BARRA Releases Style Analysis Software.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1995--BARRA Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BARZ) today announced the release of an enhanced version of its style analysis software, the BARRA BARRA Bangladesh Rural Reconstruction Association Global Style Analyzer v2.0. Global Style Analyzer is an interactive, Windows-based tool that helps consultants, plan sponsors, and money managers by dramatically reducing the amount of time needed to evalute the style and performance of a large number of funds. "The ease of use, speed, and presentation-quality graphics of Global Style Analyzer have revolutionized the way our clients evaluate fund performance and communicate investment style," said Andrew Rudd, chairman and chief executive officer of BARRA. Global Style Analyzer provides a fast, easy-to-use method for gaining insights into the investment style and performance of a fund. Global Style Analyzer can be used to evaluate individual portfolio performance, to perform manager searches, and to evaluate the style of a plan sponsor's aggregate funds. Unique to the BARRA Global Style Analyzer is the new flexible graphics package which enables users to tailor graphs for presentations and reports. BARRA's Global Style Analyzer subscription also includes PSN (Packet-Switched Network) A communications network that uses packet switching technology. PSN - Packet Switch Node and Morningstar databases for seamless access to portfolio information. -0- Global Style Analyzer offers many benefits, including the ability to: - analyze the investment style biases of a portfolio of funds - automatically process large groups of funds at once - sort and screen investment style results to facilitate manager searches - graphically depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. investment style drift Style Drift The tendency of a broker or investment portfolio manager to alter his or her investment style over time. Notes: This occurs for any number of reasons, but one main force is changing trends in the general investing environment. - easily import and export data - include Morningstar and PSN data as part of the Global Style Analyzer subscription - create PowerPoint or slide presentations directly -0- BARRA, founded in 1975, provides innonvative analytical models, software and services that enable its more than 800 clients worldwide to make superior investment and trading decisions. BARRA's software and services analyze equity, fixed income, currency and other financial markets, and their models are the worldwide standard for communicating portfolio characteristics. Based in Berkeley, Calif., BARRA also has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Montreal, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Yokohama, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Sydney. Information on BARRA is also available on-line at http://www.barra.com. CONTACT: BARRA Inc. Jeffrey LaRoche, 510/649-4554 Patrick Mahoney Patrick Mahoney VC (1827 - 30 October 1857) was born Waterford and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. , 510/649-4586 |
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