Smartkarma Press Releases

SINGAPORE, 22 Feb 2023: Smartkarma, the independent investment research network, has announced new additions to its growing base of Insight Providers. 

The following additions to Smartkarma’s pool of Insight Providers will further elevate the breadth and depth of global coverage available on the platform. Subscribers will benefit from the actionable and data-backed insights produced on the platform, and receive a more holistic view of the global economy. 

1. Andreas Steno, Steno Research
   Andreas is the founder and Head of Research of the European Power Research house “Steno Research.” Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. Andreas’ expertise lies in the macro strategy, energy, real estate and equity spaces. 
2. Mikkel Rosenvold, Steno Research
   Mikkel is a geopolitical Analyst based out of Copenhagen, Denmark. His fields of expertise span European Politics, Global Conflicts, Geopolitical Strategy and Political Economy. Steno Research has an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. 
3. Alexis Dwek, Starling Advisors
   Alexis has a strictly pan-European focus, and is here to build that niche on Smartkarma. With a high calibre buyside background and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, he recently started his independent research business, Starling Advisors.
4. Shawn Yang, Blue Lotus Research Institute
   Shawn has extensive experience in the internet industry and investment banking. His main focus is China’s internet sector. ​​​​​​​Blue Lotus Research Institute regularly covers about 60 high tech companies in Hong Kong, US ADR and Chinese domestic bourses. They have solid on the ground experience with the goal to expand their coverage to all Asian internet names.

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About Smartkarma

Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that provides differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries across the world. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. In 2021, Smartkarma received the Knowledge Enterprise Award at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. Learn more at smartkarma.com

Finance software startup Quartr signs an API deal with the Sequoia-backed investment research network Smartkarma, reaching over 250 institutional asset management firms predominantly across Asia. The partnership grants Smartkarma access to Quartr’s database of earnings calls, accompanying documents, reports, and slide decks, providing its customers with a strong foundation to conduct fundamental research. At the same time, this creates a wider distribution channel for the information that public companies provide.

STOCKHOLM & NEW YORK – Quartr (www.quartr.com) has passed an additional milestone on its mission to bring the financial community closer together by signing yet another important API deal – this time with the Asian-first financial research platform Smartkarma. The partnership enables Smartkarma’s extensive network of institutional asset management companies and investor relations professionals to directly access crucial first-party information such as earnings calls, accompanying documents, reports, and slide decks through its financial research platform.

“We are thrilled to announce our first Asia-focused partnership, providing Smartkarma’s extensive network, including both finance and investor relations professionals, with crucial information. We are convinced that our API solution will be value-creating for investors, online brokers, and research platforms like Smartkarma worldwide, and not least for public companies as this enables them to get their equity stories told to a much wider audience,” comments Sami Osman, CEO & Co-founder of Quartr.

”Quartr’s technology makes it incredibly easy for research analysts, investors, and IR professionals to dial into company conference calls, skip straight to Q&A and browse associated corporate presentations. By natively integrating all this technology into Smartkarma’s desktop and mobile apps, we have unlocked seamless access to first-party information from public companies. Smartkarma network members will now be able to listen to company calls while reading insights or researching on entity pages of over thousands of publicly listed companies globally. This sits squarely with our tech-first approach towards uniting investors, insight providers, and issuers on one network,” comments Raghav Kapoor, CEO & Co-founder of Smartkarma.

About Smartkarma
Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that provides differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries across the world. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. In 2021, Smartkarma received the Knowledge Enterprise Award at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. Learn more at smartkarma.com

About Quartr
Quartr is a software company serving the world of finance. The Quartr ecosystem gives millions of investors, journalists, and corporate professionals easy access to first-party information from public companies through a variety of services. Quartr’s product suite includes a web app built for professionals, a free mobile app for both iOS and Android, an embeddable player for Investor Relations sites, and an API solution that gives third parties the ability to stream live earnings calls and to distribute documents like slide decks, reports, and financial segment data from almost 7,000 public companies. All products are built with the same purpose – to bring the financial community closer together.

The addition of Steno Research to the network of Insight Providers will allow subscribers to benefit from Steno Research’s signature coverage and thought leadership on global macroeconomics.

SINGAPORE, 9 Jan 2023: Smartkarma, the independent investment research network, has officially inducted Danish research firm, Steno Research, as an Insight Provider on the platform. The independent European research house will begin publishing their insights starting January 2023.

The addition of Steno Research to Smartkarma’s pool of Insight Providers will further elevate the breadth and depth of global macroeconomics coverage available on the platform. Subscribers will benefit from the actionable and data-backed insights produced by Steno Research on the platform, and receive a more holistic view of the global macroeconomy. 

