Buy-Side Technology Awards 2024 winner’s interview: FactSet

FactSet won three categories in the 2024 Buy-Side Technology Awards: Best buy-side client reporting platform, Best buy-side performance measurement and attribution product, in addition to Best overall buy-side product for 2024. Stan Kwasniewski and David Mellars discuss FactSet’s trio of wins with WatersTechnology.   

• FactSet won the best client reporting platform and best performance and attribution categories in the recent BST Awards. What are the attributes of those two products that sets them apart from other similar offerings on the market?  
• How does FactSet help its buy-side clients make the most accurate, repeatable and defendable business and investment decisions? What front-office tools and datasets help them achieve their investment objectives?
• Buy-side firms are increasingly looking to organize their technology stacks as an integrated ecosystem. To what extent does FactSet support this trend and what are the products/offerings underpinning such a strategy?
• What are the qualities of FactSet’s managed services strategy and, typically, what types of firms is it looking to service in this regard?
• What are your buy-side clients’ particular pain points right now and what are the recurring themes/challenges you’re hearing from the buy side?

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