Three thoughts on the rise of retail investors
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...
Integrating Extended Reality in the future of work
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...
How far could Big Techs go in wealth management?
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...
The untapped potential of social media for investment banks
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 Gam...
Three ways to reduce attrition of HNW investors
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, fel...
Brand is who you are, not what you sell
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 ...
A hybrid approach for taking a trading platform to the cloud
Today, capital markets players are seeing rapid increases in trading volumes, market volatility, and in the demand for real-time, cross-portfolio risk analytics and regulatory reporting. Together, the...
How to serve clients across different wealth tiers
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 ...
The convergence of investment stewardship and management
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 increa...
Thoughts on key investment operations trends for 2022
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 t...
