Press Releases

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.

Back to the Future: Retail Investors Return to Individual Treasury Bonds

November 18, 2025

U.S. households’ direct holdings of individual bonds surged to 51% of retail fixed-income investments in Q2 2025-the highest level since Q1 2013-driven by rising interest rates and advances in bond-trading technology.

Strength of the Institutional Equities Market Provides Australia's Brokers with a Long-Awaited Tailwind

November 10, 2025

Australia’s Institutional Equities market is showing signs of renewed strength, with the commission pool paid to brokers increasing from 2024 to 2025 – the first time in five years, according to the results of Crisil Coalition Greenwich’s 30th annual Voice of Client – Australian Equity Investors Study, the country’s most prominent and longest-running sell-side assessment.