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Bloomberg: Investors are finding that electronic-trading technology has matured to the point where three quarters of credit investors say they can easily buy or sell orders up to $5 million, according to  Greenwich Associates. That...

Traders: “A decade on from the financial crisis that triggered balance sheet reductions by major bond dealers and drained liquidity from fixed-income markets, institutional corporate bond investors are finally feeling some relief,” said Kevin...

Bloomberg: Institutional investors are raising their allocations to so-called focused strategies -- defined as portfolios holding 50 names or fewer -- and distributors are increasingly recommending them to clients...

Institutional Investor: According to a 2017 Greenwich Associates study, the responsibilities of a buy-side trader have changed dramatically – and far beyond trading.

Financial Times: Last year nearly half of institutional investors that use futures contracts to access passive index returns switched to ETFs, according to Greenwich Associates.

Bloomberg: Electronic-trading technology has matured to the point that about three-quarters of credit investors say they can easily buy or sell orders up to $5 million, according to research by Greenwich Associates. 

Bloomberg: “NEX Group and Tradeweb combined handle over 60 percent of the electronically traded volume in the U.S. Treasury market today, which means any change in ownership will be material for the market,” said Kevin McPartland.

The Desk: “Certainly the SEC has the ability to do something to address the liquidity issue,"  said Kevin McPartland.

Markets Media: A recent report from consultancy Greenwich Associates also found that many US investment managers are considering unbundling.

Financial Post: “I think the biggest trend that we’re following is the increasingly strategic application of ETFs in institutional portfolios,” said Christopher Dunn. “For example, the time in which those investments are in place has extended...