Private Sector Financial Institutions
The types of private sector financial institutions with which we
work include:
- Banks - Commercial, Universal, Investment
- Broker-Dealers and Financial Intermediaries
- Custodians
- Data Vendors
- Fund Managers
- Rating Agencies
- Trade Associations
Most of the private sector firms with whom we work seek to
maximise profits, and we help them achieve this goal. At the same
time, many of our partner firms often also have a broad set of
other objectives that they pursue. They typically seek to provide
excellence in the quality of services they provide, they may wish
to be at the forefront of setting and adopting standards for the
industries they operate, or they may wish to participate in the
public policy process of establishing national and international
regulation in the arenas in which they function. We help our
partner private sector firms realise all these and other key
relevant goals.
Infrastructure
We work with institutions that provide the infrastructure
necessary for financial markets to work. These are typically
complex organisations with multiple objectives and multiple
stakeholders. Such institutions include:
- Securities and Derivatives Exchanges
- Central Counter-Parties/Clearing Houses
- Central Securities Depositories
The infrastructure institutions with whom we work around the
world vary widely. They have very different governance models and
seek to achieve diverse goals. Some infrastructure institutions
operate on a for-profit basis, some are not-for-profit
institutions, and some are indirectly or directly controlled by
government. We partner the infrastructure institutions with whom we
work to identify the key goals they seek to achieve, and to ensure
these goals are delivered.
Public Policy Institutions
A wide diversity of public policy institutions call on us to
assist them realise their goals. These include:
- International Financial Institutions
- International Standard Setters
- National Development Agencies
- Governments
- Central Banks
- Regulators
- Self-Regulatory Organizations
The nature and objectives of these different types of
institutions vary enormously. One important common theme does,
however, run through most of their activity - namely their
decisions are often subject to intense public scrutiny. We work
closely with our partners in the public policy arena to ensure that
the decisions they take and the strategies they follow are fully
justified, and can withstand thorough public inspection and
examination.