Press Releases

Regulatory Scrutiny is Preventing FX Users from Getting What They Want Most

October 6, 2015

As FX users execute growing shares of their trading volume electronically, they continue to find significant value from real-life FX salespeople.

Emerging Market Brokers Brave Turbulent Markets

October 1, 2015

Equity brokers in the emerging markets are rewarded for consistency. Institutional investors like to trade with firms that provide high quality coverage of regional markets and sectors throughout the inevitable ups and downs.

Big Questions About the Blockchain

September 30, 2015

The technology behind Bitcoin is coming to Wall Street, but few agree how it will arrive or what exactly it will achieve. A new report from Greenwich Associates examines four of the most pressing questions about the introduction of digital ledger technologies into the complex and highly regulated world of institutional capital markets.

European Equity Industry in Holding Pattern as Brokers Await “Unbundling” Rules

September 29, 2015

Despite the recent wild gyrations in global stock markets, 2015 could represent the calm before the storm for European equity brokers, which are awaiting word from regulators on new “unbundling” rules that could upend the economics of their business.

Walls Between Electronic Traders and "High Touch" Sales Traders Starting to Fall

September 23, 2015

The walls between electronic trading and high touch execution are starting to crumble as growing numbers of U.S. institutional equity investors accept coverage from a single sell-side sales trader for both e-trades and traditional block trades. 

Global Banks Cede Corporate Relationships to Aggressive New Providers

September 15, 2015

Evolving market forces coupled with falling pricing of trade finance has put pressure on global banks and created an opportu­nity for provid­ers from Japan and other Asian markets—and even some western banks eager to build a presence in Asia.

Payment for Research: The Calm Before the Storm

September 10, 2015

Regulators’ upcoming decisions on the issue of “unbundling” will determine the fate of approximately €1.7 billion in European equity brokerage commission payments used by institutional investors to reward providers of equity research and advisory services.

Institutions Transform Asian Portfolios

September 2, 2015

In the six years since the global crisis roiled investment markets, Asian institutional investors have transformed their portfolios.

Conduct Risk - Connecting the Dots

September 2, 2015

Fixed-income, currency and commodities markets are feeling the effects of a new focus by regulators on tightening standards of conduct and ensuring that dealers act in the best interests of all their clients. 

Surging BMO Capital Markets Joins RBC Capital Markets Atop Canadian Fixed-Income Market

August 26, 2015

On the strength of strong gains in market share, BMO Capital Markets has closed the previously precipitous gap between it and the perennial market leader, RBC Capital Markets.