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“Banks have become much more judicious in doling out coverage and resources and much more focused on the bottom-line returns that customer relationships generate,”says James Borger. "When analyzing clients, dealers ask, “What products do you use,...

“The bar is really, really high. You have to be perfect and a little bit lucky to pass that bar,” says Christopher Dunn. “The messaging around investment philosophy and process has to be air tight.”

Kevin McPartland said in the report: “In other words, total notional volume executed via the screen underestimates the impact of technology innovation on the ecosystem.”

“The exchange-operated opening and closing auctions or ‘crosses’ are becoming an increasingly important part of the trading day, as passive investing continues to grow and traders look for opportunities to execute larger blocks of stock,” wrote...

A recent Greenwich Associates survey notes that 80% of buy-side respondents would like to adopt alternative data as part of their process. In our experience, relatively few have made more than nominal progress.

According to Greenwich Associates, about 9 in 10 investors found that lower liquidity in the investment-grade and high-yield bond markets had some or significant impact on them implementing their investment strategies.

In a new study conducted by Greenwich Associates, “voice” was reaffirmed as an important element to building trust and detecting nuance between trading counterparties.

In the era of computers, algorithms and robots, traders are still a bunch of chatterboxes. That’s the finding of a Greenwich Associates study, in which 88% of trading professionals said voice communication is still very, or extremely, critical to...

"The greatest concern for research providers both large and small is that (the legislation) will prompt a substantial decrease in buy-side research spend," said William Llamas, at Greenwich Associates.​

A new report from Greenwich Associates documents the critical role voice communications retain in an increasingly electronic era, and examines the ways traders are using new technology to enhance the effectiveness of conversations with clients....