Browsing: Soft Dollars

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The Slow March Towards CSAs

10/06/2025
This guest article was written by Chris Newson & Caroline Bayman.  Chris and Caroline together have over 45 years’ experience in research and commission management on buy and sell sides. ...
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The Lost Art of Commission Management – And How to Find It Again

06/09/2025
The following guest article was written by Bob Nowicki, President at Westbay Global Consultants, a consultant in client strategy/profitability and commission management with more than twenty years of experience managing ...

Shining a Spotlight on the Client Commission Costs of CSA/Soft Dollar Aggregation Platforms across Asset Owners, Asset Managers, and CSA brokers

06/24/2024
The following guest article was written by Kevin Petrello, US Commercial Lead for Research Manager at S&P Global.   Kevin has extensive experience in the areas of CSA’s, research unbundling/evaluation, 28e ...

SEC Commissioner Pushes for Review of Current U.S. Research Analyst Rules

06/17/2024
Last week, speaking before the International Bar Association’s Asset Management Industry Conference on Global Challenges and Opportunities, SEC Commissioner, Mark Ueda discussed the history of U.S. regulations covering investment research.  ...

China Sell-Side Research Contracts after Commissions Cut and Soft Dollars Banned

04/22/2024
According to articles from several news agencies, the brokerage industry in China is in the midst of a slowdown, a trend that is prompting many firms to slash both compensation ...
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Is the SEC Asleep at the Switch Regarding Research Payments?

10/30/2023
The following guest article was written by Robert Nowicki, a commission management consultant with more than twenty years of experience managing the global commission management divisions of major Wall Street ...
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The SEC’s Enduring Rulemaking Masterpiece: The Argument for Soft Dollars in the US

06/12/2023
The following guest article was written by Allan Goldstein, CEO Euronext Market Services, Managing Director Commcise Software, a leading technology provider for investment managers, investment research providers and broker dealers ...