Independent Research Group (IRG) was formed in response to growing concerns over the quality of due diligence being conducted on asset managers. IRG has a pure research focus with no competing demands on our time. IRG offers an innovatively fresh approach to due diligence that combines both operational and investment research that is highly integrated from the very beginning of the process. IRG has developed a proprietary "Manager Map" that intuitively and visually depicts the health of an asset manager's business and pinpoints areas of concern all at your fingertips. Our goal is to provide a cost effective solution to investors seeking to improve governance, enhance their capability to perform fiduciary duties, and to address unintended confirmation biases.