Press Releases

In India, Companies Look Beyond Traditional Lenders

June 21, 2018

Indian companies are moving away from their traditional practice of concentrating most of their banking business with their biggest lenders and, instead, seeking out and hiring banks with the best capabilities in cash management, FX and other...

Financial Services Industry Spends $1.7B Per Year on Blockchain

June 12, 2018

The financial services industry is spending about $1.7 billion per year on blockchain, as banks and other firms move beyond the proof-of-concept stage and start rolling out commercial distributed ledger technology products.

Rule Changes Will Accelerate Innovation in Swaps Trading

June 7, 2018

Proposed changes to swaps regulations could fuel a boom in innovation and electronic trading, and increase the average daily notional volume traded on swap-execution facilities (SEFs) by as much as 20%, according to a new report from Greenwich...

Greenwich Associates Hires Ken Monahan as Senior Analyst in Market Structure and Technology

June 4, 2018

Greenwich Associates today announces the hiring of Ken Monahan as Senior Analyst in the Firm’s Market Structure and Technology group, where will he cover FX, listed derivatives, fixed income, and a variety of additional research topics.

ETFs Gaining Importance in Latin American Institutional Portfolios

June 4, 2018

ETFs are playing an expanding role in Latin American institutions portfolios, as investors boost allocations and apply ETFs to new asset classes and functions. 

U.S. Equity Brokerage Commissions Drop for Eighth Consecutive Year

May 30, 2018

Total U.S. equity commission payments from institutional investors to brokers have fallen for eight consecutive years and are now down 45% from their peak.

Dawn of the Blockchain IPO

May 22, 2018

Stock certificates could someday be endangered, replaced by the new invasive species of security tokens. 

The Future of Investing is "Quantimental"

May 17, 2018

The line between fundamental and quantitative investing is blurring as fundamental investors adopt tools and approaches long employed by “quants.” 

Outdated Bank Tech Platforms Eroding Commericial Relationships

May 16, 2018

Commercial banks’ inability to keep pace with the digital capabilities of consumer platforms like Amazon, Uber and other slick retail banking websites is frustrating U.S. executives, who continue to struggle with cumbersome and often manual...

Versatility of ETFs Driving Usage Among European Institutions

May 15, 2018

Facing a set of fast-changing global market conditions, European institutional investors are utilizing the versatility of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to adjust their portfolios, and integrating ETFs more deeply into both tactical and strategic...