Traders: Despite a surge in the share of U.S. corporate bond trading volume executed electronically in 2018, Greenwich Associates says consolidation is on the way for electronic platforms.
Markets Media: “Archaic” is how Greenwich Associates termed large financial firms’ processes for developing and deploying software to truly enable business-critical workflows, compared with how consumer-focused devices and software work.
WSJ: Machine-driven trading now accounts for between 50% and 65% of all share volume, according to Richard Johnson.
Risk: According to Greenwich Associates 54% of respondents listed international diversification as the primary reason for using ETFs, not least because ETFs make it easier to invest in markets with trading restrictions.
Markets Media: Will 2019 will be the ’Year of Institutional Crypto?'
The Trade News: Greenwich Associates found that 65% of buy-side equity traders agree that the maker-taker method can create pricing distortion and is generally bad for market structure.
Private Banking Magazin: Nach Angaben des Beratungshauses Greenwich Associates vom November 2018 werden Wertpapierbroker im laufenden Geschäftsjahr mit der Analyse von Aktien schätzungsweise 20 Prozent weniger verdienen als im vergangenen...
Traders: For the fifth consecutive year, Citi ranks as the market leader in Overall Asian (ex-Japan) Fixed-Income Market Share. HSBC is ranked No. 2 followed by a statistical tie for third among J.P. Morgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank.
Reuters: Greenwich Associates said 72 percent of institutional investors who responded to the research firm believe crypto has a place in the future.
Business Insider: "Getting buy-in from the top is critical, as the US corporate bond space is a top-heavy market where market share is dominated by a handful of dealers," said Kevin McPartland.
