Regionally, APAC and Americas were affected the most by the lower interest rate environment, partially offset by higher fees. EMEA, on the other hand, outperformed led by better performances in the European markets.

Following several years of stable contribution of U.S. Commercial Banking relative to CIB to the overall industry pools, FY20 and 1H21 saw a relative decline in the contribution from U.S. Commercial Banking.

Buy-side participants in the FX market are increasingly focusing on the performance of FX trading and the need to improve it.

In this report, we address why many investors fail to take advantage of the performance associated with innovation, and we suggest how to target and take on exposure to innovation in portfolios.

The market didn’t exactly pause in August, but our conversations with market participants suggested it was a month of both vacations and prepping for what the post-Labor Day market would bring.

Expectations of a quiet August were dashed for some corporate-bond market structure professionals as they worked through how, or if, they could comply with Rule 15c2-11.

2Q21 Coalition Index Investment Banking revenues were down by (13)% on a YoY basis.

The consequences of the COVID-19 crisis continue to play out across the European trade finance industry, as companies seek out support and advice amid lingering disruptions in business operations, supply chains and trade flows.

This report contains links to the data tables in Excel format for the Asian (ex. Japan) Institutional Investor Key Trends.

Although global trade volumes have rebounded from the depths of the crisis last year, Asian companies are still battling dislocations caused by COVID-19—and they are looking to their trade finance providers for help.