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Gulf emerges between online and voice brokered forex trading, says Greenwich
A sharp divide exists between clients actively trading on electronic platforms and those that do not trade foreign exchange online, according to new research from US-based consultancy Greenwich Associates.
Steady increase in pay for North American equity derivatives specialists, reports Greenwich
Compensation to equity derivatives investors increased steadily last year, according to research by Greenwich Associates, a Connecticut-based consulting company.
Greenwich Associates finds increase in interest rate derivatives use among European investors
A survey by Greenwich Associates, a financial industry consulting and research firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, found significant jumps in interest rate derivatives investing and trading levels and smaller gains in credit derivatives usage among…
Canadian pensions' use of derivatives rises
Fifty-two percent of Canadian pension funds now use derivatives as part of their investment strategies, up from 49% a year ago and 38% four years ago, according to a survey of 264 funds by Greenwich Associates, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based consulting…
Greenwich launches online FX service to retail customers
Greenwich Europe, the London-based derivatives house, has set up a 24-hour online FX broking service for retail clients around the world, Simon Palmer, the firm’s new head of FX, told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
US institutions take greater risks in convertible arbitrage
US institutions that invest in convertible securities, such as convertible arbitrage hedge funds, take more risks than their European counterparts, according to a research report published by US-based financial consultancy Greenwich Associates.
Non-US companies using derivatives shun FAS 133
Although nearly half of the world’s companies that use derivatives have implemented US accounting standard FAS133, or its international equivalent IAS39, there is little interest in compliance by companies based outside the US, according to a research…