Old Broad Street Research (OBSR) was established in July 1999. We specialise in dedicated consultancy, research and analysing investment funds and product wrappers.
The original Fund Ratings Service offered by OBSR started in 2002 in direct response to requests by the Fund Management Industry to provide a robust and qualitative approach to ratings. Originally set up as the Forsyth-OBSR joint venture, the Fund Ratings became an OBSR only service in 2007.
All our products and services revolve around our core research strengths and are designed to ensure that the ultimate investor gets the most suitable investment recommendations and solutions.
OBSR's two founding Executive Directors, Richard Downs and Richard Romer-Lee have since been joined by Nigel Whittingham, and have over 75 years of directly relevant experience between them. All the Directors are well known and respected in their fields of expertise.
There is a wider management team with a broad mix of expertise and experience including Asset Management, Multi-Manager, Private Client stock broking, IFAs, Research and Product Provider backgrounds. All bring relevant experience to boost the research and consultancy capability of OBSR for the different types of client. The team continues to grow through the recruitment of highly motivated and respected individuals from all areas of the financial services industry.