Press Releases

Technology Spending Key to Fixed-Income Market Share Growth

October 3, 2017

The top six U.S. government bond dealers have an aggregate annual technology budget of $26 billion. That astounding figure illustrates the extent to which technology prowess has become the key determinant of success or failure for banks competing in capital markets. 

Improvements to Successful New Derivatives Market Structure Could Reduce Risk and Save Banks and Investors Billions

September 26, 2017

Banks and their customers could reduce risk, save billions of dollars and improve investment returns by optimizing their portfolios in the newly reformed interest rate derivatives market—all while reducing the risk in the system. 

Investors Seek Solutions to Liquidity Shortages in Off-The-Run Treasuries

September 20, 2017

 Institutional investors are open to a range of new solutions to counteract diminished liquidity in the market for off-the-run U.S. Treasuries.

Catching The Wave: The Spread of ESG in Institutional Investment Portfolios

September 19, 2017

More than a quarter of North American institutions use environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in their investment portfolios, and approximately 60% of institutions that have not yet incorporated ESG into their portfolios say they are open to doing so in the future.

Surviving the Passive Tide

September 13, 2017

A new study from Greenwich Associates recommends that active managers should be experimenting with new products, alternative data sets and other innovative investment tools to make their offerings more attractive relative to low-cost passive strategies.

Investors Increasing Returns With Alternative Data

September 12, 2017

Ninety percent of asset managers and hedge funds employing alternative data sets as part of their investment strategies say the use of this data is paying off by delivering hoped-for returns.

Institutions Ramp Up for ETF Investments For Index Exposures and Active Outcomes

September 7, 2017

A new report from Greenwich Associates finds that passively managed ETFs are increasingly used to achieve active outcomes in institutional portfolios, blurring the lines between active and index approaches.

Client Journey Mapping Helps Asset Managers Improve Quality, Retain Assets and Cross-Sell Products

September 6, 2017

Asset managers can boost asset retention and cross-selling rates by using Client Journey Mapping to improve the quality of service they deliver to clients.

The $1.35B Question for Brokers: How Will MiFID II Change the Economics of European Equity Research?

August 23, 2017

With the implementation of MiFID II just months away, European equity brokers and institutional investors are holding fast to their wait-and-see approach to what could be revolutionary change to their business.

RBC Holds Off Hard-Charging Rivals in Canadian Fixed Income

August 22, 2017

Even as some of its biggest rivals expand their businesses, RBC Capital Markets is widening its lead over the competition in Canadian Fixed Income.