Banking and capital markets industry publications

Executing a successful listning. Markets for miners

Rising commodity prices and global economic growth driven by industrialisation in emerging markets, especially China, has led to a strong appetite for mining stocks. Even the sharp downturn in prices and demand triggered by the global financial crisis of 2008-09 seems to have interrupted this trend only temporarily.

IPO Watch Europe Survey, Q1 2012

This survey was conducted between 1 January and March 31 2012 and captures new market IPOs based on their transaction date.

Threat of recession contains risk of further bank failures - Banking Banana Skins 2012

The risk of another global recession and a renewed banking crisis is high according to a new survey of the dangers currently facing the world’s banking industry – this is one of the conclusions from Banana Skins Banking Risk Survey carried out by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) and PwC.

Capital Markets in 2025: the future of equity capital markets

Over the past 10 years there has been a significant increase in cross border capital market transactions, in particular IPOs

Listing in Warsaw

In recent years, the WSE has built a reputation for being an attractive market for both domestic and foreign companies, especially those from Central and Eastern Europe

Corporate governance survey of Russian public companies

This survey covers 42 of Russia’s largest companies from various industries that have held an initial public offering (IPO)

Guide to listing of debt on European stock exchanges

A number of European stock exchanges have become major centres for listing debt securities.

Listing in Hong Kong

Highlights of listing requirements for the Main Board versus Growth Enterprise Market.

Listing in the US. A guide to a listing of equity securities on NASDAQ and NYSE

The United States (“US”) securities market represents one of the largest sources of capital in the world.

Russian IPOs 2005 - 2011

This leaflet provides an overview of Russian IPOs from 2005 to 2011, as well as analytics on the companies' choice of listing centres, investment banks, legal counsels and issuers’ jurisdictions when issuing shares and GDRs.

Anticipating a new age in wealth management

The 2011 Survey provides a number of perspectives on private banking and wealth management.

World Watch: Governance, Reporting and Assurance

Towards integrated reporting, assurance and governance

Listing in Frankfurt

A listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) places your company at the heart of one of Europe’s most important financial centres.

IPO Watch Europe 2011

IPO Watch Europe surveys all new primary market equity IPOs on Europe’s principal stock markets and market segments (including exchanges in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) on a quarterly basis.

IPO Watch Europe. Review of 2010

IPO Watch Europe surveys all new primary market equity IPOs on Europe’s principal stock markets and market segments (including exchanges in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) on a quarterly basis.

Banking in 2050

The report presents a set of quantitative projections of the size of the banking industry in the leading economies to 2050

Standard listings of equity and depositary receipts. A guide for UK and international companies

This guide describes requirements and procedures for standard listing of equity and depositary receipts on Main Market of London Stock Exchange.

IPO Watch Europe Survey, Q4 2010

This survey was conducted between 1 October and December 31 2010 and captures new market IPOs based on their transaction date.

Customer Experience Index – 2010: The state of retail banking following the financial crisis

This year’s study stands out from previous years: originally done only in Russia, the study now includes three other countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Standard listing of equity and depository receipts

The London Stock Exchange is home to one of the world’s most international equity markets.

Which market? A guide to selecting an equity listing market across Europe

The European capital markets have a history of strong performance and have proved to be popular destinations for both domestic and international IPOs.

European Prospectus Disclosure guide

This guide has been prepared in order to assist companies and their advisers in their consideration of the historical financial information that needs to be included in a prospectus under the EU Prospectus Directive.

Listing in London

This guide describes main rules for issuers of equity listed on the Main Market, including: the Listing Rules, The Prospectus Rules and The Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Listing in London

This guide describes requirements and procedures for listing on AIM, the most successful growth market of its kind in the world.

Survey of bank risk Russian Banking Banana Skins 2010

The survey describes the risks currently threatening the global banking industry, as seen by a wide range of respondents: bankers, banking regulators and observers of the banking scene from around the world.

How are retail banks overcoming the financial storm in Russia?

As part of the study, Senteo and PricewaterhouseCoopers analysed 38 retail banks in Moscow, measuring their performance in five areas contributing to the customer experience: brand, communications, environment, offering, culture. This year’s survey encountered trends that illustrate how the retail banking market in Russia is evolving.

The future of banking

This paper will be the first in a series of points of view looking at the future of the banking industry, the challenges the industry faces and the actions needed to address these in the short, medium and long term.

Stabilizing and reviving the financial system

As we developed our views on stabilizing and reviving the financial system, we decided to focus on ways to potentially enhance a number of current approaches that have been taken around the world to combat the financial crisis rather than to engage in a lengthy critique or propose a “one size fits all” solution.

A guide to a listing of debt

This guide describes requirements to companies planning to list their debt at different markets of London stock exchange.

Survey on the internal audit function in Russian banks (in Russian)

The internal audit function’s role in banks has become more significant in the ongoing global financial crisis, as assessing the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management is vital to reducing operational and investment risk and improving overall performance.

Complex financial histories: European Prospectus Disclosure Guide

This PwC European Prospectus Disclosure Guide has been prepared in order to assist companies and their advisers in their consideration of the historical financial information that needs to be included in a prospectus under the EU Prospectus Directive.

Banking Banana Skins 2008

According to the 9th Banana Skins Banking Risk Survey carried out by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the turmoil on financial markets has brought a dramatic change in risk structure. The risks that seem to be on the rise according to Russian respondents reflect the current global concern about the global market situation and economic implications.

Customer experience index 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Senteo present a joint study that offers unique insight into Russia’s competitive retail banking landscape to help banks measure and benchmark performance, improve the overall customer experience, and understand how to use customer experience as a business approach to create a more loyal and satisfied customer base.

Retail Banking in Russia

The main reason for the development of the Russian banking system has been the constant growth of the Russian economy. However, in reality the Russian banking market has even greater growth potential. Although total bank assets in Russia have recently shown annual growth of close to 30% they currently represent just 45% of GDP. This figure compares with 74% in Poland, 117% in Czech Republic and 260% in Germany.