Press Releases

EFM Platforms for Customer Experience (CX): Tools, Not Strategies

January 23, 2018

Although EFM platforms designed to save money and “digitally transform” their customer experience (CX) programs have failed to live up to the promise, companies should not give up or lose hope. There is a way to cure the EFM hangover. 

After A Resurgent 2017, Asian Equity Brokers Brace For MiFID II Shake-Up

January 16, 2018

A surge in equity market valuations and a rebound in trading activity provided a major boost to Asia’s brokers in 2017. However, this is tempered by worry about the looming impact of MiFID II, which could make 2018 a messy year. 

Solvency II Rules Trigger Flood of Insurance Company Investments in Real Estate and Infrastructure Debt

January 16, 2018

One-third of continental European insurance companies expect to increase investment portfolio allocations to real estate and infrastructure in the next three years.

MiFID II Has Already Shrunk European Equity Research Industry by $300 Million

January 9, 2018

New MiFID II rules on payments for investment research that went into effect January 3 have already shrunk the market for European equity research by an annual $300 million, and the ultimate impact of the regulations likely won’t be evident before the end 2018

The Digital Year is Upon Us

January 3, 2018

2017 was politically strange,  economically strong and eerily calm—but in the new year, according to the Greenwich Associates list of Top Market Structure Trends to Watch in 2018, technology dominates.

Looking Under the Hood of the Modern U.S. Treasury Market

December 12, 2017

U.S. Treasury market participants and regulators alike are surprisingly in the dark about some of the market’s inner workings—especially when it comes to the rapid changes brought on by the advance of electronic trading. 

U.S. Equity Investors Question Value of Electronic Market Makers

December 7, 2017

Liquidity from electronic market makers has become an integral part of the U.S. equity market, but the firms that deliver it remain largely unknown to many institutional investors whose trades often involve these little-understood firms. This opacity has created a level of fear among investors about the quality and reliability of electronic market makers. 

It's a Bright Future for FX Futures

December 7, 2017

There are significant economic benefits from switching from traditional OTC FX trading to FX futures, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates. 

Asset Management Pros Enjoying Strong Year for Pay Should Brace for Coming Reversal

December 5, 2017

Asset management professionals are enjoying a strong year in terms of compensation, but these favorable conditions might prove a brief respite. Industry cost constraints are already starting to affect compensation and will impact many more asset management professionals in 2018. 

Bank Spending on "RegTech" for Fixed-Income Trading Desks Tops $20 Billion

November 29, 2017

Fixed-income dealers are spending as much as $20 billion a year on RegTech (regulatory technology) to help them comply with the raft of regulations covering their trading desks.