Regulatory reform, more stringent capital requirements, risk management considerations, a low interest rate environment and enhanced reporting requirements are all challenges to growth in the financial services industry.
Sophisticated strategies and solutions will be required for financial institutions to gain a competitive edge. We assist many of today's largest financial services organisations with their most challenging issues in every segment of the financial industry: consumer/retail banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, mortgage banking, securitisation, capital markets, insurance, investment management, broker/dealer and real estate.
Emerging regulation and a lack of trust in the industry means banks remain under enormous scrutiny and pressure. Banking leaders are being challenged on their ability to generate sustainable returns for their investors while meeting full Basel III requirements. Sitting on too many NPLs, mainly related to real estate and the corporate sector, banks are turning away from volatile activities and are getting back to basics which is regaining public trust by providing straight forward products that businesses genuinely need.
PwC professionals assist many of today's largest banks and securities firms with their most challenging issues in every segment of the financial industry.
The pace of change in insurance is accelerating and insurers are increasingly looking to InsurTech in order to respond to business challenges and opportunities according to our Global FinTech survey 2017
IFRS 17 is likely to be issued in early 2017 with an expected effective date of 2021. What should you be doing now?
Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe is a joint survey by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Now in its fourteenth edition it provides an outlook on real estate throughout Europe for 2017 and beyond.
Our report takes an in-depth look at three possible scenarios for a future banking ecosystem in Europe read more here:
We are a unique cross border group within the global PwC Network that has a dedicated professional team in Greece serving the shipping industry and public companies.
We have deep SEC expertise and specialise in providing a broad range of services in connection with capital markets transaction
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