Financial Services

As financial services continue to recover from the crisis and strengthen risk management, the focus remains on regulations and cost reduction.

New challenges and opportunities are quickly reshaping financial services – from AI to fintech, to open platforms and data analytics, to greater customer centricity and workforce shaping – all of which financial institutions need to address while navigating the evolving risk and regulatory landscape.

Organizations are looking at a future that is more interconnected, more collaborative and frictionless – one where trust, growth and delivering value are paramount. We can help. Our global, multi-disciplinary team of professionals understand what it takes to deliver successful outcomes in the financial services industry.

Desa firms are continuously evolving and growing to ensure we always have the capabilities, strategies and networks to deliver the insight-driven and technology-enabled services that drive the sustainable value creation organizations require.

The deep industry knowledge of our professionals lead to seamless collaboration and practical execution across all sectors including: asset and wealth management, banking and capital markets, insurance and private equity.

Industry expertise

Asset Management

Our global practice offers specialized services to a wide range of industry clients at local, national and global levels. Our professionals in Audit, Tax and Advisory are specialist in their fields and have deep experience the issues and needs of the investment management businesses.

Our member firms clients included investment managers, wealth managers, family offices, fund administrators and service providers who focus on mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and real estate funds, and institutional investors for pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. We aim to provide you with a tailored service of the highest standard.

Our member firms are focused on exceptional objectives of building trusted relationships and delivering quality output through our project teams that can support you from anywhere in the world, whatever your investment activity.

Uncertainty to opportunity in the Asset Management sector

Great uncertainty brings great opportunity. Asset managers know this better than most. Yet the current market uncertainty also carries significant risk. This is no time to hunker down and hope to survive.

The decisions asset managers make over the next few months will define their success going forward.

This article series explores some of the massive trends currently shaping the asset management sector – issues like the impact of higher inflation, the growing importance of ESG, the rise of crypto trading and the reshaping of the asset management regulatory environment.

Based on our extensive experience and boardroom access, these articles provide deep insight into the risks – and the opportunities – being created in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace.

More importantly, they also provide practical and actionable ideas to help asset managers transform the current heightened uncertainty into sustainable opportunities Subscribe to the series to receive new articles as they are published.

Banking and Capital Markets

Disruption. Regulation. Cost. These are three key themes that link the many challenges retail, commercial and investment banks face in today’s rapidly evolving financial services industry.

From navigating the phasing out of LIBOR and meeting the demands of the European Central Bank stress test to implementing new technologies such as AI, robotics and blockchain and transitioning to new, low-cost structures while driving value creation – banks are under pressure from several fronts.

We have a global, multi-disciplinary team of professionals who know how to deliver successful outcomes. Our close connection with regulators, understanding of key issues, and deep industry knowledge aims to lead to smooth collaboration and practical execution.

We are continuously evolving and growing to help ensure we always have the capabilities, strategies and alliance partners to deliver the insight-driven, fact-based and technology-enabled services that drive sustainable value.

Future of commercial banking

The commercial banking industry is rapidly evolving through digitization, increased competition and tighter regulation.

Commercial banks serving small and medium-sized businesses are transforming to compete. So, what will the future commercial banking landscape look like and what should commercial banks do to stay competitive?

In our latest report, we surveyed over 400 commercial banking leaders from around the world, who are involved with customer-centric strategy and enablement decisions. We identified key signals of change taking place across the industry, alongside what we believe will be the three dominant future business models in the new reality.

To survive and grow in this new reality, commercial bankers should consider how a connected approach, underpinned by technology to support the front, middle and back office, will enable true value from digital transformation.

Real Estate

Through our global network of member firms, Desa is involved in every stage of the investment property and investment lifecycle, and offers experience in working with all levels of stakeholders throughout the real estate industry. Whether your focus is local, national, regional or global, we can provide you with the right mix of experience to support and enhance your needs and ambitions. Our knowledgeable real estate professionals focus on providing informed perspectives and clear solutions, drawing experience from a variety of backgrounds including accounting, tax, advisory, banking, regulation and corporate finance. Our client focus, our commitment to excellence, our global mindset and consistent delivery build trusted relationships that are at the core of our business and reputation.