Report: The future of work in financial services

Traditionally, finance workers have built relationships and made decisions based on the in-person sharing of information, expertise and firm culture.

However, in response to covid-19, financial firms worldwide rapidly moved millions of traders, wealth managers, bankers, insurers, accountants and auditors into home offices. How would they adapt to remote working? Would there be an impact on performance and decision-making?

"The old rules of thumb no longer apply, and I can no longer turn to my colleagues next to me and ask how they would do something. In some areas, there is a vacuum that people are attempting to fill. People turn to data."

Alan Davidson, Regional vice-president, Financial services, Tableau