Understanding financial markets in transition

• Payment services – Competition regulators have alleged that payment networks pricing, membership, and governance rules are anti-competitive. Frontier advises major payment networks on their commercial and regulatory strategy. New technology and statistical techniques are changing the pricing and distribution of retail payment products Frontier advises retail banks on developing their retail payment propositions.

• Lending and capital markets – Utility price regulation, corporate finance, and investment appraisal depend on analysing the cost of raising capital from banks and capital markets Frontier advises regulated companies, corporates, and regulators on the cost of capital, corporate treasury strategy, and valuation methods. Competition regulators have alleged that access to capital in some sectors is uncompetitive, for example, lending to SMEs. Frontier advises major financial institutions and trade associations on the bank lending and capital markets.

• Sale of Government Businesses – During the last decade, many government-owned businesses have been privatised. Frontier has both advised Governments on sale processes and undertaken the management of the sale processes