Financial services - publications

Being better informed: financial regulatory, accounting and audit bulletin: February 2012

PwC’s new monthly bulletin gives you updates from across the UK financial industry on regulation, accounting and audit.
[09-02-2012]

International Business- Current Key Issues- Winter – January 2012

A brief overview, highlighting some of the key current issues faced by international business with subsidiaries in the UK.
[06-02-2012]

FSA makes changes to non-EEA capital rules

FSA remove ‘equivalence’ status of non-EEA capital rules in consolidated capital reporting
[05-02-2012]

Securing your access: OTC Derivatives and Central Clearing

This publication builds on our earlier buy-side survey of clearing services, as well as interviews with a number of clearing brokers.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: All change please

Precious Plastic 2012: Reviews the changes in the credit card market – new technology, payment channels, debit cards, mobile payments.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: Mobile payments will become commonplace - Video transcript

Precious Plastic 2012: Reviews the changes in the credit card market – new technology, payment channels, debit cards, mobile payments. There are still a number of barriers to overcome before mobile payments can become a mainstream payment method. These include determining what customers want from mobile payments and the technology to be used.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: The end of free banking - Video transcript

While most customers remain connected to the perceived benefits of the UK’s free banking model (for example free-if-in-credit current accounts and no annual fee credit cards), the lack of transparency and complexity in the way customers actually pay for banking has undermined trust in the industry.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: All change please

Precious Plastic 2012: Reviews the changes in the credit card market – new technology, payment channels, debit cards, mobile payments.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: Mobile payments will become commonplace

Precious Plastic 2012: Reviews the changes in the credit card market – new technology, payment channels, debit cards, mobile payments. There are still a number of barriers to overcome before mobile payments can become a mainstream payment method. These include determining what customers want from mobile payments and the technology to be used.
[05-02-2012]

Precious Plastic 2012: The credit card's mid-life crisis - Video transcript

Precious Plastic 2012: Reviews the changes in the credit card market – new technology, payment channels, debit cards, mobile payments. The record spreads generated by low funding costs and rising interest rates charged to customers are hiding underlying threats to the credit card business model. Credit cards face the challenges of a shrinking market and continued pressure on margins.
[05-02-2012]