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The challenges facing the asset management industry, including volatile markets, global regulatory reform and stakeholder demands for greater transparency, have been building for many years. Several of these changes, such as the implementation of new regulations, are accelerating and could make the remainder of 2012 a turning point for many companies, compelling them to take transformational steps to improve their competitiveness, according to a new PwC report, Top Issues Facing Asset Managers.

PwC US today released the next installment of the firm’s Cyber Security Video Series on PwC.com which features candid discussions about the latest risks companies currently face in the evolving cyber space.

Despite recent improvements in the economy, the hangover effect from the recession and slow economic growth continues to erode employees’ retirement confidence and overall financial wellness, according to PwC US’s 2012 Financial Wellness Survey.

As 2011 comes to a close, commercial real estate investors continue to seek buying opportunities with the office market gaining increasing interest, despite a mixed bag of improving commercial real estate fundamentals, according to the fourth quarter 2011 findings of the PwC Real Estate Investor Survey, released today.

As 2011 comes to a close, commercial real estate investors continue to seek buying opportunities with the office market gaining increasing interest, despite a mixed bag of improving commercial real estate fundamentals, according to the fourth quarter 2011 findings of the PwC Real Estate Investor Survey, released today.

According to the 2011 Global Economic Crime Survey, released today by PwC, 45 percent of U.S. respondents reported that their organization had suffered fraud in the previous 12 months, compared to 35 percent in 2009.

An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US shows that the momentum of the recovery in the lodging sector is expected to continue in 2012, despite an overhang of macroeconomic uncertainty.

Confidence in the US economy dropped sharply this past quarter among private company executives surveyed for PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer. Just 27% expressed optimism, down 16 points from last quarter.

The Guide reflects the latest legal, economic, and legislative developments impacting wealth plans, including government deficits, changes in estate tax law, and potential shifts in tax policies.

An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US shows that the lodging recovery is largely intact, yet a resetting of the economic outlook has lowered expectations of revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth for the remainder of the year.