Press Releases

Top 10 Market Structure Trends for 2017

January 3, 2017

Many of the most important changes in financial market structure in 2017 will be driven by two disruptive factors: technology and Trump.

"Big Four" Dominate U.S. Large Corporate Banking, But Much Business Still Up For Grabs

December 14, 2016

For the second year in a row, an unusually large amount of corporate banking business and relationships are up for grabs in the United States. Forty-five percent of the companies participating in the Greenwich Associates 2016 U.S. Large Corporate Banking Study are moving or considering moving business from one bank to another over the next 12 months. That share is up from just 32% in 2013.

Barclays and JP Morgan Lead in a Transforming European Fixed-Income Market

December 14, 2016

Although the gradual stabilization of European banks helped stem the flow of fixed-income trading business to U.S. rivals last year, the market’s post-crisis evolution is far from complete. 

Despite U.S. Stock Market Rally, Buy Side Expects Another Gloomy Bonus Season

December 13, 2016

Even as U.S. equity markets soar, pay levels in the asset management industry are on the decline in 2016—marking the second consecutive year of reduced compensation for professionals at traditional asset management firms and the third for hedge funds.

Global Banks Demonstrate Confidence in Asian Fixed Income

December 8, 2016

A partial retreat in Asia by several global fixed - income dealers—including some with historically prominent Asian franchises—is the result of hard decisions banks have been forced to make about how and where to allocate capital. In fact, even as certain banks from Europe, the United States and Australia retrench in Asia, others are stepping in to fill the void. 

Trump Win Raises Questions About New Swaps Market Regulations

December 7, 2016

The election of Donald Trump has injected a new element of uncertainty into a U.S. swaps market that was finally finding its footing under its new regulatory framework.

USAA Investment Management, BB&T Take Top Honors in 2016 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Wealth Management and Personal Investment Services

November 29, 2016

Both USAA Investment Management and BB&T were the only institutions to earn recognition in each of the four categories (Overall Satisfaction, Likelihood to Recommend, Investment Advice / Ideas, and Customer Service) tracked in the 2016 Greenwich Associates national commercial banking program.  

U.S. Small Business and Mid-Sized Companies Identify the Best Brands in Commercial Banking

November 29, 2016

A group of eight banks, led by three “trillionaire” banks, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Chase and Wells Fargo, comprises the 2016 Greenwich Best Brand Award winners in Small Business and Middle Marketing Banking.  

U.S. Equity Investors Remain Skeptical on Top Market Structure Issues

November 17, 2016

Investors and brokers in U.S. equities are facing a host of market structure issues, many of which have been debated since the passage of Regulation NMS and others that have come to the forefront in recent years. Despite the controversy around these topics, they remain largely unresolved.

Goldman Sachs is Top Flow Equity Derivatives Broker in North America; JPM, DB, SocGen Lead in Quality in Europe

November 10, 2016

Goldman Sachs is the top broker of Flow Equity Derivatives in North America in terms of both market penetration and the quality of service delivered to institutional clients. In Europe, J.P. Morgan boasts the biggest footprint in both equity futures and options & volatility products, while Deutsche Bank and Société Générale lead in equity swaps brokerage.