Financial intermediaries fulfil the essential role of facilitating greater capital mobility and serve as a “middleman” between savings and investment channels. Changing investor demographics and preferences, tighter monetary policy requirements, increasing interest and demand for digitalisation, and issues in the supply of talent in the capital markets affect intermediaries in varying ways. As the industry moves forward, ICMR’s research focuses on how capital market players will need to evolve to meet the needs of investors. Key areas of coverage include: