FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FactSet) is a provider of integrated global financial and economic information, including fundamental financial data on tens of thousands of companies worldwide. FactSet offers access to financial data and analytics to thousands of investment professionals around the world. FactSet provides the tools to download, combine, and manipulate financial data for investment analysis. FactSet applications support and make workflows for buy and sell-side professionals. These professionals include portfolio managers, research and performance analysts, risk managers, marketing professionals, sell-side equity research professionals, investment bankers and fixed income professionals. FactSet applications provide users access to company analysis, multicompany comparisons, industry analysis, company screening, portfolio analysis, portfolio optimization and simulation, real-time news, and quotes and tools to value and analyze fixed income securities and portfolios.