Financial Times: Kevin McPartland points out that banks have also adapted their trading, and are as likely to trade futures as they are the cash market.
Reuters: Greenwich Associates estimates that trading in rate futures can be as much as 70 percent cheaper than doing the equivalent trade with a centrally-cleared interest rate swap.
Pensions & Investments: 24% of institutional investors surveyed in November and December by Greenwich Associates said the most important attribute in hiring a money manager was the ability to achieve high returns.
Bloomberg: Investors are finding that electronic-trading technology has matured to the point where three quarters of credit investors say they can easily buy or sell orders up to $5 million, according to Greenwich Associates. That...
Traders: “A decade on from the financial crisis that triggered balance sheet reductions by major bond dealers and drained liquidity from fixed-income markets, institutional corporate bond investors are finally feeling some relief,” said Kevin...
Bloomberg: Institutional investors are raising their allocations to so-called focused strategies -- defined as portfolios holding 50 names or fewer -- and distributors are increasingly recommending them to clients...
Institutional Investor: According to a 2017 Greenwich Associates study, the responsibilities of a buy-side trader have changed dramatically – and far beyond trading.
Financial Times: Last year nearly half of institutional investors that use futures contracts to access passive index returns switched to ETFs, according to Greenwich Associates.
Bloomberg: Electronic-trading technology has matured to the point that about three-quarters of credit investors say they can easily buy or sell orders up to $5 million, according to research by Greenwich Associates.
The Desk: “Certainly the SEC has the ability to do something to address the liquidity issue," said Kevin McPartland.
