Equity analysis: Research revolution continues as roles keep changing

About a third of sell-side analysts could lose their jobs over the next two years as fund managers do more of their own research and independent providers gain market share.

Buy-side firms are expected to cut the amount of money they allocate to brokerage research by 24% over the next two years, according to a recent report by financial services consultancy Tabb Group.

The amount spent on brokerage research by buy-side firms in the US and the UK is expected to fall from $5.6 billion in 2006 to $4.25 billion in 2008. Spending on independent research in the same period, by contrast, is expected to rise from $1.49

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