Focused Information and Idea Generation Platform Give an Edge to Investment Bankers in Asia

HONG KONG, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones Investment Banker, a focused news, opinion, research and data visualization product that helps bankers gain a competitive edge in generating ideas and connecting with clients, became available in Asia Pacific today. The product is available for Web delivery at DJIBanker.com, for integration into proprietary client portals and on the FactSet platform.

"Spurred by the region's growing economies and booming public markets, Asia's investment banking industry is healthier than ever," said Christine Brendle, managing director of Asia Pacific for Dow Jones. "Today's bankers, however, face fierce competition for the best deals and clients. With columnists on the ground in the world's leading banking centers, Dow Jones Investment Banker provides an unmatched combination of local and global intelligence to help bankers win those deals."

Dow Jones Investment Banker's dedicated editorial team, based in Hong Kong, London and New York, consists primarily of columnists who have worked as investment bankers, analysts and fund managers. They publish incisive articles supported by quantitative materials on topics essential to bankers and analysts, including M&A, capital raising, regulatory changes, and venture capital and private equity financing.

Columnists focused on Asia include Shirlene Tsui, a structured finance and private equity veteran covering the financial services sector, and Jamie Miyazaki, a seasoned journalist covering investment banking, private equity, corporate news and equity markets in the region.

Dow Jones's investment banking editors also handpick vital information from other Dow Jones properties, including Dow Jones Newswires, The Wall Street Journal and Barron's, and select key stories from the Factiva database of 28,500 sources. All content is organized by region and industry for fast and easy reference.

"Every day bankers are flooded with information that they must process quickly to offer advice and insight to their clients and to generate ideas that clients cannot get elsewhere," said Ian Rosen, global director of investment banking at Dow Jones. "Dow Jones Investment Banker pairs experts' insight with sophisticated technologies that surface hidden trends and off-the-radar issues to give bankers an edge when working with existing clients or identifying new opportunities."

The product also features a global database of 18 million public and private corporate snapshots and 36 million executive profiles, to which banks and bankers can add their own contacts, so investment bankers can quickly identify links and make connections to key corporate decision makers.

For more information about Dow Jones Investment Banker, visit http://dowjones.com/ib/. For more information about Dow Jones, visit www.dowjones.com.

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