Press Releases

Greenwich Associates Ranks Top Asset Managers in Service Quality to Asian Private and Retail Banks

March 31, 2014

Private and retail banks in Asia receive lower quality service from investment fund providers than their counterparts in Europe and North America, and service standards in Asia could slip further as several large asset management firms scale back resource commitments to the channel.

Nearly Three-Quarters of Global FX Volume is Electronic

March 25, 2014

Almost three quarters of global foreign exchange trading volumes (74%) were executed through electronic systems last year, up from 71% in 2012, according to a new report, As e-FX Market Matures, Incremental Growth Driven By Smaller Institutions, from Greenwich Associates that analyzes trends in non-interbank, client-generated FX trading volumes.

Announcing Best Brands in U.S. Small Business and Middle Market Banking

March 20, 2014

Greenwich Associates today announced its debut list of Best Brands in U.S. Commercial Banking.

Despite Strong Investment Performance, U.S. Institutions Continue Revamp of Portfolios

March 14, 2014

A strong recovery in asset valuations and improvements in pension plan funding levels have not slowed the rapid pace of change in institutional investment portfolios.

Bank Competition for Trade Finance Business in Asia Creates Opportunites

March 10, 2014

Intense competition among banks for trade finance business in Asia provides companies with opportunities to benefit from lower pricing for these important products and services.

The Evolution of Market Data Desktop Technology

March 6, 2014

Mobile technology already transforming many other industries is about to drive the next round of change in financial market data desktop technology.

Deutsche Bank, UBS, Citi, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Named 2014 Greenwich Share Leaders in Global FX Trading

March 5, 2014

Deutsche Bank, UBS, Citi, and Barclays are tightening their grip on the foreign exchange market as global FX continues its transition to a primarily electronic marketplace, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates.

U.S. Institutional Investors Moving Into Fixed-Income ETFs

February 27, 2014

Fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to take on a bigger role in institutional portfolios, according to a new report, Institutional Investors Turning to Fixed-Income ETFs in Evolving Bond Market, from Greenwich Associates. 

Standard Life, Fidelity and Zurich Named 2014 Greenwich Leaders in U.K. Bundled DC Corporate Pensions

February 26, 2014

Greenwich Associates today named Standard Life, Fidelity and Zurich as the 2014 Greenwich Quality Leaders in U.K. Bundled Defined Contribution Corporate Pension Services.

New Focus On Retail Structured Products Heightens Competition Among Banks

February 25, 2014

As the global financial crises recedes farther into the past and bank credit ratings converge,  banks that had been exploiting their advantage in funding rates to win business in the retail structured products market are seeing that advantage wither.