Summarizes upgrades, downgrades, initiations of coverage and drops from leading brokers NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TheMarkets.com, a leading provider of research, estimates and workflow solutions to the buy-side, announced today that it has launched a new service for institutional investors that provides a snapshot of analyst sentiment in a summary of analyst coverage changes. The service, TheMarkets In Brief, covers upgrades, downgrades, initiations of coverage and drops from leading brokers, and highlights the broker research supporting the coverage changes. "We conduct extensive client research to inform and determine our product development strategy. Time and again, our clients ask for tools that streamline their workflow -- tools that cut through the clutter to deliver only the most important information," said David Kim, Vice President of Product Management at TheMarkets.com. "In Brief is a direct response to that need, highlighting for clients the most meaningful changes in analyst views." TheMarkets In Brief is the only such service supported by the bulge bracket brokers. It is also the only research digest that includes drops, sector tagging and sorting functionality, and direct links to supporting reports. The complimentary service is currently available only to subscribers of TheMarkets.com's research and estimates platform. "In Brief offers an authoritative alternative to other research digest products available today," said Colin Jowers, Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets Research at Dresdner Kleinwort. "Rather than relying on rumors and unauthorized information, In Brief reports analyst actions straight from the source. I join the other participating brokers in lauding TheMarkets.com's commitment to protecting the value of broker research for its producers and consumers by ensuring that research is delivered in its most accurate way to the investors who rely on it for informed decision making." About TheMarkets.com TheMarkets.com is a leading provider of research, estimates, and workflow solutions to over 2000 institutional investment management firms worldwide. TheMarkets.com is owned by: Banc of America Securities, LLC (NYSE:BAC), Citi (NYSE:C), Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB), Dresdner Kleinwort, part of Dresdner Bank AG and a member of the Allianz Group (NYSE: AZ), The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), UBS Investment Bank (NYSE:UBS), and Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSYNASDAQ:LSE:NASDAQ:RTR). CONTACT: Jasmine Swann TheMarkets.com +1.212.812.4631 DATASOURCE: TheMarkets.com CONTACT: Jasmine Swann of TheMarkets.com, +1-212-812-4631, Web Site: http://www.themarkets.com/

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