Guide to Sound Practices for Paying for Research

AIMA is pleased to present the first edition of its Guide to Sound Practices for Paying for Research (the ‘Guide’). The purpose of this Guide is to provide guidance to investment managers who purchase externally sourced equity or fixed income research on behalf of their client accounts. The Guide aims to clarify industry sound practice in relation to the payment for research and to help investment managers understand their role and responsibilities to their clients when using client assets to pay for research.