Each year, institutional buy-side firms spend more than US$10 billion of their investors’ money on sell-side research, meetings arranged by the sell-side and other “bundled services.” However, they have no ability to demonstrate that any real value was received.

As regulatory authorities continue to seek greater transparency in commission allocation, boards of directors must continuously strive to create a more accountable and transparent commission-allocation process.

With First Coverage, your firm is provided with a clear trail that identifies the value you received from each broker, according to what matters most to your firm, and compares it against the commissions you allocated.

First Coverage does the work for you

Your portfolio managers are busy, and First Coverage respects that. Our platform requires no effort on their part. Instead, it integrates into their current work flow, simplifies their information flow and makes their lives easier.

First Coverage gathers data from all of your sell-side firms and turns it into standardized, searchable, marked-to-market information that your portfolio managers can actually use to assist them with their internal investment process.

Prove the value of your spend

With First Coverage, you ensure that your investors’ money is being allocated wisely and that you’re able to back it up with solid, objective data. First Coverage makes it simple for you to evaluate the value obtained from each sell-side firm, and find the people and brokers who can offer the best value for every commission dollar spent.

First Coverage lets you understand and identify the benefits your firm gets from every single dollar spent on commissions.
Find out how First Coverage can help bring greater transparency to your commission allocation process.