Press Releases

European Equities: Brokerage Commission Pool Stops Shrinking, but Challenges Remain

February 25, 2025

While brokers in Europe express cautious optimism that a modest increase in institutional trading commissions last year could mark the end of declining commission wallets, the industry still faces real challenges...

Investment Consulting: A Rare Relationship Business in an Increasingly Transactional World

February 25, 2025

In an era defined by accelerating markets and faceless digital transactions, the investment consulting industry is still a business still made up largely of long-term relationships that often stretch back years, or even a decade or more. 

Financial Market Infrastructures Gain Confidence in the Cloud

February 19, 2025

More than a third of all applications and services from banks and financial market infrastructures (FMIs) have been moved to the cloud. 

U.S. Commercial Banking in 2025: New Competition, Consolidation and Digital Innovation

February 11, 2025

Although optimism among small businesses and midsize companies about the economy is creating a favorable environment for commercial banks this year, banks face new competition in the battle for loan business, deposits and digital innovation.

Canadian Institutions Planning Major Changes to Investment Portfolios

February 11, 2025

Canadian institutional investors are shaking up their investment portfolios by slashing allocations to equities and increasing exposures to potentially higher-alpha private market strategies on the one hand, and more conservative liability-driven investment strategies on the other. 

Crisil Coalition Greenwich Announces 2025 Best Bank and Share Leader Award Winners for Corporate Banks

February 4, 2025

J.P. Morgan and HSBC earn top honors as the world’s best global corporate banks from Crisil Coalition Greenwich.

MBS Trading Going Electronic

February 4, 2025

The U.S. mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market is on the verge of an electronification boom similar to the one that has transformed the trading of corporate bonds, U.S. Treasuries and other fixed-income products.

Digital Divide Prompts Some U.S. Companies to Consider Fintech & Private Lender Alternatives to Commercial Banks

January 28, 2025

One-third of middle market companies and almost 1 in 5 small businesses are exploring alternative banking options with nonbank lenders like fintechs and private lenders. 

Investors Embrace an Energized Crypto Sector

January 28, 2025

The start of a pro-crypto Trump administration in the U.S. has energized the crypto industry, which now represents a $3 trillion-plus asset class, with Bitcoin and Ethereum accounting for more than $2 trillion.

Optimistic European Investors Cautiously Embrace Barbell Strategies, Double Down on Sustainable Investing

January 28, 2025

European investors entered 2025 with a surprising level of optimism given the set of economic, political and geopolitical challenges facing Europe’s investment markets.