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Destination RIA: What to Expect and How to PrepareThis independent study provides wirehouse advisors with a thorough review of the independent registered investment advisor (RIA) model and sets expectations for the experience of working as an RIA. The study also helps raise the wirehouse advisor's comfort level with the decision to move toward the RIA model by providing real world illustrations of successful transition strategies.
In collaboration with: FA Insight |
Structured Credit Market Study: A Trustee's Role in Restoring Investor ConfidenceFind out what nearly 100 asset managers, law firms and other market participants think about the key issues in the structured credit market. Business: Corporate Trust
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European Fixed Income: Ready for Lift OffAn independent study published by Pershing Limited, a BNY Mellon company, and Investance proposes that the fixed income market in Europe is set for unprecedented growth, and significant changes in this sector are on the horizon. The study offers an in-depth analysis of important trends shaping the investment landscape and provides insight into a wide range of developments that include changes to the structure of the markets, the emergence of new business models and the impact of competition and regulation on institutional clients.
In collaboration with: Investance |
2020 Vision: The Most Critical DecadeOverwhelmed by the financial crisis and subsequent ongoing volatility, today's investors are looking toward the future with a view that is clouded by confusion and uncertainty. New courses of action are clearly necessary, but they must be plotted across terrain that has been fundamentally altered -- in many cases forever. Business: Wealth Management
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Global Transaction Banking: Evolution Through Collaboration (Full Report)This study finds that a client-driven, mutually beneficial partnership approach, evolving into a globally-reaching ecosystem of capabilities and value, is a model well-suited to the circumstances of the global business environment -- and even better suited to the post-crisis realities as they are taking shape today. At the same time, traditional partnership approaches no longer fully respond to evolving end-user needs, as they do not capitalise on the value that local banks can bring to a modern working capital cycle.
In collaboration with: Opus Advisory Services International and Moorgate Communications |
Secret Knock: Unlocking the Retirement Opportunity -- An Executive Summary for Broker-DealersPershing LLC partnered with Mercatus LLC, a strategy consulting firm that focuses on the financial services industry, to develop a retirement study that exposes and examines the unique perspectives of the consumer, small business owner and investment professional. These viewpoints provide actionable insights that enable broker-dealers to create winning strategies that capitalize on the retirement opportunity.
In collaboration with: Mercatus |
Rebalancing and Recovery: The Slow, Risky Road to Global GrowthStructural shifts in the global economy suggest that the economic recovery is stalling, with the world entering a period of below-trend growth. This study looks at the major global markets and concludes that a sizable increase in global net savings will have a major impact on invested assets, thereby weighing on returns.
In collaboration with: Roubini Global Economics |
AIFMD Changes Europe's Euro 2 Trillion Alternative Investment Fund IndustryThe AIFM Directive introduces harmonized rules for managers of alternative investment funds that are sold to EU investors. The Madoff fraud, the Lehman experience (impacting hedge funds) and the political desire to create more transparency around hedge funds and private equity funds were immediate catalysts for this new directive. This paper outlines the Directive, examines the impact on the fund value chain and the deepening manager - service provider relationship, reviews the increased depositary duties and liabilities as well as the new hedge fund - prime broker depositary models. Business: Asset Servicing
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MiFID II - Expanding Regulatory Reform in EuropeThe Markets in Financial Instruments Directive became a core pillar in the European Union financial markets regulatory system when it was implemented on 1 November 2007. The Directive's main objectives were to increase competition, improve investor protection and, combined with other Directives, help create a single market for financial services and activities in the EU. The key measures implemented through the directive were: best execution and order-handling practices, categorization of clients, investment research, conflicts of interest, outsourcing, transaction reporting, pre- and post-trade transparency and regulation of trade-related market infrastructure. The objective of this paper is to provide BNY Mellon's perspective on the impacts of changes to The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive as proposed in a package of amendments and a regulation currently under consideration by the European Parliament and the European Council. Business: Asset Servicing
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The U.S. Election Effect: Key Considerations for U.S. Equity InvestingThe Boston Company looks at how U.S. presidential elections have affected equity markets in the past and why this year's experience might be different. Business: Investment Management
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