In addition to their signature coverage of the US and European macroeconomic landscape, Smartkarma subscribers will also be able to purchase access to premium bespoke research services from Steno Research’s team of analysts through a single point of contact. 

“Andreas Steno and his team of analysts are fiercely independent and bring their years of experience towards producing highly actionable, data-driven and differentiated analysis. This is precisely the type of unconflicted research that moves markets, is valuable to investors and is at the heart and soul of everything we do at Smartkarma. We look forward to working closely together to serve investors,” says Raghav Kapoor, CEO and Co-Founder of Smartkarma.

“We are very excited to join Smartkarma. We are very eager to share our insights on macro and geopolitics with the Smartkarma community and hope to build a good relationship with the users of the platform. Our outlook is global but we will focus on insights into US and European markets and politics and we are deeply committed to engaging with the Smartkarma community and learning more about members and other insight providers,” says Andreas Steno, CEO of Steno Research.

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About Smartkarma

Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that provides differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries across the world. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. In 2021, Smartkarma received the Knowledge Enterprise Award at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. Learn more at smartkarma.com

About Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is led by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance. 

CFA Institute members gain access to in-depth coverage and institutional-level insight across APAC markets.

SINGAPORE, 28 NOVEMBER 2022: Smartkarma, a leading independent investment research network, is partnering with the CFA Institute Research Foundation, a research arm of CFA Institute that provides independent, in-depth research on investment management issues, to provide CFA Institute members with access to investment insights across APAC markets.  

With this collaboration, Smartkarma joins a select group of data and intelligence providers participating in the CFA Institute Investment Data Alliance. The partnership will empower CFA Institute members with access to Smartkarma Plus, which offers institutional-level investment Insight and financial data with a focus on APAC markets. 

“We are excited to be working with CFA Institute on this partnership, which furthers our mission of democratising access to institutional-quality investment Insight, and we look forward to sharing our network with CFA Institute’s almost 200,000 members. As an innovator who champions the distribution of knowledge and intelligence, we are aligned in our goals with the CFA Institute Research Foundation, and are proud to be part of the Foundation’s Investment Data Alliance,” says Raghav Kapoor, CEO and Co-Founder of Smartkarma.

“We are pleased to be working with Smartkarma to offer access to their valuable platform. Smartkarma’s focus on APAC markets, and their unique independent research network make them a great addition to the Investment Data Alliance.” says Bud Haslett, Executive Director, at CFA Institute Research Foundation. 

Members can find in-depth, high-quality intelligence on over 6,000 Entities, covering Equities, Bonds, Macro, and Digital Assets. As part of the Smartkarma network, they also get exclusive invitations to Webinars and Online Events – all seamlessly available on desktop and mobile.

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About Smartkarma

Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that provides differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries with a focus on the fast-evolving Asian markets. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. In 2021, Smartkarma received the Knowledge Enterprise Award at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. Learn more at smartkarma.com.

About the CFA Institute Research Foundation

The CFA Institute Research Foundation provides independent, high-quality research that helps investment management professionals effectively fulfill their duties with prudence, loyalty, and care. Research Foundation publications reflect the views of the author(s) and do not represent the official views of CFA Institute, the CFA Institute Research Foundation or the publication’s editorial staff.

About CFA Institute

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion of ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. Our aim is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. There are more than 190,000 CFA® charterholders worldwide in more than 160 markets. CFA Institute has nine offices worldwide, and there are 160 local societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org or follow us on Linkedin and Twitter at @CFAInstitute.

Smartkarma and Substantive Research will work together to help global asset managers discover some of the best independent research providers focusing on the fragmented and rapidly changing Asian markets

SINGAPORE, 27 September 2022: Smartkarma, the independent investment research network, is collaborating with the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, Substantive Research, to fuel discovery of the best independent voices in investment research. 

The collaboration aims to serve members of the global asset management industry by complementing Substantive Research’s data-driven insights with institutional-quality research straight from Smartkarma’s extensive and curated network of independent research providers. Substantive Research clients will be able to access a wide range of in-depth intelligence and discover all-new independent research providers covering Asia. 

The Smartkarma platform contains independent investment insights across 16 verticals, from traditional finance to cutting-edge sectors such as Crypto and Digital Assets. Insight Providers on the Smartkarma network are quoted daily by major financial press including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Financial Times.

“Access to independent and differentiated Insight is increasingly important, ever more so in the volatile markets of today. We believe we share a goal with Substantive Research in making such insight available to global investors, and are hopeful that our collaboration will help investors discover the  brightest minds in independent research today,” says Raghav Kapoor, CEO and Co-Founder of Smartkarma.

