Wealth Management

Significant gaps continue to exist in private banking, forcing firms to rethink pricing and organizational models. As a result, high-net-worth clients are not fully benefiting from some of the digital innovations that are changing how customers interact with their private banks. To identify the top “Global Private Banking Trends In 2021,” we interviewed senior executives […]

Tariq Fancy — BlackRock’s former chief investment officer of sustainable investing — caused an uproar recently when he denounced sustainable investing as just “marketing hype” and “PR spin.” Well, the spin is clearly working, with Morningstar announcing record inflows into sustainable funds in Q4 2020. Financial services firms have a large role to play in […]

我们因新冠疫情而铭记2020年，以及铭记它是如何永久性地改变客户寻求财富管理建议的方式，以及投资管理顾问给出建议的方式。在新冠疫情后的一年里，我们的财富管理会有怎样的趋势，点击“阅读更多”了解具体细节。

Why You Need A New Segmentation Approach To Understand Today’s Investors Wealth management firms commonly segment their clients by investable assets. But this is not enough to help firms decide on new products and services or optimize customer engagement models. Self-directedness is a crucial dimension that reliably predicts many investor attitudes and behaviors (see Figure […]

It’s a story straight out of the Sherwood Forest, with a stopover in Holland. A determined group of small investors have used the power of social media to punish “the smart money” by pushing the price of GameStop, a widely shorted stock, from $19 to $325 (as of this writing). As the saga continues to […]

去年年末，我们根据Forrester 2020年亚太金融行业的消费者调研（Forrester Analytics Consumer Technographics® Asia Pacific Financial Services Survey 2, 2020）对中国的投资者画像进行了描绘。我们希望通过量化数据呈现出中国投资者在2020年，尤其是疫情前后的一些变化，及中国投资者这个群体中细分类型的特点。点击“阅读更多”了解具体细节。

We’ve seen technology shift the wealth management landscape for years. The global pandemic accelerated that shift as clients seek new ways to access their accounts, communicate with account managers, and manage their investments. To identify “The Top Wealth Management Technology Investments In 2021,” we interviewed more than 80 companies to determine which technology initiatives they […]

Consider Spending Changes In Five Categories Post-COVID-19 Wealth management leaders know that the business effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years. However, the consequences of the pandemic are not identical for all companies. Different industries, including wealth management, face disparate consumer trends, resource availability, and revenue potential during the pandemic and […]

The events of 2020 exposed both weaknesses and opportunities for wealth management firms. In 2021, forward-thinking firms will not only meet these challenges, but will move beyond them.

As the COVID-19 pandemic shifts both geographically and in intensity, changes in consumers’ behaviors present financial services companies with new problems and new opportunities. The near-term impact will change the ways these companies interact with their customers, manage their employees, and respond to the market environment.

2020 has been a year of reckoning. Sustainability is now a business necessity, not just a differentiator. Finance and technology have important roles to play.

Many financial services firms are missing out on a big opportunity to win, serve, and retain customers: the beneficiary experience.

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, our research showed that Canadian consumers were facing multiple financial challenges and were worried about their financial situation. To see how the pandemic was impacting consumer finances and behaviors, we surveyed 1,119 Canadian online adults in April 10–15, 2020 and found that Canadians: Are already feeling the impact of COVID-19 […]

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, our research showed that US consumers were facing multiple financial challenges and were worried about their financial situation. To see how the pandemic was impacting consumer finances and behaviors, we surveyed 1,122 US online adults in April 10–15, 2020 and found that US consumers: Are already feeling the impact of […]

The wealth management industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and firms are turning to digital wealth management platforms (DWMPs) to accelerate their initiatives. In “The Forrester Wave™: Digital Wealth Management Platforms, Q1 2020” report, we identified the 13 most significant digital DWMP providers, which we evaluated across 26 criteria. We define a DWMP as: An […]

COVID-19 uncertainty is causing massive swings in the stock market, showing the importance of three critical areas for wealth management firms: the performance of robo-advisor platforms; communication between advisors and their customers; and the importance of reliability and trust. Specifically: Robo-advisors are being put to the test. Platforms like Schwab Intelligent Portfolios and Betterment need […]

Morgan Stanley announced today that it is acquiring discount broker E-TRADE for $13 billion, bringing 5.2 million new customer accounts and $360 billion in assets in the biggest takeover of a US bank since the financial crisis. The acquisition will transform Morgan Stanley from a bank that primarily relied on investment banking, trading, and wealth […]

The story of how Charles Shwab's potential acquistion of TD Ameritrade came to be and what to expect from the fallout.

Get the low-down on what digital wealth management platforms (DWMPs) do and three reasons why they're worth it.