The Investorside Research Association is a non-profit trade association of investment research providers that do not engage in investment banking, company consulting or research-for-hire. Our members constitute the leading investment research firms in the world, providing research that works purely for investors.

The Investorside Research Association serves its members through three primary functions:

• Certifying Research Providers — Investorside certifies that its members are free of investment banking, consulting, and research-for-hire conflicts and provides certified member firms with the trademarked Investorside Seal.



• Promoting the Growth of Independent Research — Through Investorside.org, annual conferences and regular media communication, Investorside markets its member firms to individual and institutional investors.



• Promoting Government Policy that Encourages the Use of Independent Research — Investorside represents its members' interests before regulators, law-makers and members-of-industry, promoting the use of investment research that is aligned with investor interests.

The European Association of Independent Research Providers is the trade body for the European independent investment research industry. Investorside Research Association is affiliated with EuroIRP in the UK, and the two associations work closely on issues impacting our members.