U.S. small businesses and mid-sized companies are not being shy about cutting ties with existing banks in favor of new providers offering better pricing, capabilities and service

With legacy infrastructure already in place, many financial services firms regard technology outsourcing with suspicion.  But back-office processing and running financial models in the cloud are...

In an environment defined by an unprecedented confluence of low interest rates, low volatility, and depressed trading volumes, the top-tier global banks are seeing sales and trading (S&T)...

Across Asia pricing has fallen to such low levels that international trade finance has become a true buyer’s market. Consequently, many companies are employing trade finance as a source of low-...

Electronic trading in mortgage pass-throughs is back. Sixty-three percent of MBS pass-throughs are trading on the screen in 2014, surging past pre-crisis levels after four years of steady declines...

In order to gain a better understanding of why and how institutions are employing real assets, Greenwich Associates partnered with Cohen & Steers to conduct a study of U.S. defined benefit (...

Companies’ increased focus in international business is evident in trade finance spending patterns. Over the past year, the share of U.S. companies’ overall trade finance fees connected to...

A series of changes in institutional markets have intensified the competition for investment assets while ratcheting up expectations among prospects and clients. In the current post-crisis...

Asset managers have had another strong year in 2014. Market appreciation and positive inflows boosted AUM for traditional firms, while hedge fund AUM continued to grow despite mixed results....

While mandatory trading of swaps on registered platforms kicked off in February, lack of reporting standards still makes using the data to drive business decisions difficult if not impossible. And...