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This executive summary provides an overview of the Performance Measurement and Attribution research report, and includes a link to the replay of the presentation at the member meeting.
This key insight presentation highlights the important findings from the full research report and included access to the replay of the member meeting presentation.
This report on performance measurement and attribution (PMA) provides information about current PMA practices and challenges and the systems that support PMA.
This report on investment research management provides information about asset managers and asset owners current investment research practices and challenges and the systems that support investment research management by creating, organizing, searching, and sharing research content.
This report on alternative investments provides information about solutions that can be used at various stages of the investment lifecycle, including support for due diligence, deal pipeline management, portfolio construction, portfolio monitoring and analysis, and operational support. This is an update to the 2019 report.
This report contains the results of Cutter Associates research on governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) for investment management. It includes information on industry issues and trends, challenges and best practices, and GRC systems.
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