Banking
Financial Advice Innovation – Considerations for Australian players
Future financial advice models that marry the best of technology and human intervention require considered thought and a disciplined approach to development. Here, Angat Sandhu outlines the experience and varied success of robo-advice and face-to-face propositions, and presents some key considerations for players in the Australian market.
Posted on: August 16, 2017
Stress Testing – Confluence of the Actuaries and Economists Viewpoints
How can actuaries and quantitative professionals involved with stress testing help their organisations derive more value from the practice? Sen Nagarajan and Michael Thomas give us an overview of their 2017 Actuaries Summit presentation on stress testing.
Posted on: August 3, 2017
“There’s a BEAR in there” – The new financial services regime in Australia
Mark Baxter looks at the potential consequences of recently announced, significant extension to APRA’s powers relating to senior banking executives - will the Banking Executive’s Accountability Regime be a teddy BEAR or a grizzly BEAR?
Posted on: July 6, 2017
Practice Update videos now available
The Actuaries Institute has just released the first collection of Practice Update videos! See what each committee has been up to and also earn CPD points.
Posted on: December 22, 2016
Blockchain in Insurance
Dimitri Semenovich outlines some of the foundational concepts of blockchain technology, ahead of his upcoming presentation on the subject at the 2016 GI Seminar.
Posted on: November 2, 2016
Banking on Capital: An Overview
Last month (Tuesday 30 August), the Actuaries Institute brought together an incredibly strong set of speakers from industry, regulators and academia to present their insights on the world of banking. Peter Sinkis reports.
Posted on: September 19, 2016
The Future of Financial Services – FSF 2016 Wrap Up
FSF2016 examined how disruptors will impact the financial services industry. It asked, how can actuaries reimagine their career in the future world? Where are the opportunities?
Posted on: May 27, 2016
Risk Culture Measurement
Sean McGing and Andrew Brown share their research and ideas on risk culture in banking and life insurance practices.
Posted on: May 23, 2016
Innovation in the Australian Managed Funds Industry
Eric McNamara looks at the innovative EFG product launched by actuaries in the 1960s and at the evolution of the managed funds industry in Australia.
Posted on: February 17, 2016
The Changing Rules of the Game
This latest instalment in our Banking on Change event coverage charts two talks on regulatory changes delivered from the perspective of the banks.
Posted on: November 25, 2015
A shallow dive into smart beta within equity
Henry Zhang breaks down smart beta to explain what these investment strategies are made of.
Posted on: October 28, 2015
Australian mortgage market - the best of times?
As part of the Banking on Change Seminar, Deloitte's James Hickey and Westpac's Sean Carmody offered an in-depth look at the state of today’s mortgage market and how banks consider the complex risks and interactions a mortgage product creates. Peter Sinkis reports.
Posted on: October 13, 2015
Actuaries break into banking
Peter Sinkis reviews the recent 'Banking On Change' Seminar featuring insights on the international and domestic banking market from speakers including APRA Chairman Wayne Byres and RBA Assistant Governor Guy Debelle.
Posted on: September 25, 2015
NBA article slam-dunks 'most read’ list
What do Uber, Alan Joyce and Algo-advisors have in common? They all feature in the Top 10 most popular articles on Actuaries Digital since its launch.
Posted on: September 17, 2015
Five minutes with NAB’s Gordon Allison
We put six questions to NAB's Head of Treasury Development & Transformation, Gordon Allison, ahead of his presentation at the Actuaries Institute’s Banking on Change Seminar.
Posted on: August 24, 2015
Banking on Change Seminar - 16 September
As banks start to boost their capital reserves, finance commentators are asking ‘Is the golden age of banking drawing to a close?’ At the Institute's upcoming 'Banking on Change' seminar, leading regulators and banking and treasury specialists will discuss this issue and more.
Posted on: August 24, 2015
Bitcoins, Banking and the Blockchain
Money derives its value purely from the confidence and trust that everyone else places in it. The recent innovation of bitcoins has pushed the boundaries, writes Milton Lim.
Posted on: April 24, 2015
Actuarial Expertise, Social Goals - The Launch of the Institute Microfinance Website
Posted on: September 15, 2014
