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Finance Industry Reports

Sourced research on the Finance fields our courses prepare you for, from the work itself to the standards and skills behind it.

Micro-Degree Financial services and professional finance (fintech)

FinTech Fundamentals: Fintech Investment, Payments and Regulatory Context

Fintech capital activity has become more selective and is concentrated in payments. KPMG, using PitchBook data, reports global fintech investment of USD 116 billion in...

  • Global, with United States and United Kingdom references where available; no verified European breakdown in the source pack
  • Latest available data
  • 11 min read
Micro-Degree Professional finance: budgeting, forecasting and cost management practice and pl...

Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Management: Market Structure, Practice and Outlook

This report covers budgeting, forecasting and cost management as practiced by financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams, and the planning software market that...

  • Global (multinational survey data; global market-size estimates from third-party research firms; one company's regulatory filings in the United States...
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Finance and business services: audit, assurance and oversight

Internal, External and IT Audit: Industry Report

This report covers internal audit, external audit oversight and IT audit. The evidence base is mainly survey data, and most quantified findings come from global surveys...

  • Global, with US and North American survey data and US regulatory sources for external audit
  • Latest available data
  • 11 min read
Micro-Degree Financial services: insurance (non-life, property and casualty)

General and Property Insurance Operations: Global Non-Life Insurance Industry Report

This report covers the global non-life insurance market, which includes property and casualty (P&C) business, with regional detail where the sources give it. The...

  • Global, with regional detail where sources provide it (North America, Asia Pacific, United States, mainland China)
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Financial services and professional finance: mergers, acquisitions and corporate...

Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring: Market Structure, Evidence and Outlook

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) value rebounded strongly in the latest full calendar year, although deal counts moved far less than values. Sources disagree on the...

  • Global, with US-specific evidence for SEC tender offer relief and bankruptcy filings
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Finance: asset and wealth management

Wealth Management Services: Industry Report

Wealth management services sit within a global asset and wealth management industry that reported 147 trillion US dollars in assets under management in the latest...

  • Global, with United States regulatory facts where stated and Asia regional fee feedback labeled as such
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Financial services and professional finance (Finance category)

Bank Reconciliation Operations: Industry Report

Bank reconciliation compares the bank account balance in a company's books with the balance on the bank's statement and explains the differences. This report covers the...

  • Global framing with US-centred vendor, survey and control-guidance examples
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Financial services and professional finance: financial statement preparation, au...

Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting: Industry Report

Financial statement analysis and reporting sits at the intersection of accounting standards, regulatory enforcement, audit assurance and investor use. The pack shows a...

  • Global, with the United States (SEC) as the main national regulatory example. IFRS adoption counts are global; enforcement data is US federal.
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Financial services: asset and wealth management, financial planning

Financial Planning and Wealth Management: Market Structure, Competition and Outlook

Global asset and wealth management is large, growing and under margin pressure. Reported global assets under management (AuM) or managed assets range from $128 trillion...

  • Global, with US regulatory detail for CFP fiduciary standards and UK examples where noted
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read
Micro-Degree Finance: corporate finance, FP&A and financial modeling

Corporate Finance and Financial Modeling: Industry Report

Corporate finance and financial modeling sit at the center of planning, forecasting, capital allocation and performance reporting. Survey evidence from several global...

  • Global. IFRS Accounting Standards apply where a jurisdiction requires or permits them; market data is global unless noted.
  • Latest available data
  • 10 min read

Updated Oct 2026

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