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Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... research Deb Clarke said: "This is clearly a fiduciary issue as it is about managing risk as set out in the World Economic Forum 2019 report. Asset owners should consider climate change at every stage of the investment process, from investment beliefs ...

AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... rapid advances in the ability of banks, insurers and other FIs to store this data cheaply," the report said. World Economic Forum financial innovation lead Jesse McWaters said the AI had moved significantly since 2016. "A seismic shift has occurred over ...

AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... the realities of financial institutions, according to a new research report. According to Deloitte and the World Economic Forum, AI will radically change front and back-office operations, and create major shifts in the structure and regulation of financial ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... dollar." Never mind that it contracted what his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared a day before at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Mnuchin said he welcomed a weaker US dollar because it would benefit the country's external ...

Responding to the revolution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... lessons in history on how best to respond. Addressing the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Brisbane, World Economic Forum head of society and innovation Nicholas Davis said there is great fear around innovation and automation, but what institutions ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, "Obviously a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities." Obviously! ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... loss. Separately, CBA was named Australia's most sustainable business on the Global 100 Index at this year's World Economic Forum. The index considers how organisations balance social, environmental and governance performance while delivering superior ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... transformative role in financial services. The research culminated in an 197-page report released by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte, which said that fintechs have changed the basis of competition in financial services - but they have not yet changed ...

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Sustainability Index also ranked CBA as the sixth most sustainable company in the world, as announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. CBA was measured against a comprehensive range of sustainable business factors including how the ...

FSC slams insurance duty "boondoggle"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... Andrew Bragg has urged the Council of Australian Governments to reduce or repeal inefficient taxes. Citing the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report (which singled out Australia's tax system as a drag on competition), Bragg suggested addressing ...