Press Releases

Evolving Market Structure Drives Innovation and Automation on Buy-Side Equity Trading Desks

March 28, 2023

Buy-side equity traders are spending increasing amounts of time searching for liquidity in fragmented markets, and they are doing so amid constrained budgets and smaller team sizes.

Deteriorating Business Environment, Liquidity Concerns Drive U.S. Banks to Tighten Lending Standards

March 21, 2023

U.S. banks are increasingly nervous about the credit quality of corporate borrowers. Banks’ growing concerns were evident in tightening lending standards and lower loan volume in Q4 2022—well before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent ripples through the banking industry and global financial markets. 

CRISIL completes acquisition of Peter Lee Associates

March 17, 2023

CRISIL has completed the acquisition of 100% stake in Peter Lee Associates Pty Limited today.

Alt Data Continues Multi-Year Growth Trend

March 14, 2023

Almost half of institutional asset managers in a recent Coalition Greenwich study are using alternative data sets as part of their investment process.  Alternative data or ‘alt data’ are new, unique data sources that add valuable, explanatory power to both quantitative and fundamental investment models. Today, alt data is now less alternative as adoption increases and new data sets expand the frontier.

Institutional Asset Management Top Trends for 2023

March 14, 2023

As the new year unfolds, institutional investors and asset managers will have to contend with a host of challenges and changes in a market that is evolving rapidly. 

Corporate Banks Caught Off Guard by Low Demand for ESG Advisory Services

March 8, 2023

Corporate banks around the world are puzzled at the lack of demand for ESG advisory services. 

Electronic Trading Specialists Expand Influence on Sell-Side U.S. Equity Desks

March 7, 2023

More than half of sell-side firms in the U.S. are expected to add headcount in equities electronic desk coverage, a hiring binge that would add to the already growing clout of electronic sales traders and other members of the electronic trading community. 

Innovation and Regulation Fuel Growth of TCA in Fixed Income

February 28, 2023

A combination of technological innovation and new regulation is prompting U.S. fixed-income investors to use a tool that is a mainstay on buy-side equity trading desks: transaction cost analysis (TCA).

European Institutions Hasten Move to Alternatives, ESG Best Practices Take Shape

February 22, 2023

One-quarter of European institutional investors expect to hire a new manager for alternative asset classes in the next year—a hiring rate that would accelerate an already historic shift in investment strategy and portfolio composition. 

For Middle Market Companies, Economic Uncertainty and a Technology Gap Heighten Appeal of Big Banks

February 16, 2023

Concerns about an economic downturn have made middle market companies more conservative when managing their banking relationships.