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New Research Providers: Top Firm in China Plus Raymond James US Moves to Subscription

    S&P Capital IQ added 30 providers to the aftermarket research collection in Q2 of 2014, including 19 that are not available on other embargoed research vendors. Highlighting the new contributors is the top-ranked firm in China, CICC, along with the addition of Raymond James US in the S&P Capital IQ standard collection. Through the first half of the year, 60 new contributors from 24 countries are now available on S&P Capital IQ.

    Top Firm in China: CICC
    Headlining the new additions is China International Capital Corp (CICC), the #1 ranked firm in China by Institutional Investor for the past two years. By taking the top position, CICC ranks higher in China than any global bank including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. CICC is available automatically for clients with an aftermarket research subscription, and their research is not available on any other aftermarket vendor. There are now 23 aftermarket research providers in China on S&P Capital IQ.

    Raymond James
    US company, macro-economic and strategy reports from Raymond James are now exclusively available in the S&P Capital IQ aftermarket Standard collection and are automatically available to clients with research subscriptions. Raymond James US research is not available over any other aftermarket research aggregator. Industry and Initiation of Coverage reports from the US division of Raymond James are available on a pay-per-view basis, and reports from the Raymond James Europe and Canada offices will continue to be available in the Standard collection.

    With over 80 analysts covering 1300 companies, Raymond James fields one of the largest research organizations in the brokerage industry. The firm has won numerous accolades for their research including:
    • Ranked among top firms in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Institutional Investor All-America Research Leaders
    • Ranked among top firm in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 II Global Research Leaders
    • Received 17 awards in the 2013 Financial Times/StarMine Analyst Awards, ranking the firm second among all brokers.
    • Twenty-six Raymond James analysts have been named in The Wall Street Journal Best on the Street Survey a total of 89 times.

    More Latam Coverage
    Latam research contributors Santander and Votorantim Corretora de Títulos have been added to the S&P Capital IQ aftermarket Standard collection, further expanding coverage of Latin American companies and industries. Those providers join top-ranked regional contributors Itau, BTG Pactual, J. Safra Corretora, and LarrainVial Corredora de Bolsa in the aftermarket offering, along with local coverage from global contributors such as JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and HSBC.


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