Article: Research: Money managers increase staffing; Search for new investment ideas spurs firms into action.(News)

Byline: Gregory Crawford

Money managers are beefing up their research staffs - albeit slowly - amid increasing pressure to uncover fresh investment ideas that will help them outperform markets with low return expectations.

Money managers' research staffs increased 4% to more than 10,000 people last year, while their portfolio management staffs shrank slightly, according to Pensions & Investments' annual money manager directory.

In addition, Greenwich Associates, Greenwich, Conn., found that between early 2003 and early 2005, the average research staff at U.S. buy-side institutions increased to 10.5 people from 9.3.

Keith S. Macomber, a ...

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