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Business Insider: Liquid alternative exchange-traded funds, which look to mimic the strategies of hedge funds with less leverage, are seen nearly tripling in assets over the next 12 months, according to Greenwich Associates.

Traders: Greenwich Associates projects that, over the next 12 months, institutional investment in liquid alt ETFs will climb to approximately $114 billion—roughly 2.5 times current allocations.

CTMfile: Institutional investments in liquid alternative exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will more than double in the next 12 months, according to data from Greenwich Associates.

ThinkAdvisor: “For more than 20 years, institutional investors have been adding alternative asset classes to their portfolios," Andrew McCollum said. “More recently, institutions have been adopting ETFs as a versatile, jack-of-all-trades...

S&P Global: Low default rates contribute to a consistent return profile, according to Greenwich Associates, which found that even during the worst of the financial crisis, the asset class did not post a single month of negative returns.

Investment News: Demand for regtech at financial firms is large and set to grow, according to new research from Greenwich Associates.

Institutional Investor: Institutions are using liquid alternative ETFs as part of the core of their portfolios as well as to replace both funds-of-hedge funds and direct investments in alternatives, including single strategy hedge funds.

MarketsMedia: “Some regional dealers have voiced their concerns regarding dealing with proprietary trading firms on the electronic Treasury market, which are a little overblown,” says Ken Monahan.

Bloomberg: Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are the two biggest foreign-exchange traders by market share due to their technology and client networks, according to Greenwich Associates.

Finance Magnets: Greenwich finds that 84 percent of traders in US markets use a TCA system and 71 percent use venue.