Outsourcing Oversight: SEC Expectations and the Role of Due Diligence Software
This blog post appeared in Integrity Research’s Newsletter December 22, 2025. John McGough, Castine’s Head of Global Business Development is the author.
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Analysis, news, and podcasts from the Castine team, on the market it works in every day: commission management, CSA services, research payments, and trader compensation.
Investment Management: Embrace Data Automation, Staying Still is Not an Option
In today’s competitive market, automation is essential for active management firms to stay ahead. Many firms struggle with disorganized data and manual processes, diverting resources from high-impact strategies. Our Research Management Solution (RMS) offers seamless Microsoft Office integration, centralized data access, enhanced search, and AI-powered features, streamlining workflows and driving better investment outcomes.
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Unlock Differentiated Alpha by Lifting Your Internal Research
Investment firms struggle to share valuable research due to complex access and search processes. Castine offers a solution: an easy-to-use platform for streamlined sharing, organization, and access to internal research, empowering teams to make informed investment decisions.
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European Investments with Our Sell Side Research API
European Investments with Our Sell Side Research API Feb 26, 2024 — by Castine in Insights European stocks are currently enjoying a surge in interest among international investors seeking promising investment opportunities beyond the U.S. market. As the demand for insightful investment strategies grows.
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Making ESG Engagement Reporting at Fund Level Easy!
New regulations require investment managers to report engagement activities at the fund level. Achieving this is complex due to data quality issues, ticker variants, and mismatches with fund holdings. Castine offers an automated solution with ticker mapping and robust aggregation, streamlining ESG engagement reporting and saving significant time and effort.
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Castine RMS – Doing What it Takes to Simplify Investment Management
Many professionals struggle to quickly find internal research, especially in investment management, where data is often disorganized and spread across multiple systems. The complexity of managing numerous issuers, securities, and identifiers adds to this challenge. To address this, Our Research Management Solution offers features like enhanced issuer search, unified content aggregation, customizable data fields, seamless MS Office integration, and advanced data tables, all designed to…
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Castine's Team Discusses the Unbundling Uncovered CSA Conference in London - Key Takeaways
In this conversation, several members of the Castine team discuss the key takeaways from the November 5, 2025 Unbundling Uncovered conference in London.
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Caroline Bayman and Chris Newson - Where Asset Managers Stand With CSAs
In this conversation, Robin Hodgkins speaks with Caroline Bayman and Chris Newson of FGA Consulting Ltd, a UK-based consultancy that is working with brokers and their clients to help educate them on CSAs and to demostrate the benefits of CSAs to asset managers and their clients.
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Hester White - CSAs and Client Relationship Management as a Growth Opportunity
In this conversation, Robin Hodgkins speaks with Hester White, an expert in building client relationship teams and focusing broker attention on using CSAs and commission management to fuel growth. Her background at firms such as Nomura, Jefferies, and Peel Hunt establish her as a true leader in her field and one to pay attention to.
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Mike Mayhew - Founder and CEO of Integrity Research Associates
In this conversation, Michael Mayhew joins Robin to discuss recent the current status of CSA re-adoption in the UK. Mike is the founder and chairman of Integrity Research Associates, the premier source of information about research firms as well as the leading CSA blog. We recommend everyone signs up for his premium blog, which is often described by leading asset managers as a "must read".
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Castine Unveils Transformative RMS Upgrade.
Castine Unveils Transformative RMS Upgrade.
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CSA Webinar - Moving Forward with Payment Optionality in the UK
(July 15, 2025) Please note that this is an automated transcript of the above mentioned podcast; errors may exist. If you have any questions, please contact Castine.
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