Asset and wealth management revolution
In this report, we’ll explain our findings and offer advice on what Asset and wealth management firms can do to begin their transformation.
Our latest research and insights: Financial Services
Emerging Trends in Real Estate®: Europe 2020
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe is a joint survey by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Now in its 17th edition it provides an outlook on real estate throughout Europe for 2020 and beyond.
Federal Council puts FinSA and FinIA - together with the final ordinances FinSO and FinIO - into force: what are the major changes in FinSO?
The parliament already passed the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA) in summer 2018. As planned, at its meeting of 6 November 2019 the Federal Council put FinSA and FinIA, together with the final ordinances into force with effect from 1 January 2020.
Billionaires Insights 2019
The series of annual reports, developed and issued by the collaboration of the global networks of UBS and PwC, outlines billionaires’ characteristics and how they empower the global economy.
Fit to compete - accelerating digital workforce transformation in financial services
In this report, we explore opportunities for digital upskilling across Financial Services sectors and in different regions across the globe. We explain how digital transformation has generated a strong demand for new competencies, and describe the resulting talent strategies among leading Finance Services companies.
Global FinTech Report 2019
In this year’s Global Fintech Survey, we polled more than 500 financial services and TMT executives worldwide and analysed their responses.
New regulatory requirements are changing the payment markets
The Regulatory Technical Standards on strong customer authentication and secure communication (RTS on SCA & CSC) officially took effect on 14 September 2019.
New rules on pre-marketing and cross-border distribution of AIFs and UCITS in the European Union
In April this year, the European Parliament voted to adopt a new directive and a new regulation with regard to cross-border distribution of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) and undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (“UCITS”). The regulatory package has now been finalised and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
A people-centric approach for a successful front-office transformation
The new market reality brought about by the digital transformation is forcing companies to change their business models. The digital era has given birth to a new mindset among end-users, customers and consumers. We all expect service and content that is relevant to what we are doing – anytime, anywhere, and in the format and on the device of our choice. It is this journey that dictates a company’s strategy and the need for change.
Global private banking & wealth management: striving for bottom-line impact by taking a balanced approach to managing costs
Although the private banking sector has recorded a decade of growth and some progress has been achieved in managing the bottom line, there is an opportunity to achieve above-average margins and improve current profitability levels by applying a holistic and forward-looking approach to cost management.
Digital identity - Your key to unlock the digital transformation
Identity is a precondition for participating in society by facilitating access to health and welfare systems, education, and financial and government services. With the accelerating digital transformation, a rapidly growing number of transactions is conducted online, creating an ever-more-urgent need for a digital identity.
Private Banking Switzerland
PwC’s Market Update on the Swiss Private Banking Sector 2019
