Press Releases

U.S. Small Businesses Increasingly Upbeat About the Economy—and Their Banks

February 20, 2024

Increased optimism among small businesses about the U.S. economy is carrying over to their banking relationships. 

Asset Management 2024: Private Assets, AI and Service Alpha

February 13, 2024

Volatile markets, a boom in private assets and a continuing long-term decline in profit margins are just some of the challenges facing asset managers in markets around the world.

As Communications Channels and Risks Multiply, Financial Services Firms Eye Federated Technology

February 13, 2024

Most capital markets professionals in the U.S., U.K. and Europe would like to consolidate all their communications channels into a single platform to simplify correspondence, minimize security risks and ensure regulatory compliance. 

Small Businesses and Midsize Companies Worried About the Financial Strength of Their Banks

February 6, 2024

Almost half of U.S. small and midsize companies are worried that their banks are not financially strong enough to protect their business in a period of economic uncertainty.  

Electronic Trading Gains Steam in Canadian Equities

January 30, 2024

Electronic trading platforms captured nearly a third (32%) of overall Canadian equity trading volume in 2023, up from 26% in 2022, and Canadian asset managers expect that share to surge to 38% in the next three years. 

Top Trends in U.S. Commercial Banking for 2024

January 23, 2024

U.S. commercial banks in 2024 will look to a combination of shifting interest rates, emerging technologies and mergers & acquisitions to boost profitability and fend off competition from private lenders and fintech alternatives.  

Institutional Investors in North America Raise Long-Term Allocation Targets to Private Assets

January 23, 2024

More than 40% of U.S. and Canadian institutional investors plan to increase allocations to private debt in the next three years and roughly a third plan to grow their private equity holdings overall.

Electronic Platforms Capture Growing Share of U.S. Equity Trading Volume

January 16, 2024

Equity investors increased the share of trading volumes executed electronically last year, continuing the evolution of the U.S. stock trading business into an increasingly complex, fast-moving technologically driven market structure. 

Corporate and Investment Banks Devote 20% of Spending to Technology

January 9, 2024

Technology investments by corporate and investment banks increased 5.4% last year and now account for approximately 20% of overall spending.

New Coalition Greenwich Research Shows Many Companies Not Committing Resources to Meet Sustainability Goals

January 9, 2024

Many large companies that have adopted net-zero and other sustainability targets have yet to allocate meaningful resources to meet those goals.