Press Releases

Financial Advisors Plan Ambitious Technology Investments for 2023

February 14, 2023

Financial advisors in the U.S. are ramping up their spending on technology with “digital natives” making up an increasing portion of their target customer base. 

Crypto Traders Adjust Practices as Market Structure Evolves post FTX

February 7, 2023

The evolution of market structure in the wake of the FTX collapse and evolving trading practices demonstrate that buy- and sell-side institutions have not abandoned crypto trading, which is even attracting several of the world’s biggest hedge funds. 

U.S. Commercial Banks Make Strides Upgrading the Client Experience, but Younger Commercial Executives are Proving to be a Tough Audience

January 31, 2023

Almost two-thirds of U.S. commercial executives say it is becoming easier to do business with their banks. 

U.S. Corporate Banks Puzzled by Lack of Demand for ESG

January 24, 2023

European banks have invested the most in ESG offerings and global banks based in the U.S. are not far behind, but the demand has not yet materialized. 

Potential Shift in BOJ Stance Could Alter Long-Time Trading Practices in Japanese Fixed Income

January 24, 2023

Japanese fixed-income investors may consider revisiting some long-established trading practices after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) took what could be the first small step toward unwinding its near decade-long policy of ultra-low interest rates.

Competition Drives Innovation in European Equity Trading

January 17, 2023

Upstarts with claims of next-generation algorithmic platforms are driving innovation in European equity markets by pushing incumbent brokers to keep pace by updating and upgrading legacy offerings.

Retail Bond Trading Surge Creates Opportunities for Advisors, Technology Providers

January 10, 2023

Investing in individual bonds is an attractive alternative to mutual funds and ETFs for the first time in a decade, and the opportunity exists to meet that demand.

Coalition Greenwich Names Top Market Structure Trends for 2023

January 3, 2023

2022 was a year of both transition and preparation: transition away from a decade’s long low-rate environment, equity bull market and COVID lockdowns; preparation for market structure changes on the back of the March 2020 liquidity crunch and the meme stock craze.

U.S. Financial Advisors Prepare to Compete in a World of Digital Assets

December 15, 2022

Amid the front-page turmoil at a few crypto firms including FTX, which has rocked confidence in digital asset exchanges, financial advisors are continuing their steady work adopting products and infrastructure that will eventually bring a broader and more diversified universe of digital assets to their clients. 

In Challenging Markets, Institutions Ask Asset Managers: Why Should We Choose You?

December 13, 2022

In the midst of an historic downturn in financial markets, institutional investors, fund distributors and investment consultants are warning some asset managers that they are not doing enough to differentiate their firms and offerings from competitors.