Press Releases

CRE Lending: Rising Risks, More Delinquencies and Tighter Credit Standards

December 19, 2023

Risk levels and delinquencies are climbing in commercial real estate loans, and U.S. banks are expressing concerns about lending standards in CRE portfolios at levels not seen since the onset of the global pandemic. 

Continental European Institutions Continue Move into Private Assets

December 12, 2023

Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have not curbed Continental European institutional investors’ growing appetite for private assets. 

Risk Management in MBS: A Call to Action

December 12, 2023

Rising interest rates have unleashed a wave of volatility in U.S. mortgage backed securities (MBS) this year. As market participants prepare for projected growth in investment in mortgage products during 2024, buy-side and sell-side firms expect to increase spending on data, AI and other technology to upgrade risk-management capabilities for a more challenging and dynamic environment. 

Block Trades: The Next Frontier For Electronic Execution in Corporate Bonds

December 7, 2023

Despite the corporate bond market’s big move towards electronic trading over the past decade, 90% of the market’s biggest trades are still executed via phone or chat. This represents a huge opportunity for trading platforms that offer new tools to facilitate the trading of block orders on the screen.

The End of Window Dressing

November 30, 2023

Proposed changes in rules governing global systemically important banks (GSIBs) could help eliminate the practice of “window dressing” by the biggest U.S. banks.

Corporate Pension Plans Update Strategies for a New Interest-Rate Era

November 29, 2023

The rapid rise in interest rates left many U.S. corporate pension plans with portfolios built for the previous low-rate, low-yield, lower-funding status environment. 

Investment Fund Platforms Ease Up on ESG Requirements

November 28, 2023

Investment fund distributors are easing up on ESG requirements for asset managers on their platforms in the face of concerns about performance, questions about regulations and reporting standards, and lower demand from end investors. 

Institutional AUM Shrinks in Asia for First Time in Decade

November 21, 2023

Assets managed by Asian institutions shrunk last year for the first time in a decade. Amid these challenging market conditions, Asian asset owners sought out the stability of large, established and reliable investment managers like Allianz Global Investors, the 2023 Greenwich Quality Leader in Asian Investment Management. 

The European Corporate Supply Chain is More Resilient, Digital and Sustainable

November 14, 2023

Changes European companies are implementing in their supply chains could be setting the foundation for a new era of digitized logistics and trade finance, and more sustainable business practices. 

Investors Think SEC U.S. Treasury Reforms Go Too Far and a Major Overhaul is Not Needed

November 14, 2023

The SEC has proposed a series of notable changes to the market structure for trading U.S. Treasuries with the stated mission of clearing up opaque transparency and enhancing liquidity during times of stress.