Survey of Private Wealth Managers Question Title * 1. Which of the following best describes your role in the firm? CEO/Head of Private Wealth Management Head of Advisory Chief Investment Officer Head of Research Relationship Manager Strategist Analyst Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What is the total size of assets managed by your firm? Less than USD 1bn USD 1bn – 50bn Above USD 50bn Question Title * 3. Which investment solutions do you offer to your private wealth customers? Please select all applicable options. (pls select multiple option) Direct equity Direct fixed income Direct commodities Proprietary funds Third-party funds Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What is the importance given by your organisation to research as a driver for your private wealth management business? Entire organisation considers it important Top management considers it important but not the Investments team The Investments team considers it important but not top management It is not considered one of the key aspects that drives revenues Question Title * 5. What is the primary role of Investment Research in your organisation? Investment decision-making/advisory process Marketing purposes Regulatory purposes Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How has COVID-19 impacted your business? (pls select multiple option) Reduced inflow of funds Increased need for personalised advice Adapted products to changing priorities No impact Question Title * 7. Rank your top goals in order of priority after the onset of COVID-19. Ensure business continuity 1 2 3 Ensure business continuity menu Increase advisory support to clients through enhanced research publications 1 2 3 Increase advisory support to clients through enhanced research publications menu Upgrade digital infrastructure for availability of digital advise/publications 1 2 3 Upgrade digital infrastructure for availability of digital advise/publications menu Question Title * 8. Please explain how your research publications have changed with the COVID pandemic. (pls select multiple option) Increased the frequency of research publications on impact of COVID on universe Provided more analytical content Increased online interaction with clients No change Question Title * 9. What categories of research products do you distribute to your private wealth clients? Please select all applicable options. (pls select multiple option) Macro/investment strategy Equity research Fixed income research ESG research Funds research Commodity research Question Title * 10. How important are the research products mentioned below for your private wealth management business? Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Not Important at all Macro/investment strategy Macro/investment strategy Very Important Macro/investment strategy Somewhat Important Macro/investment strategy Not Important Macro/investment strategy Not Important at all Equity research Equity research Very Important Equity research Somewhat Important Equity research Not Important Equity research Not Important at all Fixed income research Fixed income research Very Important Fixed income research Somewhat Important Fixed income research Not Important Fixed income research Not Important at all ESG research ESG research Very Important ESG research Somewhat Important ESG research Not Important ESG research Not Important at all Funds research Funds research Very Important Funds research Somewhat Important Funds research Not Important Funds research Not Important at all Commodity research Commodity research Very Important Commodity research Somewhat Important Commodity research Not Important Commodity research Not Important at all Question Title * 11. What is the level of importance you place on the following factors while selecting your research inputs to drive investment decisions/advisory process. (very important; somewhat important; not important; not important at all) Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important Not Important at all Impact on investment performance Impact on investment performance Very Important Impact on investment performance Somewhat Important Impact on investment performance Not Important Impact on investment performance Not Important at all Cost of research Cost of research Very Important Cost of research Somewhat Important Cost of research Not Important Cost of research Not Important at all Depth of research coverage Depth of research coverage Very Important Depth of research coverage Somewhat Important Depth of research coverage Not Important Depth of research coverage Not Important at all Breadth of research coverage Breadth of research coverage Very Important Breadth of research coverage Somewhat Important Breadth of research coverage Not Important Breadth of research coverage Not Important at all Customised or bespoke research Customised or bespoke research Very Important Customised or bespoke research Somewhat Important Customised or bespoke research Not Important Customised or bespoke research Not Important at all Others Others Very Important Others Somewhat Important Others Not Important Others Not Important at all Question Title * 12. How has MiFID II impacted your private wealth management business? Significantly improved Moderately improved Remains the same Moderately declined Significantly declined Question Title * 13. How has the overall research budget changed over the past 12-24 months? Significantly increased Moderately increased Remains the same Moderately reduced Significantly reduced Question Title * 14. According to you, what are the possible roles for outsourced research support? (pls select multiple option) To be an extended part of the in-house research team To ramp-up/maintain coverage in a cost-effective way To have part/complete ownership of certain research processes To provide on-the-ground support in markets you do not have local presence To lower investment research costs Do not envisage the possibility of using such support Question Title * 15. What are the key themes that your firm is focusing on? (pls select multiple option) Increasing market share Growing inorganically Launching new products Increasing digitisation Outsourcing Question Title * 16. Please provide the following details. We will not use or reveal any personal information obtained in this survey analysis or report. We do, however, need your email address to send you an advance copy of the survey report. Designation Company Email address Done
