Northfield Information Services
For asset managers prioritizing fundamental factor analysis and requiring direct access to experienced quantitative research support.
Overview
Northfield Information Services is assessed in the Finantrix buyer's guide to Factor Investing & Smart Beta Platforms, where it is rated Strong Contender. This profile was compiled by Finantrix editors from that assessment; Northfield Information Services has not claimed it.
Best for: Asset managers prioritizing fundamental factor analysis and requiring direct access to experienced quantitative research support.
Strengths: Choose it if you want to talk to the researcher who built the model.
Considerations: It is a small shop and it shows in the technology. Smaller scale limits technology investment next to larger competitors, alternative data integration is thinner, cloud infrastructure is limited so deployment is on-premises, and custom quote requirements make pricing hard to compare.
