In March, a survey of corporate banking relationships by Greenwich Associates put HSBC’s market penetration at 60 per cent, StanChart’s at 50 per cent and Citi’s at 44 per cent. ANZ and DBS followed with 34 and 33 per cent respectively. That gap is...
Transaction-cost analysis is also being used by traders to route trades to the exchanges or dark pools that give them the most precise or highest-quality execution. A March Greenwich Associates report on next-generation transaction-cost analysis...
“Blockchain is more secure,” said Richard Johnson, a market structure and technology analyst at Greenwich Associates. “Theoretically they wouldn’t have been able to trick the database.” The financial services industry, including the...
Besides clearing, settlement and custody, blockchain technology has the potential to improve other functions relied upon by managers. These include so-called ”smart contracts” – computer programs that can automate a host of functions tied to...
Spending in consolidated market feeds is growing.
Capital markets firms spend $1.2 billion each year on consolidated market data feed products, with spend growing by more than 6 percent year-on-year for the last five years, according to a new study by research firm Greenwich Associates.
According to the Greenwich Associates 2015 US Exchange–Traded Funds Study, 82% of respondents cited exposure need as a “very important” criterion behind ETF selection. That got the most mentions among 10 reasons cited, followed by liquidity/trading...
Offering top-notch digital capabilities is critical for a bank like Ally, because it is the primary avenue for building loyalty and value with its customers, said Jacob Jegher, senior vice president at Javelin Strategy & Research. "If your...
Despite disparities between individual markets, the growth of electronification across Asian FX markets continues apace. In March 2014, Greenwich Associates estimated that 57% of FX market participants in Asia were using electronic systems. Some...
"Today they have fewer resources to dedicate to client interactions, and client interactions by-in-large are less profitable than they used to be," Kevin McPartland, principal in market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates, told Business...
