desktops in seven locations worldwide.
Mike Corless at HSBC Asset Management says the firm was looking for a single platform for accessing aggregated internal and external research worldwide.
First Call Analyst provides fund managers and analysts with access to Thomson Financial's real-time First Call research notes and reports, I/B/E/S aggregated analyst forecasts, Datastream economic charts, Worldscope company fundamentals, and analyst and broker profile information. The applications are made available on clients' internal systems or via the Web and integrated with user spreadsheets and other publishing tools.