“Asia’s markets are broad and fragmented, but yet, they offer boundless opportunities for global investors. Smartkarma has done an incredible job at integrating research and insight in all of these markets onto its unparalleled platform. We’re excited to be working with Smartkarma to help global investors find the best in class research, whatever their requirements,’’ says Hamish Risk, head of research discovery, at Substantive Research. 

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Media Contact

Valerie Tan

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

About Smartkarma

Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that provides differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries with a focus on the fast-evolving Asian markets. Smartkarma’s online platform empowers asset managers and private accredited investors who want to access market-moving, differentiated intelligence; corporates who need to maximise their outreach; and analysts who wish to reach global investors with their written reports and bespoke services. In 2021, Smartkarma received the Knowledge Enterprise Award at the Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. Learn more at smartkarma.com

About Substantive Research

Substantive Research offers independent comparison and discovery on investment research, market data and ESG pricing and products for buy side professionals. Learn more at https://substantiveresearch.com/.  

SINGAPORE, 7 SEPTEMBER 2022 : The Economic Times Digital (ET Digital), India’s premier digital publication for the Indian investment community and corporate executives, has entered into a strategic partnership with Smartkarma, an independent investment research network. Subscribers of ET Prime, a membership product from ET Digital, can now enjoy complete access to Smartkarma’s insightful and unbiased research on Indian and global equities. The global research strategists and analysts on Smartkarma platform will enjoy a much wider distribution on ET Digital platform, which attracts more than 60 million unique visitors every month, according to Comscore data.

Highlighting the unique value proposition of the partnership, Sanjeev Kumar, Business Head, Economic Times Digital said: “We are delighted to offer our valuable members insightful information on Asian and Global markets offered by Smartkarma. This knowledge gained from the rich data and insights by Smartkarma will help our members and investors take smart steps while investing and gain insight in the process.”

This partnership seeks to solve a big problem for discerning equity investors. There is a lack of independent and insightful research advice for such investors. A significant amount of equity research is “sell-side” and comes from equity brokerage houses and for them the research is a tool to drive equity sales transactions for their outfit. Smartkarma is different because it is decentralized and offers curated research advice that is totally independent. It has more than 26,000 paying subscribers who have performed more than 400,000 research activities on the platform last year alone. Sequoia Capital and SGX are both investors in Smartkarma.

In addition to the exclusive content, ETPrime members will enjoy a 50% discount on an annual and monthly subscription for a wide range of insights on Smartkarma. The valuable insights offered by Smartkarma will provide ETPrime members a level-playing field in comparison to institutional investors by bringing independent investment insights on key markets like Asia and the US, complementing ETPrime’s premier and timely coverage. The monthly subscription, specially curated for the savvy Indian investor, will come at Rs.750 and annual at Rs.7500.

“We are privileged to be a valued partner for ET Prime. High-quality investment intelligence has long been the privilege of professional investors with millions of dollars in AUM. With Smartkarma Plus India, we are bringing ET Prime members institutional-level insights that move markets, from top global analysts, at a transparent and affordable price point. They can now benefit from access to the best minds in markets and add value to their own independent decision-making process in managing their wealth. This collaboration is one more step along Smartkarma’s journey to further our mission of democratising access to differentiated intelligence, and affirm our position as a key knowledge partner in the global investment insight ecosystem” said Raghav Kapoor, CEO and co-founder of Smartkarma.

Smartkarma subscribers get extensive access to institutional-level research on fast-growing markets like Asia and the US across 16 verticals, from differentiated fields like IPOs and M&A to rapidly-evolving sectors such as Digital Assets and Crypto. Insight Providers on the Smartkarma network are quoted daily by major financial press including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Financial Times. Subscribers also get platform features including portfolio tracking, financial data and news, webinars, online events, and daily briefings on major financial events.

Media Contact

Valerie Tan

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

 About ET Prime

ET Prime is the membership-based digital destination from The Economic Times Digital which covers more than 20 business verticals including Markets, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Environment, Corporate Governance, Consumer, Telecom and OTT, Auto, Aviation, Fintech, Energy, and Infrastructure. Its long-form content bridges gaps in news flow by presenting fast, reliable, and actionable insights curated and articulated by industry experts. To sample ETPrime stories visit www.etprime.com

 About Smartkarma

Called the “Spotify of Research” by Bloomberg, Smartkarma is the independent investment research network that brings together independent Insight Providers, institutional investors, private accredited investors, and corporate IR professionals and management. We challenge conventions by providing differentiated, independent analysis on companies, markets, and industries across the world. Smartkarma is backed by notable investors such as Sequoia Capital, SGX, Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, and Enterprise Singapore. To learn more about Smartkarma Plus India, visit www.smartkarma.com/home/plus-for-india/