At a glance A confluence of pressures is forcing many insurance companies to reinvent their traditional operating models. Insurers are modernizing their legacy systems, creating connected networks across the enterprise, and expanding their vendor partnerships, all while improving employees’ work ... READ MORE >
Financial services
Workforce, population shifts are major hurdles for banks: Spring 2022 outlook
At a glance A transforming workforce and the long-term slowing in population growth are likely the greatest threats to many banking organizations. These shifts can have a long-lasting impact on financial institutions that do not act now. Enhancements to current working conditions, company ... READ MORE >
Hybrid funds emerge as a growing force in venture capital: Spring 2022 outlook
At a glance Record fundraising from traditional investors gave U.S. venture capital funds the dry powder needed to fuel explosive growth in 2021. A growing list of nontraditional VC investors allowed startups to raise even more capital and resulted in the emergence of hybrid funds. Hybrid funds ... READ MORE >
Automating compliance management can help firms offset rising costs: Spring 2022 outlook
At a glance Financial services firms are growing increasingly concerned over rising costs to maintain compliance amid constant regulatory changes. Emerging regulatory technologies offer many options to streamline regulatory compliance and risk management programs. Companies that embrace regtech ... READ MORE >
Financial services industry outlook: Spring 2022
Emerging technologies and major shifts in the U.S. labor landscape are among the most significant forces affecting the financial services industry as we look to spring. Whether it’s exploring new ways to use automation, honing a strategic approach to technology investments, or planning employee upskilling ... READ MORE >
Private equity showing signs of another strong year ahead
Following a bumper year in 2021, private equity activity is expected to carry on the momentum through 2022. Deal volume reached record levels in 2021, measured by dollar value and deal count, according to data from PitchBook. This year may not exceed the impressive totals from 2021, but conditions appear ... READ MORE >
Why ESG matters to family offices
The rise of environmental, social and governance, known as ESG, has many family offices considering its relevancy to their purpose and operation—but likely for different reasons than other investors in the private market. While asset managers and private equity firms may feel pressure over ESG policy ... READ MORE >
How process intelligence can make insurers more efficient
Insurance companies have seen the shift to online self-service go mainstream over the last year and a half, and are now at a point where they must pivot if they want to meet the evolving demands of today’s customers. In order to do so, it is paramount that insurers harness technologies that will enable ... READ MORE >
What investors must know about opportunity zones before 2022 and beyond
There isn’t much time left for real estate investors to take advantage of one of the biggest perks of opportunity zones. Opportunity zones—a program started under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017—are economically distressed areas where the government hoped to create jobs and increase spending through ... READ MORE >
Despite Zillow’s retreat, iBuyers show promise
Zillow’s decision to pull the plug on Zillow Offers, its tech-powered business of buying and selling homes, came as a surprise amid the still-hot housing market and prompted a question: Is the business model flawed? As the third-quarter earnings reports from two of Zillow's competitors showed, it's too ... READ MORE >