Publications
Precious Plastic 2012: The end of free banking
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]
Unlisted funds - Lessons learnt from the financial crisis
We've seen an unprecedented period of turmoil in the last decade for the commercial real estate markets, with the UK no exception to global conditions. Against this turbulent background, the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) commissioned PwC to carry out research into the behaviour and practices of its member funds to provide an objective account of manager behaviour and to see whether there are lessons to be learned from the experience.
[05-02-2012]
FSA makes changes to non-EEA capital rules
FSA remove ‘equivalence’ status of non-EEA capital rules in consolidated capital reporting
[05-02-2012]
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: The credit card's mid-life crisis
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]
Future-proofing Media: Understanding the European deals agenda
Future-proofing Media: Understanding the European deals agenda
[01-02-2012]
Programmed for growth: Outlook for the technology deals market Fintech
Last year we correctly predicted that Fintech would be an area for growth in the technology deals market with issues such as risk and payment systems driving deals throughout 2011.
[31-01-2012]
Communications Review, Volume 16, no 3: Growing telecom revenues - what’s next?
This issue looks at ways telecoms companies can develop their business and build revenue including: m-commerce, m-health and rural telecoms. It also looks as the re-emergence of the net-neutrality debate and where operators should focus their existing assets to get the most from the digital consumer.
[30-01-2012]
Risk Practices: Black swans turn grey - The transformation of risk
Risk Practices: Black swans turn grey - The transformation of risk
[30-01-2012]
Are you risking it all?
Are you risking it all?
[29-01-2012]
China's Impact on the Semiconductor Industry: 2011 Update
China has an impact on virtually all technology industry sectors worldwide and tech companies need to consider China when setting their growth strategies. China continues to be the dominating consumer of semiconductors, enjoying a compounded annual growth rate of 24.8% since 2000.
[29-01-2012]
In the debt markets
In the debt markets
[29-01-2012]
Tax First January 2012
Our Tax First newsletter provides tax professionals with a round-up of the past month's major financial news and a calendar of useful diary dates
[29-01-2012]
