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Tech-Driven Alpha in Private Markets
ANALYSIS | ALTERNATIVES

BNY, in collaboration with Stanford’s Research Institute for Long Term Investing, surveyed a group of asset owners representing over $1 trillion in assets under management to get a pulse check on the current private markets evolution being driven by artificial intelligence. Responses illustrate both the challenges and opportunities of investing in alternative assets and give a glimpse into the potential industry-wide transformation.

 

A Path to a More Resilient U.S. Treasury Market: Leverage Ratio Reform
VIEWS | MARKET STRUCTURE

As the U.S. Treasury market continues to grow rapidly, both public and private sectors continue to consider solutions to promote a safe and liquid environment. BNY explores how appropriate leverage ratio reform, paired with prudent risk management and other solutions, could promote increased liquidity and lay the foundation for a more resilient Treasury market.

 

Holding altitude: Equity perspectives in volatile times
MACRO | ECONOMICS

U.S. trade policy, mixed economic signals, and fiscal uncertainty is driving equity market volatility. This report is the third edition in a three part series looking at the forces shaping global markets. In this edition, BNY Investments believes that while equity markets were resilient going into the summer, volatility will persist. Learn more from BNY Investments.

Vantage Point Q3 2025: Resilience at the rubicon
MACRO | OUTLOOK

BNY Investment Institute examines the global macroeconomic landscape at a pivotal moment: where policy determines how the economy navigates between resilience and retreat. The latest quarterly economic outlook explores potential scenarios for the U.S. economy, for growth, inflation and policy, and potential effects across major asset classes. Learn more from BNY Investments.

Navigating Real-Time and Cross Border Payments
VIEWS | PAYMENTS

Client expectations are evolving across the financial landscape, with growing demand for seamless, transparent and increasingly real-time payment experiences — a shift that is reshaping the global payments ecosystem. BNY explores how meeting these expectations requires the modern infrastructure to support them.

Reassembly Revisited: The path to central clearing
VIEWS | MARKET STRUCTURE

As Treasury market transactions shift to central clearing for the largest bond market in the world, an estimated $4 trillion in daily transactions across cash and repo trading will shift from bilateral markets into centrally cleared markets, a major change that requires significant preparation from market participants. Nate Wuerffel, Head of Market Structure and Product Leader for BNY‘s Global Collateral Platform highlights the complexity around the implementation of the SEC’s central clearing rule.

Gateway to U.S. Capital Markets
Trends  |  Capital Markets

For companies eyeing their next phase of growth, listing in the United States can be a game-changing move. But what does it really take to make the leap? At a recent event in London — “Gateway to U.S. Capital Markets,” the Depositary Receipts team at BNY explored this topic with esteemed panelists from Goldman Sachs, the New York Stock Exchange, Orrick, CFGI and Newton Investment Management.

Views from BNY: Mid-Year Momentum and Navigating the New Normal
Macro and Investing  |  Geopolitics

Discover views from our experts on key market events from the first half of the year and their outlook for the second half of 2025.

Trade finance automation: Banks driving digital change
Trends  |  Payments

Unlock the potential of digital payments as demand skyrockets. Gain insights into innovative payment strategies for business growth.

IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: 3 Key Themes
Views  |  US

Following the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C., our experts dissect three key themes under discussion amid evolving geopolitical, economic and market conditions.

Active ETFs Show Resilience Amid Tariff Turmoil
Analysis  |  ETFs

Net sales of active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amounted to $9.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025, exceeding the $9.4 billion in net sales generated by passive ETFs, partly because of reallocations by home offices to active products.

Record ETF and SMA sales as active ETFs and custom index shine
Analysis  |  ETFs

Record-setting 2024 flows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and separately managed accounts (SMAs) were driven by both equities and fixed income, the latest BNY Growth Dynamics℠ data shows.

Active ETF and taxable fixed income SMA growth accelerates
Analysis  |  ETFs

BNY Growth Dynamics℠ data shows active taxable fixed income has emerged as a key growth category for separately managed accounts (SMAs), with net sales exceeding the previous two years combined. Active ETFs are also thriving, with demand fueled by new products.

Payment investigations: from evolution to revolution
Views  |  Digital Payments

Discover how BNY is contributing to the transformation in payment investigations, reducing inefficiencies, and enhancing transparency for financial institutions.