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Opalesque Exclusive: Merrill Lynch launches specialty research initiative Kirsten Bischoff, New York: With an eye on the research demands of hedge funds and other alternative investment providers Merrill Lynch announced today the launch of their new Merrill Open Minds service. This launch represents Merrill Lynch’s first major step into the third party research arena, a marketplace currently worth approx $1.5bln, and a number made even larger when considering the growth in trade volume tied to quality research content.

Opalesque spoke with Michael Lynch, MD and Head of Global Commission Management and Michael Bird, MD and Head of Commission Management in the Americas to get some further insight into what this offering will provide.

“We are completely committed to the research product at Merrill Lynch. But we also see how our clients are evolving and how their needs for research are changing and driving them to look for other primary sources of information which might be essential to their investment process,” Lynch explained.

Merrill Open Minds has approached this research offering with a view towards service across two specific categories. The first category encompasses horizontal research – applicable across all industries including legal, accounting, environmental or governance. These broader research providers include economic, environmental, social and governance (Asset4), class action ......................

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