Economic and Market Analysis

At Citi we are committed to providing quality research coupled with independent ideas. In economic, equity, quantitative, and fixed income research, Citi is a global leader.

In Australia and New Zealand our research team is highly regarded for combining global expertise with a wealth of local knowledge. Citi Investment Research & Analysis's award-winning equity analysts provide comprehensive research reports on more than 200 local companies. Globally we cover some 3,000 securities in 51 countries. Our seasoned quantitative research group provides state-of-the-art modelling and analysis.

Citi's fixed-income analysts follow 2,000 issuers worldwide. In the local market, they are consistently ranked at the top of their field.

Economics

Our Economic and Market Analysis group is a globally integrated team of economists that provides comprehensive coverage of political and economic forces and their impact on financial markets. From daily commentaries to special reports, our economists cut through vast tracts of data to identify the issues that will affect investment decisions.

They work closely with equity research strategists to develop the firm's view on macroeconomic issues and global trends. Our historical database and quantitative systems rank among the best in the world. Global quantitative researchers, based in five major financial markets around the world, advise hundreds of institutional investors on risk analysis, portfolio optimisation, asset allocation, stock rotation and derivatives.

Fixed Income Research

Citi established the first fixed income research department on Wall Street. Today the department ranks as the industry leader.

From relative value analysis to in-depth research, our fixed income team delivers unparalleled insights into the corporate credit market.

The coverage ranges from analysis of Australian corporate credits, Australian Government and semi-government bonds, to corporate, macro-economic and international credit research. The fixed income team also works very closely with our global network of economists to provide investors with professional top-down investment intelligence. This ensures quality information is aggregated, from both domestic and international sources, and disseminated succinctly, to provide investors with a crucial framework for sound financial decision making.

Equities

The mandate for Citi Investment Research & Analysis is to provide timely, pro-active, proprietary, money-making research ideas for use by our investing client base, be they institutional equity investor clients of Citi or retail investor clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

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