Press Releases

U.S. Institutional Investors Increasingly Willing to Look Beyond Primary Dealers for Treasury Trades

November 1, 2016

The top 10 dealers of U.S. Treasuries captured a collective 86% of client trading volumes last year. That dominant position is in no immediate danger. However, there are signs that new competitors are expanding their toehold in a market estimated to produce $750 million in annual revenues. 

HSBC Claims Top Spot as 2016 Greenwich Leader in U.S. Retail Structured Products

October 26, 2016

The U.S. retail structured product market remains highly concentrated, with the three largest issuers each being ranked as an important counterparty by more than 70% of distributors.  Joining HSBC in that group are J.P. Morgan and Barclays, which are statistically tied for second place. 

Revitalizing Battered Bank Trading Desks

October 25, 2016

To help banks navigate today's challenges, a new Greenwich Report features 10 steps broker-dealers can take to keep their trading desks relevant. 

Brokers' Hunger For Equity Trading Revenues Boosts Use of Commission Sharing Programs

October 19, 2016

Depressed trading volumes in U.S. equities are making brokers more willing to accept payments through commission management programs (CMPs) in which they are not the executing broker. That growing acceptance is helping push CMP usage to record levels.

Nordea Named 2016 Greenwich Quality Leader in Nordic Institutional Investment Management Service

October 13, 2016

Nordea Investment Management outpaced all rivals in quality ratings from institutional clients at a time when Nordic institutions are seeking ways to boost portfolio returns in a challenging investment environment featuring historically low—and in cases negative—yields. Nordea is the 2016 Greenwich Quality Leader in Overall Nordic Institutional Investment Management Service.

Brexit Ratchets Up Pressure on U.K. Pensions and Their Investment Managers

October 12, 2016

U.K. pension sponsors are bracing for the possibility of big increases in required cash contributions to defined benefit pension schemes. 

The Complex World of U.S. Fixed Income: A User's Guide for Banks, Investors and Regulators

September 26, 2016

Regulators working to ensure the safety of investors must not lose sight of the central role that the fixed-income market plays in the global economy. 

Institutional Investors Embrace Bond ETFs

September 21, 2016

The difficult trading environment in bond markets is fueling the use of bond ETFs in institutional portfolios.

Greenwich Associates Announces 2016 Leaders in U.S. Fixed Income

September 15, 2016

U.S. fixed-income markets remain in a transitional period between the now long-defunct pre-crisis model and whatever comes next. 

Accepting the New Reality of Low Rates, German Institutions Move to Diversify Investment Portfolios

August 31, 2016

After waiting years for interest rates to rise, German institutional investors are accepting that rates will be “lower for longer” and are moving to adjust their portfolio allocations in response.