RIXML was originally promoted as allowing buy side Firms, PMs and Analysts to select only the parts of research that they wanted to view (i.e. Filtering). In light of all the regulatory pressures over the past few years is this still a viable proposition.

Areas of concern:
1. The danger of content being read and taken out of context
2. Even if a client only takes a few key pieces of data i.e. stock rating and estimates (for example). They'll still have to get 4 pages of disclosures/disclaimers.
3. Do PM's and Analysts really want to do this? and I mean the individuals not the management

Thanks

This is an excellent question. Early-on, we broke down the problem space into three principal areas: (1) tagging/metadata, (2) internal document componentization, and (3) distribution. We chose to address tagging first, and that's what we've done. Internal componentization remains on our radar, but there are still issues we need to resolve before we embark on any standardization effort. You have highlighted one of them. Member firms are not yet ready to tackle the areas of concern you listed, mostly because the regulatory environment is still changing. We're not ready to jump on it, but neither are we resigned to abandon it.