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We highlight insights from our Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets and Insurance network on the key themes of the market - operational effectiveness, growth, capital, risk and regulation.

Brazil's economy continues to grow. We explore the potential for banks and financial institutions looking to expand into this market in our latest video.

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

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 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.

Check out what our leaders are saying in these highlights from our July webcast, "Financial statements in an IFRS world."

The current financial crisis has made the role of the bank audit committee exponentially more challenging. We reveal how increased risks, strained resources and heightened scrutiny are impacting bank committees, and why their oversight is more important than ever to the financial health of an organization.

Our CFO study was conducted during a time of unprecedented crisis in the financial markets. Senior bank finance executives and other global banking pundits reveal their struggles and insights during a snapshot in time marked by uncertainty and rapid change. Read their stories, as well as our assessment and perspective on the new risk-aware culture that must emerge.