Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (“MWRA”) Employees’ Retirement System
Qualitative Field Research
What is
Qualitative Field
Research?
Why is it
important?
Who is on
the team?
Results
As of December 31, 2020.
Performing in-depth due diligence and delivery of proprietary investment insights to the Analyst team,
resulting in a better understanding of the long-term dynamics of industries and value chains. We are not
seeking to predict short-term outcomes, such as next quarter's earnings.
Qualitative field research is in our DNA: Select Equity was founded as a research firm, and we made our
first hire of a former Wall Street Journal reporter in 2006. We believe field research provides insights that
help us make better investment decisions.
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Nine Qualitative Field Analysts: former investigative and business journalists with over 50 years of
combined experience in investment management and over 110 years in journalism. The team covers
the globe with individuals based in five US cities, London and Hong Kong.
Seven sourcing specialists.
In the first nine months of 2020, our Research Team conducted interviews with over 1,600 industry
contacts and authored approximately 270 field research reports.
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