Capital markets firms are facing several trends in 2017:
- Driving client experience is becoming critical to sustain business growth.
- Pricing models for research are being unbundled to increase transparency.
- Firms are adopting robotic process automation to reduce costs and gain a competitive advantage.
- Cloud-based solutions and data analytics are becoming more strategically important functions.
- Blockchain technology may change how data is managed, and regulations are pushing specialization among fintech startups.