Press Releases

Growth Focused Companies Requiring Banks to Evolve Their Customer Dialogue

June 15, 2015

U.S. banks are seeing positive signs among small businesses and mid-sized companies based on the demand for credit and other banking products according to a new report, Increasingly Optimistic Business Owners Seek Growth Partners, released today from Greenwich Associates

The Future of Financial Markets Operating Systems: Here Comes HTML5

June 10, 2015

Uncertainty about the future of operating systems and devices used by financial services firms is forcing technologists to consider platform-agnostic application development.

RBC Capital Markets Captures Leading 15.2% of Canadian Institutional Equity Trading Commissions

June 3, 2015

RBC Capital Markets leads the Canadian equity brokerage space by an extent rarely seen in other markets around the world.

Top Four U.S. Equity Brokers Distance Themselves From The Pack

June 3, 2015

U.S. institutional investors are casting a wide net in their search for liquidity and investment ideas by maintaining relationships with scores of U.S. equity brokers and research providers.

European “Unbundling” Reforms Will Reduce Quality and Availability of Sell-Side Equity Research

May 27, 2015

A move by the European regulators to “unbundle” payments for research from commissions paid on equity trades will have potentially significant and negative consequences for both the buy side and sell side, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates.

Despite Global Regulation, Corporate Use of Derivatives Up 50% Post-Crisis

May 20, 2015

Use of derivatives is growing in anticipation of a hike in global interest rates.

Bond Market Challenges Boost Demand for Fixed-Income ETFs

May 18, 2015

A loss of liquidity in global fixed-income markets and a host of other challenges facing investors has set the stage for what could be significant increases in institutional use of bond ETFs, according to the results of a new study, Bond Market Challenges Continue to Drive Demand for Fixed-Income ETFs, from Greenwich Associates.

Corporate Banking: Electronic Banking Progress Report

May 13, 2015

To rank among the best electronic banking offerings today, a platform must securely deliver information to smartphones and tablets and facilitate fully integrated payments. 

FX Dealer Success: Market Share Growth Driven by Investment in Technology

May 12, 2015

The top five dealers in global foreign exchange trading collectively ceded market share to rivals last year.

Increased Market Complexity Drives FI Investors to Adopt TCA

April 29, 2015

As new regulations and changes to market structure make fixed-income markets more complex, a growing number of institutional investors are adopting transaction cost analysis (TCA) to assess the effectiveness of trades.