Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance Selects FactSet to provide Financial Data and Analytics for Professors and Students

This agreement comes as SAIF is taking steps to provide a wide variety of financial software tools to supplement students’ business school learning. As a comprehensive solution, FactSet offers proprietary data and analytics to its subscribers, in addition to the option to subscribe to third-party data from other providers.

Professor Chun Chang, Executive Director of the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, reflects on the progress that has been made so far. He says, “Our partnership with FactSet has proven to be very valuable to both our students and faculty.  As an information platform, students can perform company or macro-level research in classes that significantly enhances their learning experience beyond textbook and lectures.  In particular, for our portfolio management courses, the quantitative portfolio modules on FactSet allow students to test investment ideas and simulate trading.”

FactSet is committed to providing sophisticated solutions for coursework, trading rooms, student managed investment funds, and business libraries in academic institutions worldwide. Specifically, FactSet offers academics insight on the global markets, industries, and public and private companies to simulate all aspects of trading: total market analysis, company analysis, and security pricing analysis.

“We are very proud of our alliance with SAIF and hope to continue building important relationships with academic institutions in the region,” says Bobby Rakhit, Managing Director of FactSet in the Middle East, India, Africa and South East Asia. “For over 30 years, FactSet has offered a complete financial analysis solution to money managers around the world, and it’s exciting to develop a strong presence in academia, as well. FactSet looks forward to enhancing the practical learning experience for business school students, and we hope that they will continue to rely on FactSet wherever their professional careers may lead.”

About FactSet Research Systems Inc.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. combines integrated financial information, analytical applications, and client service to enhance the workflow and productivity of the global investment community. The Company, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, was formed in 1978 and now conducts operations along with its affiliates from more than twenty-four locations worldwide, including Boston, New York, Chicago, San Mateo, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Dubai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Sydney.

To learn more about FactSet’s solutions for global investment professors, academic institutions, and more, visit www.factset.com/solutions.

About Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance

Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) was established at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in April 2009, with strategic and financial support from the Shanghai Municipal Government.  As a member of Shanghai's financial community, it strives to contribute to the development of Shanghai as a global financial center.  Currently, SAIF offers the following academic and professional development programs: Finance MBA, Master in Finance, Finance EMBA, and Executive Development Program.  For more information, visit http://www.saif.sjtu.edu.cn/en/