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Financial Markets Regulatory Outlook 2018

Bringing it all together

Our annual assessment from Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy explores how major regulatory trends will shape the financial services industry in the year ahead and provides solutions to guide leaders in effectively navigating the changes.

Executive summary

The European financial services industry faces considerable strategic challenges in 2018. There is a large volume of implementation work being carried out, alongside uncertainties around the future shape of regulation. And though many initiatives have their roots in the financial crisis (now ten years past), others – such as work to address cyber resilience, Brexit, and Open Banking – reflect more recent concerns. Click the headings below to read the full executive summary or scroll down to explore the issues in detail.

Explore the findings

Webcast: Exploring the Outlook 2018

To discuss the Outlook’s predictions and their potential impact on the financial services industry in 2018, Deloitte partners David Strachan, Andrew Bulley, Cindy Chan and Tom Spellman were joined by Alastair Barbour of RSA Insurance, Mark Wharton of Morgan Stanley and Stephen Sanders of JP Morgan.

Regulatory timeline tool

Access our interactive timeline tool to receive a high-level view of recent and upcoming regulatory milestones for the financial services industry.

About the EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy

The Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy is a powerful resource of information and insight, designed to assist financial institutions manage the complexity and convergence of rapidly increasing new regulation.

With regional hubs in the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA, the Centre combines the strength of Deloitte’s regional and international network of experienced risk, regulatory, and industry professionals – including a deep roster of former regulators, industry specialists, and business advisers – with a rich understanding of the impact of regulations on business models and strategy.