 Tina Byles Williams |
“Research is part of FIS Group's DNA. Research allows us to test our innovation,
while managing prudently our client assets. The creation of the FIS Research Institute
for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Asset Management is a natural extension of our
core belief in the power of research. Together with our constituents, we will facilitate
a mechanism to increase utilization of Entrepreneurial Managers and strategies in
pension asset management through research and education.”
-Tina Byles Williams, Executive Director |
 Cesar Gonzales Jr. |
“There is a need to increase research conducted on entrepreneurial managers to assist
them to become sustainable businesses, so that they can continue to develop and
deliver innovative investment strategies that will provide diversified sources of
investment alpha for pension asset clients. FIS, as a leader in the space is positioned
well to lead this collective effort for our industry. I am happy to be part of the
senior leadership of this organization.”
-Cesar J. Gonzales, Jr., CMFC, Director of Research and Publication |
FIS Research Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Asset Management
Increased Utilization through
Research and EducationThe FIS Research Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Asset Management will act as the research arm of FIS Group. The Institute will be governed by an Advisory Board comprised of industry and academic experts in the field of asset management and entrepreneurial studies. The Institute’s mission and direction will be overseen and implemented under the leadership of its Executive Director with the support of its Director of Research and Publication and guidance of its Director of Academic Research and Outreach.
Vision Statement
"For Entrepreneurial Managers to become an integral part of institutional investors’ investment policy and strategy implementation.”
Mission Statements- To promote and encourage the research of innovative investment strategies that enhance investment alpha and manage investment risk for institutional investors
- To create and facilitate proactive outreach to academics and practitioners who have an expertise in the study of Entrepreneurial Managers, asset management and other related fields of study
- To provide an open platform to facilitate the growth of studies and applied research of Entrepreneurial Managers and their strategies
- To provide a central repository where legislators, policy makers, institutional investors can obtain Entrepreneurial Manager and strategy research from academic subject matter experts and Entrepreneurial Managers can assemble information for policy and investment program development
- To provide a platform to solicit and publish peer-reviewed research on Entrepreneurial Managers and their strategies
- To sponsor and facilitate research events on Entrepreneurial Managers and their strategies
- View: Organizational Structure
- The FIS Research Institute is a research arm of FIS Group, Inc.
- The FIS Research Institute was developed to assist in the education of institutional investors with respect to the value proposition of Entrepreneurial Managers and their strategies
- The FIS Research Institute was developed to provide leadership best practices to legislators and other policy makers, institutional investors, their trustees and consultants, academic subject matter experts and entrepreneurial managers
- Provide an environment conducive to objective research
- Adhere to the highest standards of academic and applied research development and publication
- Encourage original research, publication and dissemination
- The FIS Research Institute’s website will be incorporated within www.fisgroup.com and will be the primary method of research submission and retrieval
- Original research submitted for peer-review will be evaluated and approved by the FIS Research Institute’s peer reviewers under the supervision of the Director of Academic Research
- All research submitted to the Institute will be available free of charge via our website
- For more information please email us at: FISResearchInstitute@fisgroup.com
- Submit inquiries and research submissions here