White papers, events and workshops

Our upcoming webinar with Strategy in Action, we will be mapping strategic journeys from vision to value and teaching leaders how to set and execute a successful strategy for their organisation to empower sustainable growth and scale. The webinar will demonstrate the importance of driving strategic ...

7th March 2024 London, UK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release: NextWave Consulting and PortF win an Innovate UK grant, partnering to help financial institutions better manage, track and convert their commercial, ESG and impact data We’re delighted to announce that NextWave Consulting and PortF have ...

We’re thrilled that NextWave has been listed as one of the 2024 Megabuyte Emerging Stars – one of the UK’s most promising tech scale-ups, ranking in the top 5% nationwide and drawn from a list of 1,200 qualifying companies.

We are delighted to have participated in a Lexology Masterclass on the future of AI in financial services, delivered in collaboration with CMS. In this webinar, Tony Clark, Founder and CEO of NextWave Consulting, and the CMS Regulatory experts, Tom Callaby, Sarah Brook and Joy Davey offered ...

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to our team, Commercial Partner, Tom Hutchings. With over a decade of experience working in financial services consulting, and with a wide network across the market and financial institutions, Tom will be responsible for developing and maintaining ...

A common challenge that financial institutions grapple with is the kind of approach they should take towards ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainable finance in order to maintain their position as a market leader. Our advice for financial institutions is to begin by focusing on ...

At NextWave, we believe in playing the long game for success, a principle that inspires our interactions with colleagues, clients, and partners, focused on growth and mutual success. Today, we are delighted to announce our newest leadership addition, Managing Partner Natalie Behan. With over a ...

This is the first in a series of articles helping to shed some light on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (commonly known as AI). This first article will focus on providing some insight into the different types of techniques that sit under the broader AI umbrella. We discuss the key differences ...

In 2023, one of our forward thinking clients, a global bank, asked our UK office to undergo an EcoVadis sustainability assessment and to establish a number of policies, changing our ways of working in the process. As a result of this, NextWave was awarded a Silver EcoVadis Medal for Sustainability, ...

Knowing your customer (KYC) has never been more important. To gain an edge, you need improved operational efficiency, agility and speed, better threat protection, and enhanced customer experiences. However, processes are often periodic and do not provide a near real time, complete and dynamic view. ...

We’re thrilled that NextWave has been listed as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK on the prestigious Sunday Times Hundred, which will be published in the business section on Sunday 2nd July.

This article explores the critical role that Product Owners play in a Scrum project, highlighting their key responsibilities as well as some potential pitfalls for inexperienced Product Owners.

Regulators are starting to clamp down on greenwashing. Until recently, there was very little oversight of how ESG funds are marketed, but in May 2022, the SEC fined BNY Mellon Investment Adviser US$1.5m for “misstatements and omissions” with regard to the ESG standards of some of its mutual funds.1 ...

This article explores the current landscape of ESG data collection and reporting, and highlights five key challenges presented by these new regulatory requirements.

Banks have endured a turbulent ride over the past 15 years. Markets have evolved, margins have been squeezed and regulation has dictated the terms of engagement (think mandatory clearing and mandatory reporting). Certain functions of the traditional global markets infrastructure, namely Fixed ...

Regulatory horizon scanning is a process of monitoring and analysing emerging regulatory developments that could impact an organisation's operations or industry. This involves keeping up-to-date with regulatory changes, upcoming legislation, and policy initiatives, and analysing the potential ...

If you are carrying out wholesale lending, it is important for your risk profile and your firm's ESG strategy to evaluate the green credentials of your potential borrowers at the start of the lending process.

A summary of how NextWave has become a winner in the Sunday Times best place to work awards 2023.