Press Releases

Record Investment Banking Revenue in 2021 Shows Benefit of Diverse Business Mix

May 17, 2022

Equity capital markets growth, led by the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) boom, heightened M&A activity, and improved performance by equities and spread financing products, was one of the largest contributors to a surge in investment banking revenues in 2021.

Commercial Lenders Try to Avoid Upsetting Borrowers With Spread Increases in Libor Transition

May 10, 2022

The commercial loan market is working through the messy details of how to reprice outstanding Libor-based loans into alternative base rates. 

Expanding Budgets for Buy-Side Trading Desks Fueling Fast Fintech Growth

May 10, 2022

Budget increases for trading desks drove buy-side technology spending above $10 billion last year and is fueling fierce competition amongst an expanding host of innovative institutional fintech providers. 

Half of Financial Advisors Will Soon be Able to Offer Private Investments to Clients

May 3, 2022

More than half of financial advisors in the U.S. will soon have the ability to offer private investment opportunities to their clients.  

Institutional Investors Working to Make Greenwashing Concerns a Thing of the Past

May 3, 2022

Institutional investors are putting their money—and their portfolios—where their mouth is, when it comes to climate change.

U.S. Asset Owners Relying More Heavily on Investment Consultant Advice

April 26, 2022

Amid continued disruptions from the COVID-19 crisis and concerns about mounting inflation, U.S. asset owners leaned more heavily on the advice of their investment consultants last year.

Maturing Market Structure Driving Growth in Cleared Derivatives

April 26, 2022

Although regulators started the move to cleared derivatives, recent growth in derivatives clearing has been driven not by mandates, but by the maturing market structure.

Coalition Greenwich Names Todd Glickson New Head of North American Investment Management

April 20, 2022

Coalition Greenwich, the leading global provider of data, analytics and insights to the financial services industry, is pleased to announce the hiring of Todd Glickson as Head of Investment Management, North America.

Institutional Investors Enter Digital Securities Ecosystem

April 12, 2022

Nearly a quarter of buy-side firms are investing in digital securities / security tokens and about another 40% of other institutions are conducting research to assess opportunities and risks in the nascent sector.

SEC Action on Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Bring Traditional Financial Advisors (and Billions in Assets) Into the Crypto Fold

April 5, 2022

The creation of a spot Bitcoin ETF will help overcome hesitations among traditional financial advisors about recommending cryptocurrencies and could potentially bring countless retail advisory clients and billions of dollars in assets into crypto.