Financial Services Thought Leadership

The Next Level in Cost Transformation: Achieving High Performance with Structural Cost Initiatives

The next wave of cost transformation requires banks to make structural changes to their cost base. In "The Next Level of Cost Transformation", Accenture identifies six principles that will enable banks to transform their cost structure.

Innovation Excellence: What Banks Can Learn from Top Innovators in Other Industries

Shifting customer expectations and shrinking margins are forcing banks to look for new sources of competitive differentiation, efficiency and revenue. In "Innovation Excellence", Accenture examines seven key characteristics shared by innovation leaders across industries and explains how banks can use these insights to industrialise their innovation capabilities to stand out from competitors, streamline operations and capture new markets.

Time to Plan, Time to Act: Reforming the Australian OTC Derivatives Market

The first publication in a new point-of-view series on the Australian Financial Services industry, “Time to Plan, Time to Act” explores OTC derivatives reform in Australia. Specifically, we consider how the country’s international commitments will translate into domestic regulation and the steps Australian financial institutions can take now to develop a strategic response.

Navigating Uncertain Times: Paths to Profitable Growth for Asia’s Banks

Our point of view: Navigating uncertain times, highlights the various strategic options that banks in Asia should assess when deciding on which paths to growth will bring them long term, sustainable revenue generation in this dynamic region. It is critical that banks focus on exceeding the growth expectations of today in order to grow their stock prices and deliver positive shareholder returns tomorrow.

Beyond Basel III: The Future of High Performance in Chinese Banks

Our white paper, “Beyond Basel III: The future of high performance in Chinese banks”, explores the increasing impact of Basel III on Chinese banks and how they can use compliance to the accord as an opportunity to create a solid foundation to securing their long-term sustainability and profitability.

Retail Lending Origination Excellence

Our point of view, Retail Lending Origination Excellence, highlights the issues and challenges banks need to address in order to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in rapidly developing and dynamic Asian credit markets.

Customer 2012: The New Promise

Read this Accenture analysis of post-crisis customers in Asia and the promises banks need to make to stabilize their position. We also consider how banks need to differentiate themselves to meet customer expectations, profitably and sustainably.