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Traders: A new report released by Crisil Coalition Greenwich, 'U.S. Eq Broker Selection: It’s the Service, Stupid', reveals a major shift in how buy-side equity traders choose their brokers. The study, authored by Jesse Forster, Senior Analyst at...

AGF: As Africa undergoes a dramatic transformation in its financing landscape, global banks and investors are taking a renewed interest in the continent’s evolving capital markets. A recent report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich projects that Africa...

AInvest: The strategic logic of a Pinnacle-Synovus merger is further reinforced by the cultural and operational alignment of the two institutions...Their shared commitment to customer service - evidenced by 45 Crisil Coalition Greenwich Best...

Markets Media: “Even as electronic execution becomes the norm, the human touch has emerged as the ultimate differentiator,” says Jesse Forster, Senior Analyst at Crisil Coalition Greenwich Market Structure & Technology, and author of U.S. equity...

The Desk: A quiet summer has allowed dealer-to-client electronic trading levels in U.S. rates to reach a yearly high, Crisil Coalition Greenwich suggests. Kevin McPartland, head of market structure and technology research at the firm, and Neha...

Traders: “We expect both broker-client relationships and broker competition to be more data-driven as the buy side continues to generate more data around their trading,” said Jesse Forster, Senior Analyst at Crisil Coalition Greenwich and author of...

The Desk: Crisil Coalition Greenwich notes that amid overall market growth, dealer-to-client trading is taking a smaller percentage of total volumes. Between 2017 and 2025 YTD, its share fell from 83.5% to 75.2%. Interdealer trading now represents...

Bloomberg: Non-bank trading firms have boomed in recent years by investing in technology, largely unfettered by the regulatory requirements many lenders face. “It’s been a very positive environment,” said Raman Kalra, Head of NBLP Competitor...

The Trade: Speaking to The TRADE, Jesse Forster, head of equity market structure and technology at Crisil Coalition Greenwich, said: “TCA has become vital because the buy-side has been forced to quantify their trading data more than ever. Their...

Global Trading: A third of U.S. buy-side equity traders are using broker-provided analyses for transaction cost analysis, according to a Crisil Coalition Greenwich report – up from 20% in April 2024. These analyses tend to be in the form of one-off...