Financial Printing Outlook -- Clawing Their Way Back

While the SEC's requirement has created new avenues for the financial printing community, market players like Bowne are looking for even more ways to diversify.

"We've been taking advantage of opportunities in other industries, as well as looking for cross-selling opportunities while reducing our reliance on cyclical business of the kind that's hurting the financial printing industry today," reveals Johnson. He points to Bowne's creation of a relatively new business unit, Bowne Enterprise Solutions, which uses their technology for pursuit of opportunities in the investment management industry, as well as other fields.