Addressing tomorrow’s challenges today

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In today’s highly regulated environment, banks and securities firms are facing increasingly complex challenges. Every day brings new demands to manage risk, achieve operational excellence and satisfy the divergent interests of stakeholders.

To help you meet those challenges, you need experienced financial professionals who understand your operations, regulations and growth drivers. Our Global Banking & Capital Markets Center provides just that.

It connects a worldwide team of practitioners with deep experience in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. This team shares information on emerging trends and requirements, providing you with our point of view on the issues shaping your industry. So you get the support you need — in times of stability or volatility — to help you grow your business.

In short, we help you address the issues of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

CFO report: the new era of banking regulation

In our fifth CFO report, we examine how global banks are recalibrating their business in an industry altered by post-crisis regulatory reforms.

Asia-Pacific, Europe banks struggle with customer loyalty

Customer loyalty at retail banks in Asia-Pacific and Europe is at risk. Our surveys on consumer banking explore the reasons why and identify key issues banks need to address to strengthen customer relationships and retention.

How the global banking industry is fixing vulnerabilities

Shoring up risk governance is top priority for banks. Still, several thorny issues and competing demands remain, and planning for the future is exponentially more challenging. Our Risk governance – agenda for change survey provides perspective on what’s next for banks.

CFO report: why bank execs are looking to IT for answers in challenging times

All data, all the time. That’s how many bank executives view today’s pressure-filled reporting environment. We show you how IT is stepping up to the data demands of senior management, boards, regulators and investors and supporting the critical need to align finance and risk data.

Top six liquidity risk management challenges for global banks

In the aftermath of the credit crisis, the changing nature of liquidity risk management demands attention from the global banking industry. Read our summary of the challenges banks face in this area. 

Lessons from change: banking and capital markets

How do you manage through the recession and position your company for growth? Our banking and capital markets executives conducted over 5100 client meetings and identified some overarching themes. Enhancing risk management practices like forecasting and stress-testing and optimizing capital availability and deployment could mean the difference between surviving and thriving.

Credit crunch heightens financial executive focus on risk convergence

The credit crisis has driven many financial services executives to intensify their focus on risk convergence and risk management. Our latest survey shows how firms are adapting, while we offer perspectives on the work that still needs to be done.

Credit crisis puts IFRS 7 financial reporting to the test

The credit crisis has thrust asset-backed securities and other high-risk financial instruments into the spotlight. Coincidentally, for the past year, European banks have been wrestling with the newly mandated IFRS 7 requirement for financial instrument disclosures. Has IFRS brought more transparency to financial reporting? We analyze several first year IFRS 7 disclosures to give you an insider perspective.