HF industry initiation research

From a HF senior analyst / PM's perspective, what do you consider a good industry initiation report by your junior analyst? What should it contain?

How can one make it better than initiation researches done by sell side / Berstein etc? What distinguishes a good, useful report, versus one that's run of the mills/no better than sellside?

Thanks!

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