About this survey
This survey describes the risks currently facing the global banking industry, as seen by a wide
range of bankers, banking regulators and close observers of the banking scene around the world.
The survey was carried out in November and December 2009, and received 443 responses from
individuals in 49 countries. The questionnaire (reproduced in the Appendix) was in three parts. In
the first, respondents were asked to describe, in their own words, their main concerns about the
financial system over the next 2-3 years. In the second, they were asked to rate a list of potential
risks, or Banana Skins, selected by a CSFI/PwC panel, both by severity and whether they were
rising, steady or falling. In the third, they were asked to rate the preparedness of financial
institutions to handle the risks they identified. Replies were confidential, but respondents could
choose to be named.