In the first of a three-part mini series exploring the trends impacting the financial services sub sectors, host Tessa Norman is joined by Albertha Charles, PwC UK and Global Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) Leader, and Andrew Strange, Director in PwC UK’s Regulatory Insights team, to take a deep dive into the drivers of change in the AWM sector. 

Against a backdrop of market volatility, shifting investor expectations, and increasing regulatory complexity, our expert guests explore the forces reshaping the AWM landscape - from the rapid rise of private markets to generational wealth transfer.

We discuss how technology is driving change, enabling both operational efficiencies and new revenue opportunities through innovations such as tokenised funds and tech-as-a-service offerings. Our guests also unpack the UK’s policy drive for growth, examining regulatory initiatives including the FCA’s advice guidance boundary review, consumer composite investment regime, and outcomes-based model of supervision.

We conclude with a look at how firms are rethinking strategy in light of these trends, and what will differentiate those that thrive in this period of transformation. 

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at tessa.norman@pwc.com, albertha.charles@pwc.com, and andrew.p.strange@pwc.com. 

You can access the publications mentioned in the podcast below:

• PwC value in motion: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/value-in-motion.html 
• PwC’s Asset and Wealth Management Revolution: https://bit.ly/44lQVZF 

To hear more from us on financial services risk & regulation, you can also access all our regular publications at this site: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/financial-services/understanding-regulatory-developments.html.