Expand Research

A BCG Company

Research and syndicated benchmarking for the world's leading financial institutions

Expand, a Boston Consulting Group company, enables the development, validation and execution of better operational strategies. We empower organisations to grow, compete and operate with increased effectiveness.

Expand provides independent, impartial and anonymous benchmarks of firms' business, operations and technology performance relative to peers.

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Find out how Expand assisted the broader buy and sell side industry to prepare for MiFID II implementation Read more...
"Congratulations on the steering committee this week, it was useful for all the parties." - Global Operations Technology Streaming Intelligence Program
Read how Expand assisted the regional Capital Markets CIO of a leading global bank in reviewing and redefining the firm's its Asia IT strategy Read more...
"You have delivered a ton of value to us, we will use you again." - FX Peer Market Review
Learn how Expand created a working group to help banks in Asia interpret and adapt to new regulatory requirements affecting IT infrastructure Read more...
"I enjoyed the Forum. I always enjoy meeting my peers and discussing how things are achieved differently. I believe it’s one of the most important forms of research available." - CIO Forum Europe

What makes us different?

Member Driven

All analysis is based on the needs of our clients, and all of our information comes directly from the participating firms

Vendor Neutral

An extensive forum program which supports the benchmarks and addresses members' challenges through a qualitative dialogue and we will only engage vendors at the request of our members

Creating Communities

We have an established track record of facilitating industry-wide initiatives by creating an unbiased platform to address common industry challenges

Typical Expand process to deliver benchmarks

Expand has put in place an efficient process to receive and map clients' data. This approach considerably reduces client resource requirements and notably improves time to delivery.

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Expand is looking for Associates and Analysts to join our London office.

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CIO Dashboard

Expand’s CIO Dashboard delivers actionable insights to global CIOs and COOs by providing a detailed view of their technology spend and human capital strategies compared to peers. Click here to learn more

FinTech Control Tower

Expand has developed the FinTech Control Tower in partnership with BCG to track FinTech industry innovation trends. We monitor and engage with key players in the FinTech community to offer clients accurate, comprehensive analytics and actionable industry insights. Click here to learn more