A good broker can transform an equity trader’s day. They’re not just order-takers, they’re problem-solvers, partners and sometimes even advisors. But reaching that level of trust and understanding requires give and take. Communication is key—and sometimes, that means having tough conversations. To spark a healthy dialogue, we surveyed 40 U.S. buy-side traders about what they wish their brokers understood better about their daily grind.
Global fixed-income electronic trading rose 1% on a volume-weighted basis in 2016 compared to the previous year, with 46% of investors trading at least some of their volume electronically. In 2016, Greenwich Associates interviewed 3,650 fixed-...
Greenwich Associates interviewed 52 platform decision-makers and 151 financial advisors across channels including broker-dealers, private banks, insurance companies, and registered investment advisors (RIAs) to better understand how the intermediary...
There is no doubt that institutional investors are shifting investment assets into lower-cost passive strategies. But, reports of the death of active management are not just premature, they are altogether incorrect. Greenwich Associates is...
A combination of changes, including: rising interest rates, a less zealous regulatory environment, tax cuts, and overall optimism among business owners ...
The exchange-operated opening and closing auctions or “crosses” are becoming an increasingly important part of the trading day...
The buy side today has access to data and information that would have been unheard of 20 years ago. Whereas in the past they relied primarily on research and information from their sell-side trading counterparties, today they have as much, if not...
Even organizations that spend significant resources on customer experience management (CEM) programs often focus their efforts exclusively on front-line staff and procedures while excluding back-office and other non-customer-facing functions.
Find out how the changing role of buy-side traders will impact how they evaluate, select and reallocate commissions to brokers.
Investors continue to express frustration with credit market liquidity, but massive efforts undertaken by market participants and service providers are finally starting to ease the pain.
2016 will go down as the Year of the Unexpected, as Brexit, Trump and the Chicago Cubs upended “likely outcomes.”
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