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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Romania: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2021
GlobalData’s "The Cards and Payments Industry in Romania: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2021" report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into the Romanian cards and payments industry, including - - Current and forecast values for each market in the Romanian cards and payments industry, including debit, credit and charge cards. - Detailed insights into payment instruments including credit transfers, direct debits, cash transactions, checks and payment cards. It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment...
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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Nigeria: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020
GlobalData’s "The Cards and Payments Industry in Nigeria: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020" report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into the Nigerian cards and payments industry, including - - Current and forecast values for each market in the Nigerian cards and payments industry, including debit and credit cards. - Detailed insights into payment instruments including credit transfers, checks and payment cards. It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment instruments. - E-commerce market analysis....
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Sector Analysis
HNW Asset Allocation Trends 2017
HNW investment preferences are the result of an interplay between a multitude of factors, such as macroeconomic and political conditions, risk-preferences, demographic factors, and investor attitudes. Over the next 12 months we expect further portfolio reallocation to benefit risk assets, as HNW investors globally are looking for cheap buying opportunities amid turbulent market conditions. However, there continue to be significant regional differences. The typical HNW portfolio in Asia Pacific and the Middle East is significantly more conservative than elsewhere globally,...
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Sector Analysis
Consumer Payments Country Snapshot: Singapore 2016
Singapore has a very well-developed payments system, with strong penetration of all forms of payment cards and healthy growth over the past few years. However, due to the mature nature of the market issuance is set to plateau going forward. Providers will need to shift their focus to encouraging increased use of payment cards, which will be crucial in driving consumers away from cash, which remains popular in the country. This report examines the consumer payments market in Singapore, considering...
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Sector Analysis
Wealth in China: Sizing the Market Opportunity 2017
"Wealth in China: Sizing the Market Opportunity 2017" analyzes the Chinese wealth and retail savings and investments markets, with a focus on the HNW segment. The report is based on our proprietary datasets. Thanks to lower economic productivity, the remarkable wealth growth rates of the past few years will not be repeated in China over the forecast period. Nevertheless, strong predicted retail investments growth - led by strong mutual fund performance - will continue at a faster rate than in...
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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Venezuela: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020
GlobalData’s 'The Cards and Payments Industry in Venezuela: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Venezuelan cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including credit transfers, checks, payment cards and direct debits during the review period (2012-2016). The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry, and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation,...
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Sector Analysis
Consumer Payments Country Snapshot: Canada 2016
In spite of being a highly mature market, Canada provides increasing opportunities for digital and mobile payment providers to develop innovation. Canada is a developed payment card market due to its robust economy and high level of card penetration. While the market has a high level of competition between existing payment providers, there is an opportunity for alternative payments providers to promote digital and mobile channels by highlighting their use cases and advantages over traditional payment tools in order to...
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Sector Analysis
Advisory Asset Management: HNW Demand and Drivers
"Advisory Asset Management: HNW Demand and Drivers" draws on our 2016 Global Wealth Managers Survey to analyze HNW investors’ preferences and attitudes towards advisory asset management services across the globe. It sizes the market for advisory mandates and examines key drivers behind wealthy individuals choosing such services. The competitive landscape is also analyzed. Globally over 25% of HNW individuals’ portfolio is invested via advisory services, with markets in Asia Pacific displaying the strongest affinity for these mandates. Although discretionary services...
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Track & Monitor
Smart Money Investing in the Banking and Payments Industry: Tracking M&A, VC and PE Investments Globally - Q4 2016
GlobalData’s "Smart Money Investing in the Banking and Payments Industry: Tracking M&A, VC and PE Investments Globally - Q4 2016", report provides detailed analysis of investment activities in banking and payments industry globally during the fourth quarter of 2016. The report provides comprehensive coverage of investment activities including mergers, acquisitions, asset transactions, venture financing and private equity, both in terms of deal value and volume. It also provides a global snapshot of investment trends in sectors including banking and payments,...
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Sector Analysis
UK IFAs, Investment Managers & Platforms 2017
Independent financial advisors (IFAs) are a key distribution network for investors in the UK. Product providers will do well to understand the priorities and criteria advisors use in selecting their investment partners and platforms, particularly with a growing tendency to cooperate with discretionary fund managers (DFMs). As nearly all advisors in the UK use a platform (or multiple) to manage their clients’ assets, understanding why certain platforms are favored above others remains crucial. Online access to platforms is important for...