Two days of compiling for a briefing that is read in twenty minutes.
The analyst pulls prices and metrics from the market data terminal, holdings from the portfolio management system and notes from the research database. The figures go into the template, month-on-month changes are recalculated and text blocks from the last briefing adjusted. If a figure arrives late, it has to be updated in every section where it appears.
23positions in the mandateThat many securities and funds are discussed for one mandate.
6funds priced the next dayFor six positions the redemption price is only available the next morning, and every late price has to be carried through every section of the briefing.
2 dayscompilingThat is how long the analyst spends transferring figures and rewriting sections.
1fixed meeting dateThe investment committee meets on its scheduled day, and the date does not move.
The investment committee gets figures as at the reporting date, because 50% faster research cycles turn two days of compiling into one.
The 50% speed-up in research cycles is this agent's headline figure. The 23 positions in the mandate and the six funds priced the next day describe a typical run-up to a committee meeting; they are not measured values.