Press Releases

Managing Relationships with Investment Consultants: An Updated Approach for Asset Managers

July 19, 2023

While investment consultants continue to play a critical role for asset managers looking to grow their businesses, building strong relationships with these intermediaries has become more complicated and challenging than ever.  

In Digital Banking, U.S. Small Businesses and Mid-Sized Companies Favor Safety Features and Quick Responses on Loan Requests

July 18, 2023

When it comes to digital banking, small business and middle-market companies are not looking for bells and whistles. 

Asset Managers Must Upgrade Operating Models for a New Challenging Era

June 27, 2023

With fee levels and profit margins under pressure, asset management firms face the challenge of reining in costs while fostering growth. 

The Secrets to Wooing Investors With Asset Management Thought Leadership

June 20, 2023

The most effective thought leadership in asset management takes the form of short, punchy content, focusing on economic insights and investment ideas, delivered by email, on a weekly or monthly basis.

Fixed-Income Markets Approach a Tipping Point for EMS

June 20, 2023

The growing complexity of fixed-income market structure is accelerating the adoption of execution management systems (EMSs) that help traders navigate a market that is only partially electronic, fragmented and flooded with inconsistent data. 

Latin America Bond Investors Making the Jump to Electronic Trading

June 13, 2023

The combination of increasing demand for Latin American bonds from both international and local investors and continued technology innovation is driving rapid growth of electronic trading in Brazil, Mexico and other major Latin American markets.

Bank Deposit Outflows Push Up Loan Pricing for Commercial Borrowers

June 7, 2023

Although the U.S. banking industry has, at least until now, avoided a much-feared run on small banks, steady deposit outflows are increasing funding costs for banks of all sizes and driving up the price of commercial loans. 

Can AI Turn Bond Trading from Art to Science?

June 6, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming the way investors trade highly liquid fixed-income products like U.S. Treasuries. Over a longer horizon, AI/ML could have an even bigger impact on markets for less liquid and transparent products like mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and interest-rate derivatives.

Derivatives Traders Work to Offset Rising Costs with Enhanced Efficiencies

May 16, 2023

Regulations passed in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis are widely credited with ameliorating many of the most pernicious systemic issues previously inherent in the derivatives market. However, according to market participants, those rules could hurt liquidity and drive up costs. 

Alternative Payment Platforms Process More Than 25% of Commercial Payments

May 2, 2023

More than a quarter of the world’s commercial payments and almost 30% of receivables now flow through nonbank or fintech alternative payment platforms.