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...
Hybrid workplace: Is it the future for asset managers?
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...
AI in Wealth Management: If you build it, they will come. But how do you fund it?
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...
How personalization using AI could drive APAC wealth management growth
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...
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...
Taking counterparty credit risk management to the next level with real-time data
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
