
Portfolio managers think shift to passive will continue for years — study
Most portfolio managers, both active and passive, believe the shift toward passive strategies will continue for many years, said a new report issued by Greenwich Associates.
Most portfolio managers, both active and passive, believe the shift toward passive strategies will continue for many years, said a new report issued by Greenwich Associates.
Stock pickers say alternative data can create excess returns but only a small group of active managers are taking advantage of it reports Greenwich Associates.
Kevin McPartland, Principal, Market Structure and Technology at Greenwich Associates, speaks on the merits of ex-CitiBank CEO saying 30% of bank jobs are at risk from technology.
A recent survey by Greenwich Associates, which spoke to 1,000 people at 500 institutions, suggested that banks are back on the fixed income hiring wagon.
As hedge funds and asset managers seek to boost returns and explain their strategies to clients, they are increasingly turning to alternative data sources. Investors are spending nearly $183 million annually on such data alone, according to a...
Active managers will need to continually evolve and deliver new products and approaches to relationship management, according to a February 2017 report from Greenwich Associates.
“They’re all very different markets, with different dynamics and different needs for collateral and clearing and everything else,” says Kevin McPartland.
About 65% of U.S. pension funds, including corporate pensions, public pensions, foundations and endowments surveyed by Greenwich Associates are buying and holding ETFs for two years or longer.
Investors’ perception of asset managers is derived 70% from performance and 30% from service, based on Greenwich Associates’ Greenwich Quality Index (GQI), which is based on surveys with 2,000 institutional investors globally.
Greenwich Associates has estimated that European equity research and advisory services are worth at least an annual $1.35bn.