Financial market maturation, combined with softening regulatory restrictions, is driving expansion in China.
Increased international exposure and the evolving global economy are leading a growing demand for international content.
Growth in fixed income markets are changing market capitalization opportunities and widening the demand for information.
Assets under management in China are estimated at USD1.5t, and projected to USD3.0t by 2015 and nearly USD5.0t by 2020, driving the need for improved investment analysis tools and generating significant fees with which to purchase.
Depth of local content is the primary reason China researchers choose an information vendor.
2009 survey data, when compared to prior years data, shows that price has become a stronger factor for researchers choosing an information vendor and reflects an increase in competition as more venders have entered China.
The drop in importance of “Breadth global content” from prior surveys reflects the fact that the China domestic market has shown quantifiable growth in recent years and that domestic product standards and expectations are increasing.
Multiple opportunities exist to satisfy unmet demand from Researchers, Portfolio Managers and Sales & Traders by combining improved or more complete economic, equity, fundamental and debt data (prior slide) with targeted news, data screening and analysis functionality, and portfolio management performance capabilities (current slide), which improve upon current vendor offerings.
