About Us
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROVIDERS
The European Association of Independent Research Providers is the trade body for the European independent investment research industry. It was set up in 2005 with the following four goals:
- To enhance the awareness and reputation of independent research
- To change the perception that research is free
- To work with regulators and investors to promote the awareness and acceptance of payment structures
- To improve the regulatory and fiscal environment in which independent research firms operate
Chairman
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Rupert Eastwood is the current chairman of Euro IRP. He is also CEO of Japaninvest Group plc, the independent Japanese equities research broker which he co-founded in 2002. The Group listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006 and now owns a majority stake in IND-X Securities, the leading fully independent commission share hub for the buyside and the independent research industry. Prior to founding Japaninvest, he was Director and Head of Asia Corporate Finance Execution at Jardine Fleming (now JP Morgan) in Hong Kong.
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Board Members
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Prior to joining CreditSights, Simon was Head of European High Grade Research and Senior European Bank Analyst at Deutsche Bank. Simon worked at rating agency IBCA, now part of FitchRatings, from 1987 to 1996 where in addition to conducting bank analysis in various European countries he was an Executive Committee member. He is well known for his extensive grasp of issues germane to the credit industry as well as his individual credit analysis.
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Lombard Street Research is an internationally acclaimed economic forecaster with a verifiable record for accuracy in making the right market calls at major economic turning points in the economy. This success is based upon a unique approach to economic analysis, making its independent, objective and unbiased research a key input for asset allocation, trading and investment decisions. The foundation of our research is monetary economics. Fundamental analysis of trends in money and credit, banking systems and capital flows provide the valuable insights into economic developments and movements of asset prices.
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After four years as the #1 rated technology analyst in Europe, Richard left Goldman Sachs where he was head of technology research to form the first independent technology research group in Europe in January 2000. Unlike other analysts, Arete has no conflicts of interest preventing their telling the truth about technology. After the scandals surrounding deceptive and poor quality analysis, Arete has found an increasing demand for its independent views on telecoms, software, semis and services. Richard has an industry background, having worked for Nortel and at a prestigious Columbia University economics think tank before six years in the City of London.
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Nicholas founded Trusted Sources, an independent research firm specialising in interpreting macro and policy trends in the BRICs, in 2006. Trusted Sources focuses on helping investors to bring deep country knowledge into play to aid the investment process in these opaque political economies; it benefits from a team of 15 analysts located in Beijing, Delhi, Moscow, Sao Paulo, London and New York. Prior to 2006 Nicholas was MD of Breakingviews, the leading online financial commentary service started by former FT Lex journalists, and purchased by Reuters in 2009. Previous to that, he spent 20 years in investment banking (BNP Paribas and CSFB) working in Asia and Europe. In the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union Nicholas was involved in the newly created Russian financial markets where he played a key role in the creation of a joint venture investment bank in Moscow and arranged equity financings for the newly established and privatised Russian joint-stock companies. He graduated in economics from York University.
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dealReporter is a proprietary independent intelligence and research tool providing unrivalled information on all aspects of M&A across the European, pan-American, Asia-Pacific and Emerging Europe, Middle-Eastern & African markets, tailored to hedge funds, proprietary equity and credit trading desks, security lending and institutional fund managers.
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Cedric joined Spread Research in 2009 as a Managing Partner after 12 years in global financial institutions. Cédric worked as a market maker on corporate credit for Credit Suisse Securities, based in Tokyo. He also worked as a CDS trader, in charge of Middle East, Africa and South East Asian credits, for Citigroup Global Markets, and as a Fixed Income portfolio manager for JP Morgan Asset Management in London. Cédric graduated from EM Lyon in 1996 and holds a Master in Finance from the London Business School.
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EuroIRP is affiliated with Investorside Research Association in the US, and the two associations work closely on issues impacting our members.
