These days, it’s almost a cliché to say that the asset management industry is facing unprecedented change in scope, scale and pace. But there happens to be some truth in it. I believe that there are three interrelated drivers that account for…
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Leadership teams across Capital Markets increasingly hold responsible values and good environmental, social and governance (ESG) intentions. This is true not only for many of the new products they develop but also for their own organizations, for very good reasons. However, some…
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Two striking statistics emerged from Accenture’s recent Wealth Management Consumer Report: Almost 90% of High Net Worth (HNW) investors from our survey with $10 million or more in personal wealth, felt the advice provided to them by their advisor was too generic.…
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Over the past eighteen months, we’ve seen some of the biggest global players and mid-tier firms in wealth management announce major changes to their wealth strategies and operating models. The common theme? A partial or full merging of high-end private banking with…
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There’s an enormous wave of new investors who are currently changing the brokerage industry in the U.S. Last year alone, it’s estimated that one-third of the U.S. stock market trading was initiated by retail investors.1 In 2020, 15% of investors in the…
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Talk to an asset management professional who has been in the business over time, and they’ll tell you about an era where an asset management firm’s brand was rarely discussed. That seems like ancient history now, doesn’t it? A whopping 99% of…
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In a recent Accenture survey, 69% of wealth management consumers in the U.S. and Canada said they would consider using Google, Apple or Facebook to manage their money if these channels featured a wealth and money management offering.1 Apparently many clients today…
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In early 2021, an army of amateur investors sent shockwaves around Wall Street. Coordinating themselves over the social media site Reddit, they ramped up the share price of the video game retailer GameStop, leaving several financial institutions nursing losses.¹ This sequence of…
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In my previous blog, I looked at the role of investment stewardship with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. The blog described how the asset management industry is increasingly leveraging investment stewardship to oversee their ESG products and investments.…
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Asset managers and asset owners, in general, must come to terms with a new environment. Volatility has increased, driven by economic, geopolitical and environmental pressures, and conventional theories on how to generate alpha are increasingly being challenged. This is equally true for…
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has made great headway in the past two years. It’s a trend that’s continuing to accelerate. In fact, our new research study, The future of asset ma...
Together with a group of our industry experts, we have developed and published our Capital Markets Industry Vision for 2025. Grounded in an analysis of the financial results of over 140 capital market...
There’s an enormous wave of new investors who are currently changing the brokerage industry in the U.S. Last year alone, it’s estimated that one-third of the U.S. stock market trading was initiated by...
In wealth management, no longer is it just a race to the best return or the most secure future—it’s also about how the journey along the way feels to every wealth management client. That’s a good cust...
What could the workplace and the nature of work itself be like for the asset management industry as we emerge from the pandemic shutdown? How could the industry begin to reconsider the use of their of...
The future of work in Capital Markets will likely involve a flexible blend of remote and on-premises working. In fact, Accenture’s Future of Work Study 2021 found that 83% of workers from across the e...
Over the past year, capital markets firms were understandably hyper-focused on stabilizing client relationships, guaranteeing employee safety, and keeping operations going during the economic uncertai...
The wealth management opportunity in APAC is huge and growing. Rewards are likely to flow to wealth managers who realize the potential of artificial intelligence-driven personalization. The Asia-Pacif...
In a recent Accenture survey, 69% of wealth management consumers in the U.S. and Canada said they would consider using Google, Apple or Facebook to manage their money if these channels featured a weal...
In today’s volatile post-pandemic environment, the possibility that a counterparty may default is one of the biggest risks that investment banks need to manage. This reality was underlined in April by...
