Press Releases

Despite Pending Regulations, European Swap Investores Continue to Shun Electronic Trading

January 25, 2016

New Greenwich Report examines impact of MiFID II and EMiR on Interest-Rate Derivatives.

U.S. Institutional Investment in ETFs: Versatility Fuels Growth

January 20, 2016

Institutional investment in exchange-traded funds is growing due in large part to the versatility of the funds, which U.S. institutions are incorporating into an expanding range of portfolio functions and asset classes.

HSBC, Barclays, JP Morgan Dominate U.S. Retail Structured Product Market

January 14, 2016

The U.S. retail structured product market is dominated by three issuers—HSBC, Barclays and J.P. Morgan. All three firms are named as an important issuer by more than 70% of product distributors participating in the annual Greenwich Associates 2015 U.S. Retail Structured Product Study. 

Amid Contracting JBG Market, Japanese Fixed-Income Dealers Push Into Non-Yen Bonds

January 13, 2016

The dearth of client trading activity in Japanese government bonds has triggered a push by the country’s largest domestic fixed-income dealers into non-yen products, particularly non-yen government bonds. 

After Launch of Stock Connect, Hong Kong and China Grow Even More Prominent

December 16, 2015

The opening of China’s stock markets to offshore investors has increased the importance of China and Hong Kong to both brokers and investors in Asian equities.

Japanese Equities: Domestic Brokers Consolidate Recent Gains

December 16, 2015

After several years in which the Japan’s biggest domestic equity brokers added to their already impressive levels of market share, the country’s brokerage industry settled into a state of at least temporary equilibrium in 2015. 

European Equity Trading and the Consequences of Regulation

December 15, 2015

The debate over MiFID II has sparked intense speculation about the future of the European equity research business. 

HSBC Leads Asian Fixed-Income Market;

December 14, 2015

Asian fixed-income trading volumes declined from 2014 to 2015, driven mainly by a 9% reduction of trading activity in Asian credit products. 

Electronic Trading Platforms Capture More Volume in U.S. Corporate Bond Trading

December 8, 2015

Electronic trading platforms are on pace to capture 20% of U.S. investment grade corporate bond trading volume in 2015—a 25% increase from 2014.

2015 Greenwich Best Brands in Middle Market and Small Business Banking

December 1, 2015

The country’s biggest banks have established themselves as the strongest brands among U.S. middle market companies—a segment that is growing in the form of increased demand for credit and other banking services.