Moody's Survey - Investment Reporting

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your firm?

Asset Manager

Wealth Manager

Institutional Investor (Pension fund, Endowments, Insurance company)

Investment Bank

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your department in the firm?

Investment Strategy

Portfolio/Fund Operations

Portfolio Management

Analytics

Reporting

Marketing

Compliance

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which of the following best describes your role in the firm?

Heads of Investment Reporting

Head of Performance and Reporting

Head of Client Services

Head of Investment Operations

Head of Client Reporting

Chief Operating Officer

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is the total size of assets managed by your firm?

USD 751 bn or above

USD 501-750 bn

USD 251-500 bn

USD 50-250 bn

Less than USD 50 bn

Not applicable

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* 5. What are the different account types serviced? (Choose all that are applicable)

Individual HNW SMAs

Institutional separate accounts

Mutual funds

ETFs

Partnerships

Retail separate accounts

Common and collective funds

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is the size of your firm’s investment reporting team?

Fewer than 5

5-10

11-20

More than 20

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* 7. Please provide a range for volume of your reports in a month (factsheets, performance reports, client reports, regulatory reports and any other reports produced for internal and external stakeholders)

Less than 1,000

1,000-10,000

10,000-100,000

More than 100,000

Please specify if you can

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* 8. What percentage (%) of times are you able to meet your reporting deadlines?

100%

76-99%

51-75%

25-50%

1-25%

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* 9. How do you track the status of your reporting deliverables?

Do not track

Automated dashboard

Manual tracking

Other (please specify)

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* 10. From your firm's perspective, how would you rank the following challenges faced by asset managers for investment reporting today?

	Challenging	Somewhat challenging	Not relevant
Data integration, enrichment, and automation	Data integration, enrichment, and automation Challenging	Data integration, enrichment, and automation Somewhat challenging	Data integration, enrichment, and automation Not relevant
Handling reporting volumes	Handling reporting volumes Challenging	Handling reporting volumes Somewhat challenging	Handling reporting volumes Not relevant
Quality check issues	Quality check issues Challenging	Quality check issues Somewhat challenging	Quality check issues Not relevant
Lack of a robust reporting engine to manage reporting efficiently	Lack of a robust reporting engine to manage reporting efficiently Challenging	Lack of a robust reporting engine to manage reporting efficiently Somewhat challenging	Lack of a robust reporting engine to manage reporting efficiently Not relevant
Template management	Template management Challenging	Template management Somewhat challenging	Template management Not relevant
Bespoke reporting requirements	Bespoke reporting requirements Challenging	Bespoke reporting requirements Somewhat challenging	Bespoke reporting requirements Not relevant
Increased regulatory reporting	Increased regulatory reporting Challenging	Increased regulatory reporting Somewhat challenging	Increased regulatory reporting Not relevant
Increased costs and time spent on producing reports	Increased costs and time spent on producing reports Challenging	Increased costs and time spent on producing reports Somewhat challenging	Increased costs and time spent on producing reports Not relevant
Access to report library and historical reports	Access to report library and historical reports Challenging	Access to report library and historical reports Somewhat challenging	Access to report library and historical reports Not relevant

Other challenges faced if any

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* 11. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being most challenging and 5 being least challenging), rate the data challenges faced by you and your teams during report production

	1	2	3	4	5
100% data availability in time	100% data availability in time 1	100% data availability in time 2	100% data availability in time 3	100% data availability in time 4	100% data availability in time 5
Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database	Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database 1	Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database 2	Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database 3	Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database 4	Data aggregation and / or lack of centralized database 5
Data accuracy and transformation issues	Data accuracy and transformation issues 1	Data accuracy and transformation issues 2	Data accuracy and transformation issues 3	Data accuracy and transformation issues 4	Data accuracy and transformation issues 5
Data validation	Data validation 1	Data validation 2	Data validation 3	Data validation 4	Data validation 5
Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays	Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays 1	Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays 2	Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays 3	Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays 4	Coordination with different stakeholders/ Data approval delays 5

Other challenges faced if any

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* 12. Do you have a data access layer that gathers data from multiple data sources and previews the data before the report production or for any other references?

Yes

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* 13. Do you use any of the following reporting tools? If yes, what is your satisfaction level? (1 being most satisfied and 5 being least satisfied)

	1	2	3	4	5
Morning Star	Morning Star 1	Morning Star 2	Morning Star 3	Morning Star 4	Morning Star 5
Vermillion	Vermillion 1	Vermillion 2	Vermillion 3	Vermillion 4	Vermillion 5
StatPro	StatPro 1	StatPro 2	StatPro 3	StatPro 4	StatPro 5
Seismic	Seismic 1	Seismic 2	Seismic 3	Seismic 4	Seismic 5
Kurtosys	Kurtosys 1	Kurtosys 2	Kurtosys 3	Kurtosys 4	Kurtosys 5
FundAssist	FundAssist 1	FundAssist 2	FundAssist 3	FundAssist 4	FundAssist 5
SimCorp	SimCorp 1	SimCorp 2	SimCorp 3	SimCorp 4	SimCorp 5
In-house developed	In-house developed 1	In-house developed 2	In-house developed 3	In-house developed 4	In-house developed 5

Other reporting tools if any

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* 14. Have any of your reporting services co-partnered with any of the following third-party service provider? If yes, what is your satisfaction level? (1 being most satisfied and 5 being least satisfied)

	1	2	3	4	5
State Street	State Street 1	State Street 2	State Street 3	State Street 4	State Street 5
BNY Mellon	BNY Mellon 1	BNY Mellon 2	BNY Mellon 3	BNY Mellon 4	BNY Mellon 5
Northern Trust	Northern Trust 1	Northern Trust 2	Northern Trust 3	Northern Trust 4	Northern Trust 5
SS&C	SS&C 1	SS&C 2	SS&C 3	SS&C 4	SS&C 5
Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services	Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services 1	Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services 2	Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services 3	Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services 4	Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services 5

Other third-party service providers used if any

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* 15. What percentage of your current reporting services is co-partnered with a third-party service provider?

80-100%

60-80%

40-60%

20-40%

1-20%

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* 16. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being very important and 5 being least important), how significant are the following key components of a third-party service provider for a successful partnership for investment reporting?

	1	2	3	4	5
Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure	Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure 1	Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure 2	Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure 3	Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure 4	Cost: Providing a solution-based pricing structure and integrating outsourcing set-up as part of the firm's infrastructure 5
Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support	Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support 1	Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support 2	Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support 3	Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support 4	Technology: Offering solutions using emerging technologies, demonstrating digital expertise, and providing automation support 5
Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model	Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model 1	Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model 2	Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model 3	Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model 4	Service Level: Differentiated breadth of services; high-quality (error-free), follow-the-sun model 5
Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles	Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles 1	Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles 2	Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles 3	Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles 4	Domain Knowledge: Filling knowledge gaps, matching skill sets, and demonstrating required competency levels for the roles 5

Other key components if any

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