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Bloomberg: If the market turmoil persists, analytics firm Coalition Greenwich estimates that equity underwriting fees could sink by more than half in 2022.

Nasdaq: "So far, it seems like the industry got the worst of everything," Eric Li.

Fortune: It was the spring of 2019, and, finally, after years of Silicon Valley darlings eschewing the public markets, a stampede of hot, new listings was to open up to the masses.

Global equity underwriting fees could sink by more than 50% this year if high market volatility persists, according to Coalition Greenwich.

Financial Times: The US securities regulator plans to bring high-speed traders in Treasury bonds under direct supervision, ushering in more transparency to one of the world’s most important financial markets.

Traders: Buy-side firms are spending $2.6 billion annually on portfolio management, order management, and execution management systems, according to a new report from Coalition Greenwich. Most firms (86%) use third-party systems.

Knock-on effects from the Russia-Ukraine war could endanger an otherwise positive outlook for the global securities services industry.

Benzinga: In an interview by Coalition Greenwich between June and September 2021, 42% of investing firms said retail investors had some negative impact on achieving their trading objectives. 

IFR: It is one of the most crowded banking markets in the world...it has been a very healthy investment banking market, particularly in M&A last year said Angad Chhatwal.

Bloomberg: “It is certainly a huge tailwind to any new operation to have these big banks backing them, but markets are complicated and fickle and it’s not always a guarantee to success,” Kevin McPartland said.