Managing Director & Senior Partner
Zurich
Daniel Kessler leads Boston Consulting Group in Switzerland. He is a member of BCG’s management team in Europe.
Daniel’s client work focuses on large-scale change programs, primarily with clients in the financial services industry. He has led several large transformations as well as global post-merger integration programs, and supported clients both in digitally transforming their core business and building new business models. Daniel has also worked extensively on portfolio strategy, organizational design, client segmentation and value proposition development, and efficiency programs—from conceptualization to implementation. Throughout his career, Daniel has worked with clients in Switzerland, across Europe, in Asia, and in the U.S.
Daniel also leads BCG’s Financial Institutions practice in Switzerland. Between 2012 and 2017, he served as BCG’s global leader for wealth management and private banking.
Firms have been late to the present, and they’re even further behind in preparing for the future. With shifts accelerating, leaders must commit to essential changes now.
It is still impossible to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Outsiders might think that the wealth management industry, after a ten-year bull market, should be in good shape to weather the storm. But this is not what we find.
This report presents the findings of the fifth joint study by the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and The Boston Consulting Group.
The country gets its shine from a strong job market—but new immigration policies have eroded its star standing.
BCG’s 18th annual report on global and regional personal wealth examines how advanced analytics are emerging as a differentiator for successful wealth managers.
How to ensure value creation through successful PMI? The Swiss wealth management industry continues to consolidate. Each year since 2013, an average of CHF 153 B in assets under management (AuM) have changed hands in deals where a Swiss bank was at least one of the parties.
BCG’s 17th annual study takes a comprehensive look at key trends in the wealth management industry, including how private wealth has evolved globally and regionally.
With a dearth of flexible work models in Switzerland, many educated women don’t return to work after having children—and the Swiss economy suffers from their absence.
Female investors and millennials, currently underserved by wealth managers, have distinct characteristics that relatively few wealth managers are mining to their full extent.
Three major trends have altered—and will continue to alter—the face of wealth management: tightening regulation, accelerating digital innovation, and shifting needs in traditional client segments.