Executive Summary
Following the first publication in June 2016, PwC, in
collaboration with FinanceMalta, are publishing the next in a
series of semi-annual financial services surveys. This survey was
carried out in September/ October 2016 and respondents were invited
to give their views on various topics in comparison to their
sentiments 6 months earlier.
The survey shows 34% of respondents reporting increased business
volumes. This can be compared to the result of 59% reported in the
previous survey. Furthermore, 9% of respondents indicated increased
optimism on the overall business situation in the sector, slightly
down from the 18% reported in the previous survey.
Confidence in the banking sector has remained robust, with 36%
of respondents being more optimistic about the overall business
situation in the sector and the balance reporting unchanged
sentiment levels. This result remains similar to that reported in
the previous survey. Additionally, respondents
