Leading global investment banks and research firms contribute their research and estimates  to FactSet for display in the FactSet Research Connect and Estimates databases. To learn how you can become a contributor, e-mail contribution_sales@factset.com.

FactSet Research Connect

FactSet Research Connect is an innovative database that offers research reports from a large and growing global roster of sell-side firms and independent research providers. Research Connect provides a direct channel between sell-side research publishers and their investment management clients.

With Research Connect:

• You’ll have complete control over who sees your research. FactSet’s web-based entitlement system lets you view exactly which firms and individuals have access to your research.
• You’ll know how much of your research your clients are reading. FactSet’s readership statistics help you confirm the value you are delivering to your clients. Discover if your largest clients are indeed reading your research.
• You’ll know how well your analysts are performing. As a contributor, you’ll receive real-time summaries of your analysts’ performance and be able to determine how well each analyst has rated stocks by comparing returns to a selected benchmark.

FactSet Estimates

FactSet Estimate databases are widely acknowledged for their ability to provide insight in a world where consistency and transparency are at a premium. FactSet adopts special handling for quality and performance in today's global marketplace. Our response to changes in the market is balanced with our goal to provide a streamlined contribution process.

With FactSet Estimates:

• You'll have access to sophisticated data. Contributing your estimates through FactSet ensures that your estimates are provided correctly and in a timely manner--estimates are available on the system within hours of contribution. Quality assurance software flags outliers for review.
• You'll have assurance that estimates using different methodologies are not mixed or standardized; the estimate you contribute is the estimate displayed to clients.
• You have access to an application that lets you view your data compared to the consensus. This view accurately represents how your estimates will be displayed and presented to clients.