Tagged: survey

December 7, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom across all industries has fueled “anxiety” in the workforce, with employees fearing ethical usage, legal risks and job displacement, according to new data from Ernst & Young LLP (EY US). The AI Anxiety in Business Survey is based “on findings… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prospective homebuyers’ patience may be waning, with fewer willing to wait until home prices or interest rates come down to purchase a home, according to new data from the Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Homebuyer Insights Report. Today, 62% are willing to “wait for prices… Read More

December 6, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half (62%) of financial advisors currently allocate between 6% and 25% of clients’ portfolios to alternative asset classes, with (85%) of them expecting “to increase allocations to one or more alternative asset classes further within the next year,” according to a recent independent… Read More

December 5, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority of UK consumers are unhappy with high-street banks, believing they have prioritized profits over “passing higher interest rates on to savers, new research has revealed.” A survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by SmartSave, run by Chetwood Financial, found that 65% of people… Read More

December 4, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the latest round of the twice-yearly Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) in the euro area, covering the period from April to September 2023, firms reported “an increase in turnover, although the net percentage was lower than in the previous survey… Read More

December 4, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook,  a Morningstar company providing comprehensive, accurate, and “hard-to-find” data for professionals doing business in the private markets, notes in an update that VCs say AI [artificial intelligence] leads innovation, are cautiously optimistic about IPOs, and are cognizant of geopolitical risk. In a note from… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the 26th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Seasonal Financial Distress Deep Dive Edition “examines the impact of seasonal spending on consumers’ ability to… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the United Kingdom reportedly rose “to 42% in November, a three-point increase, to reach the highest level since February 2022, before the energy crisis which followed the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.” The rise in business confidence in the UK is… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Holiday Shopping Deep Dive Edition examines “the financial lifestyles and spending choices of U.S. consumers going into the 2023 holiday… Read More

November 23, 2023 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Black Friday sales are fast upon us and while “nearly two thirds (62%) of consumers say they plan to take advantage of the discounts, nearly a third (29%) of people who have shopped over Black Friday in the past have regretted their purchases.” Buyer’s… Read More

November 23, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange, a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today announced the recent release of a white paper titled, “2024: Anticipating Tomorrow’s Trends.” The report highlights the findings of a September 2023 survey of 500… Read More

November 22, 2023 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyber and digital technology risks are a key concern for businesses and risk leaders in 2023, even as 60% see GenAI “as an opportunity for their businesses,” according to PwC’s 2023 Global Risk Survey, published recently. More than 3,900 business and risks leaders – “from… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional adoption and sentiment remain strong amid the current crypto cycle, according to an Institutional Investor survey of 250 institutional investors. In the survey, commissioned by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) institutional investors “demonstrated their resilience and expressed optimism about crypto’s role in the future.” Sentiment improved dramatically… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research released by Tink, the firm focused on open banking, uncovers that investment pots have proved to be a financial ‘safety net’ for armchair investors during challenging economic times. This suggests a shift in investing behaviors “from long-term ‘set and forget’ portfolios, to needing instant… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than nine in ten investors (94%) believe corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims, according to PwC’s 2023 Global Investor Survey. The survey – now in its third consecutive year – “queried 345 investors and analysts across geographies, assets classes, and investment approaches… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over three-quarters (77%) of senior finance executives globally expect the economic environment to improve over the coming year, “up considerably from two-thirds (66%) in 2022.” That is according to the latest Future of Finance Study by SIX – an annual survey “that canvasses the opinions… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over eight in ten SME finance experts (83%) believe that high street banks are reducing their appetite to fund the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses, according to iwoca’s latest Q3 2023 SME Expert Index. The analysis shows that “the drop in lending is set… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant Financial, the firm focused on the responsible on-demand pay solutions, partnered with HR Dive’s studioID to find out how companies perceive and use earned wage access (EWA) as a benefit to attract, retain and engage employees. The research study found that while many employers… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The past year has been challenging for the Australian fintech sector, according to the KPMG Australian Fintech Survey Report 2023, “with both total investment and the number of deals materially dropping compared to the previous year.” This has led to a decline in the total… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly four in five wealthy families have had unplanned discussions about wealth with 26% later regretting it, according to a new study published by the Merrill Center for Family Wealth, a part of Merrill Private Wealth Management. The research found 33% of families “increased family… Read More