Press Releases

Margin Optimization Back in Focus for Derivatives Market

October 16, 2024

New competition in the market for trading and clearing interest-rate futures and swaps is causing the industry to refocus on margin optimization, a process that allows market participants to reduce margin requirements – and ultimately the cost of trading.

Europe’s Fund Distributors Foresee Strong Demand for Equities, Bonds and Alts

October 1, 2024

Europe’s investors are bullish. Across Europe, companies that distribute investment funds expect the investors on their platforms to pour assets into a range of products spanning both equities and fixed income, and traditional and alternative products.

Asian Trade Finance: Companies Diversify, Digitize and Double-Down with their Best Lenders

October 1, 2024

The issues that snarled global trade during the pandemic have morphed into a new set of problems, largely geopolitical and financial in nature, which continue to disrupt trade flows and corporate supply chains. 

Traditional Data-Sharing Methods Impose Huge Costs and Risks on Capital Markets Firms

September 24, 2024

Outdated systems for managing and sharing data are costing capital markets firms millions of dollars every year and leaving them exposed to operational and regulatory risks, according to a new study in collaboration with Axoni.

Falling Loan Pricing Points to Rebound in Small Business Borrowing

September 24, 2024

Demand for small business loans dropped in the first half of 2024 as companies reevaluated borrowing needs in the face of elevated interest rates and concerns about a possible economic downturn.

Asian Fund Platforms Project Strong Demand from Retail Investors

September 17, 2024

Companies that distribute investment funds to retail investors in Asia expect to see strong demand for both equity and fixed-income products in the coming year.  

Tech Innovation and Regulatory Actions Prompt Buy-Side Compliance Overhaul

September 17, 2024

An explosion of data, communication channels and a series of costly regulatory actions are driving a compliance overhaul by asset management firms, hedge funds and other investment organizations around the world.

Asset Managers Plan Roll-Out of New Private Market Products

September 10, 2024

More than 80% of asset managers globally launched new private asset funds during the past three years, and almost 85% plan to target private markets with new funds in the next three years. 

Mandatory Central Clearing to Bring Safer, More Resilient Treasury Market, but at a Cost

September 4, 2024

Experts from some of the U.S. Treasury market’s most active and influential firms believe mandatory central clearing will result in a market that is safer and more resilient but will also make trading more expensive and potentially curtail trading volumes.

Digital Innovation Transforming Corporate FX Trading, Slowly

August 20, 2024

Companies around the world have an opportunity to save money and reduce risk through a transformation of their FX desks.