Analysts are great at providing data and information that the average buy-side shop doesn't have the capacity to get on their own. But no one on the buy side was ever under the illusion that these people were objective.
Quotes about buy-side (2 Quotes)
You don't keep customers by insulting them or downgrading them, ... When you're in a meeting with buy-side clients, you say 'This is an investment banking client.' It's a code word for 'I'm not going to be harsh on this client,' or 'You need to read between the lines.'