Alliances and LicensesZacks Investment Research, Inc. is a leading provider of the most comprehensive market data, investment research, and investment related products and services. Zacks works in partnership with some of the foremost data and application providers to enable our clients to access all the tools and information required for their needs. Zacks’ vendors and partners provide index data, SEC filing services, and analytical research which enhance the value of our SEC/FSA/CSA Compliance products and services. We recognize the importance of services which alliances provide that create sustainable value for our clients. We welcome you to join our growing group of partners. The Zacks SEC/CSA/FSA Compliance Services Group is licensed for the most comprehensive offering of company and index level data available including an exclusive license to distribute the NASDAQ Industry Index data co-developed by NASDAQ and CRSP, as well as the AMEX Industry Index data developed by CRSP with AMEX.
For more information please email zspp@zacks.com or call 1-312-265-9214.
Zacks partners and vendors include (but are not limited to):
Dow Jones, Inc. (license)
Dow Jones Indexes is a leading global index provider that develops, maintains and licenses indexes for use as benchmarks and as the basis of investment products. In addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the world’s most recognized equity index, Dow Jones Indexes also is co-owner of the Dow Jones STOXX indexes, the world’s leading pan-European indexes, and together with Wilshire Associates, provides the Dow Jones Wilshire Global Index family, which is anchored by the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 and covers more than 12,000 securities in 59 markets. Beyond equity indexes, Dow Jones Indexes maintains a number of alternative indexes, including measures of the hedge fund and commodity markets. For more information about Dow Jones, please go to www.solutions.dowjones.com.
AMEX (license)
AMEX was recently acquired by NYSE Euronext, and has become NYSE Alternext/AMEX US. For more information about AMEX, please go to www.amex.com.
CRSP|Center for Research in Security Prices (license)
The Center for Research in Security Prices is a research center at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and has been an integral part of the academic and commercial world of financial and economic research since the early 1960’s. CRSP’s portfolio of stock, indices, mutual fund, treasury, and REIT market databases is relied on by academicians whose research and publications must withstand rigorous analysis for accuracy. Quantitative analysts in the commercial market depend on CRSP’s historical depth and unrivaled quality in order to perform backtesting and modeling calculations. In the government sector, exchanges, regulators and policy makers value CRSP’s unique and complete data sets in conjunction with financial industry research. CRSP provides the following data files: common stocks on the NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, and ARCA Exchanges; CRSP Indexes; NASDAQ and S&P 500 Composite Indexes; Total Return NASDAQ and AMEX Industry Indexes; US Treasury Bonds; Survivor-Bias-Free Mutual Funds; CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database; CRSP/Ziman Real Estate Data Series; market capitalization reports; and custom data sets. Through its unique products, CRSP assists subscribers all over the world to achieve superior research results and make better investment decisions.
For more information about CRSP, please go to www.crsp.chicagogsb.edu.
NASDAQ (license)
The NASDAQ Stock Market® is the largest U.S. electronic stock market and a powerful global brand. Of the approximately 3,200 listings on NASDAQ, 335 are non-U.S. companies from 35 countries representing all industry sectors. The NASDAQ Global PlatformSM provides companies throughout the world access to U.S. capital formation, which in turn fosters world economic growth and extends business transactions across borders and among cultures.
For more information about NASDAQ, please go to www.nasdaq.com. Sungard (license)
With annual revenue of $5 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 25 largest financial services companies. SunGard is comprised of four businesses - Availability Services, Financial Systems, Higher Education and Public Sector - that provide IT services and infrastructure, and software and processing solutions.
For more information about Sungard, please go to www.sungard.com.
Reuters (license)
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries.
For more information about Reuters, please go to www.reuters.com. Standard and Poors (license)
Standard & Poor’s provides credit ratings, risk data, valuations, indices, and financial data to the financial services industry and the academic community. The world’s foremost source of credit ratings, indices, investment research, risk evaluation and data, Standard & Poor’s provides financial decision-makers with the intelligence they need to feel confident about their decisions.
It is the largest source of independent equity research and a leader in mutual fund information and analysis. Over $1.5 trillion in investment assets is directly tied to S&P indexes and more than $5 trillion is benchmarked to S&P indices - more than all other index providers combined.
For more information about Standard and Poors, Inc., please go to www.standardandpoors.com.
MBS Consulting, Inc.
MBS specializes in providing accounting services to publicly-held companies including 10-Q and 10-K filings and restatements; in researching, quantifying, and assessing prior financial statements for potential errors, and in ensuring SEC compliance.
For more information about MBS please email zspp@zacks.com. NuFact
NuFact is an independent equity research and investment consulting firm. We are a leading provider of custom research -- including specialized quality of earnings and forensic accounting analysis -- to investment managers, hedge funds, and finance professionals. In addition, NuFact’s Investment Banking Services group provides operational support services to regional and boutique investment banks. For more information about NuFact, please go to www.nufact.com. |