NEW YORK, May 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Medley Global Advisors, LLC (MGA), the leading independent provider of policy intelligence to hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, and governments, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Goldman, Sachs and Co.'s Hudson Street Services.
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Under the agreement, Hudson Street Services, who will offer clients access to a select platform of unique content and tools, will be able to introduce MGA's services on an exclusive basis to Goldman Sachs' institutional clients looking to incorporate macro and regulatory policy intelligence into their trading and investment decisions.
In a separate agreement, Goldman Sachs has also taken a minority investment stake in MGA, joining current owners Boston Ventures, Castanea Partners, and MGA management. MGA will continue to operate as a fully independent firm, generating its own proprietary research and servicing all clients directly, including referrals from Hudson Street.
MGA's Chief Executive Officer, Sassan Ghahramani, commented on the agreements:
"Investors who traditionally had been less focused on the impact of policy decisions on their markets are increasingly aware of and impacted by decisions made in Washington, Beijing or Riyadh. Hudson Street will help identify Goldman Sachs clients who may have different styles, time frames, and objectives than MGA's traditional clients.
"We will help these clients cut through their information overload and provide them with decision-grade, educated predictions and analysis of major policy issues. In addition to macro economic policy, we anticipate strong demand for our emerging markets, energy, regulatory and China specific coverage.
"We will, importantly," he added, "be doing this with a firm that shares our philosophy of providing premium quality service to a sophisticated client base."
About MGA
MGA analyzes primary sourced and public input from policymakers and applies it to industry and financial markets to help clients and policymakers anticipate key macro and regulatory events that affect them.
MGA provides services covering select G7/OECD fixed income and currency markets, emerging markets, telecoms, utilities, and energy markets. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Washington DC, London, and Tokyo.
For more information on MGA, visit http://www.medleyadvisors.com . To contact the firm, please e-mail advisors@medleyadvisors.com or call Launa Myrie at 212 219 9096.
