Financial Services Executive Outlook
Bearish
59%
Bullish
41%
Inflation’s Biggest Impacts on Financial Services in Q2
Talent recruiting or retention
61%
Wages
54%
Cost of
services
46%
Interest
rates
48%
Inflation’s Effects on M&A in
Financial Services
it’s impacting us
yes
impact
NO
28%
72%
58%
Slowing acquisitions
22%
Taking longer to close
17%
Holding off on selling
3%
Other ways
Increasing spend/focus on cybersecurity
Reducing spend overall
Nearshoring/reshoring suppliers
Paring back operations/investment in certain countries
Nearshoring/reshoring talent
Adjusting customer/client makeup
61%
54%
35%
22%
17%
15%
Potential Financial Services Actions Due to Geopolitical Climate
Business’ Change in Financial Services Agility Since Pandemic
About the same
39%
Somewhat improved
37%
Drastically improved
15%
Worsened
8%
Most Challenging Areas of Recruiting Financial Services Talent
Executive leadership
Middle management
Back-office workers
Front-line workers
82%
82%
89%
91%
Most Challenging Areas of Hybrid Work in Financial Services
76%
Maintaining company culture
67%
Bringing employees back on site
37%
Onboarding new employees
39%
Running meetings with in-person and remote participants
37%
Work-life balance
24%
Using the right workspace/
real estate
Cost of wholesale goods
15%
Investment in our business
15%
M&A
17%
