Our Business Expertise

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A Summary of C&A Consulting
Financial Industry Coverage and Business Expertise

C&A’s core strength is the depth of our subject matter expertise in business operations, technology practices and operating model disciplines across the financial services industry. It is a diverse coverage range given that our senior consultants draw their leadership experiences from major industry firms where they were known for innovative practices and the depth and breadth of their respective products and service quality.

A list of these areas includes:

  • Broker Dealer operating models (wealth management and capital markets (with a wide range of clearing models, asset classes/product coverages, market data practices, technical process workflows, and platform technologies)
  • Investment Management operating models (traditional and alternative investments including hedge, private equity, and real estate funds, both self-administrated and outsourced)
  • Banking/Lending and Payments operating models (traditional banking, non-bank lending, payments
    platforms including mortgage loan origination and servicing [both performing and non-performing])
  • Wealth Management operating models (both affiliated brokerage and independent RIAs, private
    banking, trust banking, industry support services, and online FinTech models)
  • Investor Recordkeeping/Transfer Agency/Fundraising operating models (covering equities, public and
    privately registered, General Partner/Limited Partner interests, and startups/early stage)
  • Client Communications and Experience models (traditional and digital communications infrastructure
    and services providers, client engagement/knowledge management/self-support platforms)

A cross-section of our clients are leaders in their respective industries:

  • Two of the top three equities transfer agency services
  • The #1 fund administration platform firm in the alternatives investment industry (based on
    representation in the top 25 firms globally)
  • Two of the top three non-bank mortgage servicers in the US mortgage industry
  • The first NY State approved blockchain/bitcoin custodian
  • A leading state pension fund, ‘Top 10’ by AUM, #1 by funded obligations
  • A cross-section of the largest diversified alternative investment firms in the US (hybrid hedge
    fund/private equity, multi-strategy, $15B-$55B AUM)
  • The #1 small business lending platform technology firm in the US marketplace
  • A Top 10 global advisory consulting services firm

Our practice delivers the following client advisory services:

  • New Business Models (e.g. Governance, Risk Management Operating Models and Frameworks)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Venture, Divestitures – Target Identification
  • New Product and Solutions Development
  • Strategic Planning, Program Development / Management and Execution
  • Due Diligence for Investment Decisions, Information Reporting
  • Growth and Segmentation Strategies
  • Competitive Market and Product Analyses, Peer Reviews
  • Performance Analyses, Benchmarks
  • Regulatory Impact on Business Lines
  • Market & Customer Channel Analysis
  • Brand, Reputation Management