Financial Services
- Investment Mgt & Retail Brokerage
- Content
- Exchanges
- Data & Related Technology
- Analytics
- Risk Management
- Consulting
- Communications
The Financial Services market includes market information services, payroll and HR services, and financial/economic information. The sector generates combined revenues of approximately $96.2B and is growing 6-9% annually from 2005-2010.
- The financial information market is highly dynamic, with constant innovation of new and more sophisticated products and services.
- Governmental and exchange regulations are changing constantly.
- Financial technology and information consumers tend to be large and well capitalized global institutions.
- The ROI for financial technology and information customers is high and technologies in the space are profit generators.
- Hedge funds and venture funds materially changed the landscape.