A Rocky Year for Credit

August 28, 2019

A surge in trading of secondary investment-grade credit last year provided the back drop to the fixed-income business of Canadian bank brokers...

Asian Companies Turn to Big Banks for Help Surviving Trade Wars

August 27, 2019

Large companies in Asia are turning to the biggest banks in the region for support as they navigate disruptions caused by the U.S.-China trade war.

Digital Prowess to Identify Winners and Losers In Indian Corporate Banking

August 6, 2019

Outside of core day-to-day functions Indian corporate treasury departments rank “digitization” and “technology upgrades” as their top priorities for the year ahead. 

Crypto's Sensible Cousin is Stablecoins

July 23, 2019

Stablecoins, like Facebook’s recently announced Libra, have the potential to surpass better-known cryptocurrencies and achieve mainstream use in financial markets and throughout the economy.

Greenwich Associates Announces 2019 Quality Leaders in Institutional Investment Management in Europe, Germany and the United Kingdom

July 16, 2019

In a clear sign of the times, European institutional investors say they are twice as likely to hire a new asset manager in private equity...

Good News for Asset Managers in Asia: Assets are Spreading Beyond the Region's Largest Institutions

July 11, 2019

Asian institutional assets, which traditionally have been concentrated in the portfolios of a relative handful of behemoths, are spreading to a broader universe of institutions.

Private Sector Banks in India Gain Ground as PSU Banks Struggle

July 10, 2019

As they attempt to rid their balance sheets of huge volumes of non-performing assets, India’s public sector (PSU) banks are losing valuable lead banking relationships with the country’s largest companies.

Despite Long-term Decline in U.S. Equity Trade Commissions, up to $4.4B up for Grabs Among Brokers

July 9, 2019

Unbundling and other trends playing out in global equity markets have freed up U.S. buy-side traders to exercise more discretion over their order flow.

Managing Change: The New Imperative in Asset Management

June 11, 2019

Today, the most successful asset managers will be those able to regularly and consistently adapt to change. 

Steampunk Settlement

June 11, 2019

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) will have a profound effect on clearing and settlement, but taken too far, it might actually turn the clock backward and reintroduce problems financial markets have been working to alleviate for more than 500...