A Global Study
On Business Transformation Initiatives in the Financial Services Industry
In this report, we explore financial services leaders’ perspectives on seven key dimensions of business transformation initiatives – along with their assessment of their organization’s readiness to thrive in “the next economy.” Many financial services leaders are focused on keeping their heads above water and say they need to radically reshape their businesses to ensure readiness to meet the challenges of a complex future. Nearly two-thirds of these leaders acknowledge the need for complete organizational transformation, but a significant proportion believe the current market environment creates challenges to accomplishing business transformation.
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A Longer-Term Planning Horizon is Needed
86%
Financial services firms that have an overall business transformation strategy in place—although most do not look beyond 12 months67%
Investment Firms have an AI transformation strategy that only looks a maximum of 12 months ahead82%
Financial institutions that have net-zero transformation strategies that only look a maximum of 12 months ahead
Seven Dimensions of Successful Business Transformation
Creative Capital
80% of financial institutions and 76% of investment firms believe innovative financing solutions (including an increase in private sector credit) will power growth.Geopolitical Agility
84% of investment firm leaders say geopolitical agility will be critical for an organization’s expansion internationally in the future.New Risk Mindset
Over 70% of financial services organizations believe companies must take a proactive approach to risk management to pre-empt crises.Regulation Anticipation
Over 70% of financial services organizations highlighted regulatory anticipation and being able to adapt quickly to developments as crucial to transformation success.Sustainability Focus
81% of investment firms and 67% of financial institutions think leaders must embrace sustainability if they are to thrive in the next economy.Tech Resilience
77% of investment firms and 69% of financial institutions believe their organization must demonstrate resilience against increasing cyberattacks and keeping ahead of AI developments.Visionary Growth & Leadership
Nearly 80% of financial services organizations believe visionary leadership will enable companies to grow and outpace competitors in the next economy.
Lack of Preparedness
Barriers to Success
Accelerators
An Under-Utilized Resource: Legal Teams
Financial services executives consider general counsel and their legal teams to be important strategic resources for helping to accomplish business transformation goals – with nearly two-thirds agreeing with this. Yet, they note that there is a gap in the actual usage of these resources, as only 13% of financial institution leaders say that they “nearly always” seek advice from their legal teams to implement strategy and pursue growth opportunities. To learn more about this conundrum, download the report. To discuss the report in further detail, please contact nextorganization@mayerbrown.com.