US - US institutional investors reduced soft-dollar commissions by 10% from 2004 to 2005, but uncertainty over a final ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed deeper cuts, says Greenwich Associates.
New research shows soft-dollar commissions paid by institutional investors for third-party research and services fell to an estimated US$1.13bn in the first quarter, compared to US$1.25bn a year ag...
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