"Hidden Treasure: Finding the Keys to Profitability in Wealth Management.".

A new competitive landscape is emerging in financial services. At the same time, the integrated value chain of the industry's traditional is breaking apart, and the apart giving rise to a new generation of focused players that are attacking established companies at key points in the value chain.

Moreover, with the Internet becoming more and more popular, it is the main trend that unprecedented new developments associated with the Internet and e-commerce are posing fundamental strategic challenges to traditional business models.

ARA serves blue chips, new-economy shapers, and start-ups seeking objective, independent advice on the best way to grow and to create shareholder value. On any engagement, which includes developing a long-term corporate transformation strategy; providing execution support for a M&A, or spin-off; and assisting in the linkage to post-M&A management to ensure the capture of maximum value from the transaction.

Our finance management practice helps clients find their way in this new competitive landscape. By focusing on underlying customer needs and the fundamental economics of the business, we offer support to banks, insurance companies, brokerages, and other financial services companies rethink their strategic assumptions and identify winning business propositions. We also help them organize in order to exploit new opportunities and work effectively.