Press Releases

HSBC and Citi Stake Claim as Top Corporate Banks in Asia

February 27, 2013

HSBC and Citi are the leading corporate banks in Asia, with each bank ranking either first or second in market penetration in Overall Corporate Banking, Corporate Cash Management and Debt Capital Markets, according to the results of Greenwich Associates most recent Asian Large Corporate Finance Study.

U.S. Banks Raising The Bar In Customer Service Quality

February 26, 2013

Bankers agree: Corporate lending has become so fiercely competitive that banks can no longer easily differentiate themselves on price. Instead, banks are looking to win new business and retain existing small business and middle market banking customers by wowing them with top-quality service.

Outsourced CIO Poses New Risks, New Opportunities For Asset Managers

February 11, 2013

A growing number of small and mid-sized U.S. institutions are considering a step that just a few years ago would have seemed radical: outsourcing discretionary control of part or even all of their investment portfolios.

U.K. Bundled DC Corporate Pensions: Fidelity, BlackRock, Zurich, Standard Life Named 2013 Greenwich Quality Leaders

February 6, 2013

Greenwich Associates today named Fidelity, BlackRock, Zurich's Corporate Savings business, and Standard Life as the 2013 Greenwich Quality Leaders in U.K. Bundled Defined Contribution Corporate Pension Services.

Headwinds for European Corporate Debt Markets Ahead

February 4, 2013

Investors and companies now finding their footing following months of tense crisis in Europe should brace for further disruption in European credit markets, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates.

Greenwich Associates Launches “Greenwich ACCESS”

February 4, 2013

Greenwich Associates today announced the launch of Greenwich ACCESS™, a new portal-based research product that will extend the reach of the Firm’s strategic advisory practice throughout the asset management industry.

Winners of 2012 Small Business Banking Excellence Awards

January 29, 2013

While slack demand for credit among U.S. companies is pushing some of the nation’s biggest banks to extend their reach beyond middle market clients and into the small business segment, small businesses continue to single out community banks and smaller regional players for excellence in corporate banking.

Winners of 2012 Middle Market Banking Excellence Awards

January 28, 2013

BB&T and Frost Bank share top honors by each claiming nine 2012 Greenwich Excellence Awards in Middle Market Banking.

Growth in Asian Fixed Income Powered by Both Secular and Cyclical Trends

January 17, 2013

Asian fixed-income markets are in the midst of a sustained period of secular expansion driven by economic development and asset growth.

Asian Equity Trading Commissions Contract Significantly in 2012

January 16, 2013

A trading slowdown contributed to a 13% contraction in the amount of commissions earned by brokers on trades of Asian equities (ex Japan/Australia) in the 12 months ending August 2012, according to the results of Greenwich Associates’ most recent Asian Equity Investors Study.