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Risk.net: Kevin McPartland, said the “biggest surprise” by far was the continued upward trajectory of risk and portfolio technology spend...

WSJ: Greenwich Associates, an industry research firm, estimated that budgets for research have dropped by $300 million.

Institutional Investor: Greenwich Associates found that 81% of institutions were satisfied with the performance of the options strategies they employ. 

American Banker: Duncan Banfield said, “In many cases we hear through our research that clients are constantly being asked through different parts of the bank, for reasons that aren’t ever all that clear, for the types of information that are being...

P&I: Richard Johnson wrote that institutional investors are using listed options to protect their portfolio following a long bull market, to increase income from investment holdings and to improve their overall risk-return profile.

ETF Strategy: Andrew McCollum commented, “With market volatility on the upswing and interest rates in key markets around the world expected to climb, Greenwich Associates expects this growth in ETF use and allocation to continue over a longer-term...

FundFire: The results indicate the role of an investment consultant has changed over the past 10 years, according to Sara Sikes.

Asian Investor: Regional investors are using ETFs to explore new markets as well as move further into the fixed-income space according to Greenwich Associates.

ETF Trends: According to the 8th annual Greenwich Associates U.S. ETF Study, institutional investment demand for ETFs will continue to grow for 2018 and into 2019.

CryptoSlate: “What’s novel about Airswap is that there’s no New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq type entity in the middle, setting rules. That’s cool, we haven’t seen that before,” said Richard Johnson.