Press Releases

Surviving the Passive Tide

September 13, 2017

A new study from Greenwich Associates recommends that active managers should be experimenting with new products, alternative data sets and other innovative investment tools to make their offerings more attractive relative to low-cost passive strategies.

Investors Increasing Returns With Alternative Data

September 12, 2017

Ninety percent of asset managers and hedge funds employing alternative data sets as part of their investment strategies say the use of this data is paying off by delivering hoped-for returns.

Institutions Ramp Up for ETF Investments For Index Exposures and Active Outcomes

September 7, 2017

A new report from Greenwich Associates finds that passively managed ETFs are increasingly used to achieve active outcomes in institutional portfolios, blurring the lines between active and index approaches.

Client Journey Mapping Helps Asset Managers Improve Quality, Retain Assets and Cross-Sell Products

September 6, 2017

Asset managers can boost asset retention and cross-selling rates by using Client Journey Mapping to improve the quality of service they deliver to clients.

The $1.35B Question for Brokers: How Will MiFID II Change the Economics of European Equity Research?

August 23, 2017

With the implementation of MiFID II just months away, European equity brokers and institutional investors are holding fast to their wait-and-see approach to what could be revolutionary change to their business.

RBC Holds Off Hard-Charging Rivals in Canadian Fixed Income

August 22, 2017

Even as some of its biggest rivals expand their businesses, RBC Capital Markets is widening its lead over the competition in Canadian Fixed Income.

Signs of Line in U.S. Fixed Income

August 16, 2017

After several quarters of growth in fixed-income revenues, damped by a lull during the second quarter of 2017, market participants eagerly anticipate the impact that rate rises and tapering will have on volatility.

Insight Investment Named 2017 Greenwich Quality Leader in U.K. Investment Management Service

August 7, 2017

Insight Investment is the 2017 Greenwich Quality Leader in U.K. Investment Management Service. Insight Investment received market-leading rankings on multiple key service success factors and is the clear overall market leader.

New Research Finds Regional Bond Dealers Growing Despite Regulatory Burden

August 1, 2017

Nearly a decade after the global credit crisis, a new fixed-income ecosystem is taking form. While institutional investors continue to trade the majority of their bonds with the biggest fixed-income dealers, they are increasingly trading with an expanding list of market specialists.

New Report Shows 40% Decline in U.S. Equity Institutional Brokerage Business Since 2009

July 27, 2017

The U.S. equity brokerage business has shrunk by nearly 40% since the global financial crisis. In addition, the report finds trading commissions continue to migrate away from bulge bracket brokers towards midsize/regional brokers.