Capital Markets 2020: Will it change for good?

This second instalment of our Banking and Capital Markets 2020 series covers the future of capital markets, a subject of increasing focus since the financial crisis. The vitality of capital markets is critical if the world is to return to an environment of sustainable economic growth. Moreover, effective capital markets are critical to the efficient allocation of credit and investment. To be most beneficial, capital markets must be able to function freely, rewarding strong performers and penalising those who are unable to deploy capital effectively.

Looking forward to 2020, capital markets will play an increasingly important role in providing everything from financing to the world’s most innovative companies to generating the investment returns needed to support an aging population in the developed world. This paper will provide insights and understanding into the future of this industry – which, either as a “participant” in or as a “user” of capital markets, is critical to your actions today and to your plans for the future.