Press Releases

Institutional Investments in ETFs Projected to Grow $300 Billion Annually by 2020

June 14, 2016

2015 was a record-breaking year for ETFs as a category, which attracted more than $350 billion in new assets globally. Institutional investors are growing contributors to ETF demand, which has historically been driven by retail investors. An analysis of our research yielded five key drivers of institutional ETF adoption that Greenwich Associates projects together will generate approximately $300 billion in annual investments by 2020.

Fallout From FX Fixing Scandal Fuels Increase in Algo Trading

June 13, 2016

Algorithmic trading is taking hold in foreign exchange—in part due to fallout from the 2013 FX “Fixing Scandal.”

New Rules Complicate Corporate Hedging Strategies

June 9, 2016

Increases in banks’ costs of capital and new derivatives regulations are starting to have an impact on corporate treasury departments—and into the critical strategies companies use to hedge exposures.

The Big Five Dominate Canadian Institutional Equities Business

June 8, 2016

While the Big 5 dealers dominate Canadian equity trading and research, RBC Capital Markets has extended its lead within this group.

Trading Slowdown Fuels Competition Among U.S. Equity Brokers

June 7, 2016

As brokers adjust their business strategies to cope with both the post-crisis regulatory framework and a slowdown in institutional trading activity, a top tier of U.S. bulge bracket firms last year established a solid claim as the leaders in U.S. cash equities.

Financial Service Firms Spend $1.2 Billion Per Year on Consolidated Market Data Feeds

May 30, 2016

New Greenwich Research finds steady growth in industry spending;Thomson Reuters dominates market; Bloomberg growing fast.

Smarter Engagement Strategies: A Win-Win for Asset Managers and Their Clients

May 25, 2016

A cyclical preference for passive strategies among a cautious base of institutional investors is contributing to a challenging year for asset management firms. A new Greenwich Report, Smarter Engagement Strategies: A Win-Win for Asset Managers and Their Clients advises asset managers to respond to these difficult market conditions by shifting to more targeted and even selective sales strategies based on persona-based client segmentation models.

Dealers’ Reduced Presence In European Government Bond Markets Saps Investor Liquidity, Threatens Bank FICC Revenues

May 24, 2016

The decision by some major banks to scale back their role as primary dealers of European government bonds is reducing liquidity for investors and could, over the long-term, be compromising banks’ ability to grow revenues in other fixed-income products. 

The Future of Banking: Digital SuperStores

May 19, 2016

By 2025 leading banks will be operating as digital financial superstores that blur the line between technology companies and banks.

Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Summit Strategies Named Top-Quality U.S. Investment Consultants

May 18, 2016

Every year, Greenwich Associates recognizes the best asset managers in the U.S. and around the world with its Greenwich Quality Leader awards. For the first time, Greenwich Associates this year named Greenwich Quality Leaders in U.S. Investment Consulting and in Business Development among U.S. Asset Managers.