Press Releases

Brokers See a Surge in U.S. Equity Trading Commissions, But Don’t Call it a Comeback

January 21, 2026

Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades for U.S. equity trades jumped 12% to just under $7 billion in 2025, levels not seen since the meme stock surge of 2021.

Buy-Side Professionals Embedding Programmatic Research Across Organizations

January 15, 2026

As programmatic research becomes an increasingly important part of investment analysis, buy-side firms are moving to centralize programmatic research tools and workflows across investment teams, risk and compliance functions, trading desks, and other areas of their organizations. 

Investor Preference for Strong Private-Market Brands Driving Asset Management M&A

January 7, 2026

Investors pouring money into private credit and other alternatives are gravitating to specialist managers with long histories in these complex and often unfamiliar asset classes. This preference has helped drive a string of mergers and partnerships playing out between alternative specialists and diversified asset managers looking to establish a presence in the booming space.

Top Trends in Financial Market Structure for 2026

January 5, 2026

A regulatory renaissance, the next phase of the AI boom, the continued emergence of tokenization, and the institutionalization of fast-growing prediction markets are just a few of the powerful trends that will drive the evolution of financial market structure in 2026.

AI Fuels Buy-Side Spending Boom on Alternative Data

December 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools that help investors unlock alpha from non-traditional sources of data are fueling a boom in buy-side adoption and spending on “alternative” datasets.

In Turbulent Markets, European Fund Distributors Seek Stability for End Investors

December 16, 2025

In a turbulent year for financial markets, fund distributors in Europe are working to provide investors with some degree of certainty and diversification by bringing more asset managers with stable investment teams and top-notch risk management capabilities onto their platforms.

Industry Leaders Increasingly Hopeful that Timeline for U.S. Treasury Clearing Will Stay on Track

December 9, 2025

Although regulators and the financial services industry still have some major issues to tackle before the switch to central clearing for U.S. Treasuries and repo, industry leaders are optimistic about keeping the timeline for the move on track.

Tech Providers Must Lead the Way to T+0

December 2, 2025

The march to T+0 will be led by technology providers. Although North American securities markets navigated the move to a T+1 trade settlement cycle in 2024 without much in the way of major incident, the financial services industry is not prepared to take the next step to T+0.

As U.S. Companies Think About Switching Banks, Regional Providers and Nonbanks Could Get a Boost

December 2, 2025

A significant shift is underway in the U.S. commercial banking landscape, with one-third of U.S. middle-market companies thinking about switching banks. This presents a substantial opportunity for banks to attract new clients and expand their market share. 

Trade Finance Needs of European Corporates are Evolving

November 25, 2025

European corporates are making the move toward allocating higher shares of Trade Finance relationships to global and regional banks.