Press Releases

Institutions Concentrate Assets with Valued Strategic Partners

May 6, 2025

Institutional investors are concentrating a huge share of their assets with large and highly capable asset managers they consider strategic partners.  Around the world, 59% of investors employ asset managers that they consider as “strategic partners”.

Algos Eroding the Line Between Single-Stock and Program Trades in U.S. Equities

April 29, 2025

The line between single-stock trading and program trading in U.S. equities is blurring as program trades shift to electronic execution and single-stock algorithms become increasingly sophisticated. 

Automation is Coming to European Corporate Bond Trading

April 22, 2025

European corporate bond investors have found greater efficiency and improved execution via electronic trading and are now taking the next step towards automation. 

Market Volatility Means Increased Scrutiny for Investment Consultants

April 22, 2025

The spike in volatility in global financial markets will make 2025 an interesting year in the normally placid world of institutional investment consulting.

Almost Half of U.S. Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Forced to Weigh Tariff-Related Price Increases

April 15, 2025

Nearly half of U.S. small businesses and mid-sized companies are racing to navigate how to price goods and services amid tariff uncertainty. 

Benchmarking of Order Management Systems Untangles Complexity of Available Offerings

April 9, 2025

Buy-side portfolio managers and traders are having trouble keeping up with the rapid transformation of front-office trading technology systems and need to be aware of the differences between solutions and how to best future-proof their businesses. 

U.S. Companies and Banks Building New Digital Ecosystem for an Era of Real-Time Transactions

April 8, 2025

A push by large U.S. companies to closely link internal treasury systems to bank platforms is helping create a new digital corporate banking ecosystem tailored to an era of digital commerce and real-time payments. 

The New Crypto Boom: Growth Fuels Explosion of Complex Trading Strategies

March 26, 2025

The crypto market has entered a phase of rapid evolution and expansion, with invigorated institutional traders driving demand for more advanced trading strategies, platforms, and technology infrastructure.

Japanese Institutional Investors Pump the Brakes on Move into Private Assets

March 26, 2025

Japanese institutional investors are slowing their shift of portfolio allocations toward private assets.

U.S. Institutional Portfolios: More Private Assets, Less ESG

March 25, 2025

U.S. institutional investors are making important changes to their portfolios by reducing their exposure to public equities, continuing to shift assets into private markets, and setting aside environmental, social and governance requirements.