Industry

Financial Services

Robust economic analysis within the financial sector has never been more crucial. Amidst regulatory change, political scrutiny, credit market upheavals, technological advancements, and evolving consumer expectations, our expertise in the economics influencing the financial sector stands as an independent beacon for the public and private sector decisions seeking clarity.

Talk to our financial services team

With our industry-leading economists having worked in financial services private and public sector for more than 20 years, we’re acutely aware of the challenges the financial industry faces. Our advice is fiercely independent, and tailored to empower clients to:

Grasp the nuances of market dynamics and the shifting behaviours of consumers and rivals
Formulate pragmatic commercial strategies – including pricing principles and product design
Develop robust and influential regulatory stances

Tackling regulation & competition challenges head-on

It’s no secret that financial entities have found themselves under intensified regulatory, competition, and political scrutiny in recent years. We’ve lent our expertise to major commercial banks, credit and lending enterprises and fintechs, during competition and regulatory probes.

At Frontier Economics, we amalgamate our vast expertise in financial economics, competition analysis, and public policy. Our mission? Helping our financial service clients thrive amidst these complexities.

We champion their cause by:

Drafting comprehensive reports and submissions for regulators.
Representing them at pivotal regulatory summits.
Delivering expert testimonies with precision.

Additionally, we offer independent economic advisory to assist financial regulators deliberating on financial market reforms and for policymakers adjusting to tech-driven alterations in payment mechanisms.

Quantitative modelling and analysis: predicting tomorrow, today

Predicting the future is hard, but fundamental, to many aspects of business performance or regulatory success. Our clients benefit from our economic rigour in creating forecasting models that not only align with regulatory expectations but with real-world applications.

Frontier Economics’ elite econometrics, modelling and data analytics team collaborates consistently with financial institutions, pioneering new predictive models. With foundational economics principles, hands-on experience and machine learning-assisted data analytics capabilities, we leverage a diverse arsenal of tools, databases, and software.

We stand side-by-side with our clients, guiding internal teams in reviewing and authenticating these models, both for internal risk management endeavours and regulatory obligations.

Find out more about our capabilities on our data analytics and economic models pages.