The financial services markets are faster-moving and more volatile than ever before. Clients have higher standards and expectations. The industry is shaped by a constantly changing operating environment and a high degree of regulation at both the national and international level. Regularly reviewing strategic orientation and strategic options have become the norm.
The challenges you face
- Financial institutions must ensure very tighter risk management
- The regulatory environment is inhibiting change in the investment management business
- Private banking is under pressure and faces growing change at a strategic level
- Companies must deal with the effects of new federal legislation on collective investments (KAG)
How PwC can support you
Our leading position as a provider to the financial services sector gives you a decisive advantage: you will be talking to people who are experts not only in their specific field, but in your industry as well. Our teams cover the following areas: banks, securities traders and asset managers, investment funds and investment companies (including alternative investment management) and real estate.
Selected services:
- Auditing of financial statements and consolidated statements
- Regulatory audits
- Transitions and advisory services to IAS/IFRS, US GAAP, Swiss GAAP FER and BAG-SFBC
- Internal Audit services
- Advisory and support of Internal Audit, risk management and Sarbanes-Oxley
- Auditing and advisory services for Qualified Intermediaries (QI)
- Valuation, recording, disclosure, and tax structuring of financial products
- Analysis and assessment of processes (IT)
- Auxiliary regulatory services (money laundering, support and advisory services during the entire life cycle of financial services, e.g. from founding to liquidation, including licencing and restructuring)
- Auditing and advisory services in regard to performance measurement and presentation
- Tax planning (corporate taxes, advisory on transactions, international tax structures, VAT, EU paying agent tax)
- Advisory (consulting for real estate investment, transactions, treasury and risk management, including implementation of Basel II solutions, performance improvement and project assessments, M&A's, crisis management)
Contact
Of further interest
- Publication: Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2010
- Publication: Risks facing the banking industry: Banking Banana Skins 2010
- Publication: A new era: redefining ways to deliver trusted advice
- CIS – Client Information System Financial Services
- Financial Services Tax & Legal
- IFRS Knowledge
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