Bernstein
Founded in New York in 1967, Bernstein built its reputation on long-term, fundamental research and a distinctive willingness to challenge conventional wisdom. Half a century on, that culture remains as strong as ever.
Research
Research is the foundation of Bernstein's legacy. Bernstein is widely regarded as one of the world's premier equity research franchises. Renowned for our Blackbooks, we combine deep quantitative analysis, independent insights, and extensive industry expertise to deliver high-conviction investment research.
Trading
With a trading platform that spans Europe, the US, Asia, and the Middle East, our trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world. We provide a suite of equity execution solutions dedicated to achieving the optimum outcome for our clients.
Autonomous
Founded in 2009, Autonomous provides best-in-class research on financial services companies for equity and credit investors. In 2019 Bernstein acquired Autonomous, an acquisition which further strengthened us as the preeminent provider of the highest-quality research to our clients worldwide.
Societe Generale Group
In 2024, AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale announced the official launch of Bernstein, a joint venture expanding our global cash equities and equity research business. Clients now have unparalleled equity liquidity access and a full range of integrated services, leveraging Bernstein’s cash equities and research capabilities and Societe Generale’s equity derivatives, prime services and equity capital markets offering.