Press Releases

Brokers Battle For Market Share in Shrinking U.S. Equity Market

July 12, 2018

In a shrinking and increasingly competitive market,  J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch secured the title of 2018 Greenwich Leaders in U.S. Equity Trading Share, with the group besting all rivals in market share across four U.S. equity categories.

Could AI Displace Investment Bank Research?

June 28, 2018

New regulations, new technologies and evolving commercial demands are transforming the investment research industry and could reduce demand for investment bank research and speed investor uptake of AI solutions.

After Years of Explosive Growth, E-Trading in FX Settles Into New Equilibrium

June 26, 2018

The electronification of foreign exchange trading has entered a new phase.

In India, Companies Look Beyond Traditional Lenders

June 21, 2018

Indian companies are moving away from their traditional practice of concentrating most of their banking business with their biggest lenders and, instead, seeking out and hiring banks with the best capabilities in cash management, FX and other critical functions. 

MiFID II Turns Spotlight on Buy Side Trading Systems

June 21, 2018

The increasing importance of trading desk order management systems (OMS) and execution management systems (EMS) is contributing to steady growth in technology costs for institutional investors. 

Financial Services Industry Spends $1.7B Per Year on Blockchain

June 12, 2018

The financial services industry is spending about $1.7 billion per year on blockchain, as banks and other firms move beyond the proof-of-concept stage and start rolling out commercial distributed ledger technology products.

Rule Changes Will Accelerate Innovation in Swaps Trading

June 7, 2018

Proposed changes to swaps regulations could fuel a boom in innovation and electronic trading, and increase the average daily notional volume traded on swap-execution facilities (SEFs) by as much as 20%, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates. 

Greenwich Associates Hires Ken Monahan as Senior Analyst in Market Structure and Technology

June 4, 2018

Greenwich Associates today announces the hiring of Ken Monahan as Senior Analyst in the Firm’s Market Structure and Technology group, where will he cover FX, listed derivatives, fixed income, and a variety of additional research topics.

ETFs Gaining Importance in Latin American Institutional Portfolios

June 4, 2018

ETFs are playing an expanding role in Latin American institutions portfolios, as investors boost allocations and apply ETFs to new asset classes and functions. 

U.S. Equity Brokerage Commissions Drop for Eighth Consecutive Year

May 30, 2018

Total U.S. equity commission payments from institutional investors to brokers have fallen for eight consecutive years and are now down 45% from their peak.