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    Factiva

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFactiva from Dow Jones is a data service that helps companies identify opportunities, accelerate decisions and manage a business's reputation, that includes global news and data accessible via the Dow Jones' research platform, on mobile devices or integrated via advanced feeds and APIs.N/A

    Shareworks, by Morgan Stanley

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AShareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Shareworks, and with the capabilities of the former Capshare) is a cloud-based equity compensation administration platform. It allows users to collaborate, share, comply, trade, model, support decisions, create reports and control plans more simply and securely.N/A
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    FactivaShareworks, by Morgan Stanley
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    1.0
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    9.0
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    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Data Sources
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    FactivaShareworks, by Morgan Stanley
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dow Jones
    A large part of our work depends on the ability to source quality media content from a breadth of dependable sources globally. This is Factiva's bread and butter: it has a very comprehensive list of 'quality' media sources such as nationals, dailies, business journals and magazines from around the world that are easily mined for the content they hold. If you're thinking about anything other than these 'traditional' media sources then Factiva probably isn't your thing. It doesn't do social media.
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    Well suited for privately or publicly held companies with stock option plans or ESPP. Helpful for calculating stock compensation expense.
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    Pros
    Dow Jones
    • Factiva offers excellent search builders so that I am able to narrow my search to specific companies or topics very easily.
    • Factiva combines a large number of credible sources into one place and allows me to search all of these sources.
    • Factiva's use of timestamps helps me understand when the news was known by the market which allows me to analyze how (if at all) that particular piece of news impacted the company's stock price.
    • Provides an excellent starting place for learning about a company and/or industry.
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    • Calendar of vesting schedule
    • Visibility into value of various equity based compensation
    • Ability to setup default release elections at vesting dates
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    Cons
    Dow Jones
    • The UX leaves room to be desired
    • There are often repetitive entries
    • The functionality can be confusing
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    • At the time, couldn't calculate a formula based on milestone vesting
    • Had some small hiccups with calculating stock option compensation expense, but Capshare was able to solve over time.
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    Dow Jones
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    We had a great team consisting of two Solium Shareworks admin experts, and one financial reporting expert to help us with the implementation. After the implementation, I feel we are in good hands with the Solium Shareworks relationship manager. We have quarterly contact with the team when new grants need to be added. Other then that, we are self-sufficient with the tool.
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    Dow Jones
    At the time, Factiva was already being used by the company I worked for - they had developed procedures specifically for using Factiva, so there wasn't really an option. I've used Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg exclusively for legal research, so there wasn't really an overlap with Factiva.
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    We like Carta because they offer transfer agent services in addition to Cap Table management. Shareworks is the upgraded Capshare. This is for IPO ready companies who are ready to take the next steps
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    Return on Investment
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    Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium Capital)
    • Positive - easy for employees to review stock plan and agreement.
    • Positive - easy to pull cap table reports.
    • Negative - requires a lot of administrative work for account activation, acceptance by users.
    • Negative - support is not responsive.
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