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This article reflects on the Finance & Risk Forum and discusses the current areas where finance and risk professionals add value to the business, as well as potential future changes. It addresses key challenges going forward and the role of these professionals in dealing with them. The article also includes insights from various speakers at the forum.
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Finance and Risk Forum November 2012
Plenary Session • Where do Finance & Risk professionals currently add value to the business, and • how might this change in the future? • The impact of structural change on banking model
Plenary Session • Reflection on the conference • Key challenges going forward • Your role in these challenges • Sharing Ideas – how to deal with these challenges
Reflection on Forum • John Peters – stable / good outlook – China key driver – structural change (industries – regions) – savings culture • Steven Glenfield – growth logic – point of difference – clear path - risk appetite – technology adoption – Basel III – Tier 1 options • Peter Russel -Reduced NIM-NII, less in top 15 – Falling ROA (long term) • Darren Ball - IR – Game Changer – Management – Business Plan • Geoff Yui - GST anomalies, Monthly payments, surplus focus • Mark Degotardi - 48% > $4bn, ROA .56% from .70%, NIM 3% fall 10 yrs cost to income 27 > 90% - technology challenge, Risk v Reward - stand out from crowd – inward focus
Reflection on Forum • Paul Williams – Treasury – risk appetite, manage liquidity – Financial Risk – Capital – Debt Issuance, profit centre, securitise • Mark Workman - setting-up treasury, skills – structure – strategy – systems, working with brokers, complex products – FRNs - CDOs • Sam Garland: Risk: 3 lines of defence (Executive – Risk Function – Internal Audit), Risk-Return Thinking, Understand Risk Appetite, Confident Decision Making • Rob Kella: Risk Framework – Resilience Framework, change structure – raise risk function / strategy (belief, skills, culture), $ impact on risk model • David Tattam: VAR, Quality Quantity Consistency – Capital & Liquidity, leverage-maturity mismatch, capital buffer, Capital Strength – Liquidity Strength, options – CCDS, others?
Key Challenges Going Forward • Structural change in bank model: • Savings (Mint.com, Smarty Pig) • Insurance (Real etc) • Mortgage Lending (iSelect, Ubank, BBVA) • Channel – no one dominates – ‘Omni Channel’ • Customer Engagement (PFG, Smart Phones) – Paradox • Margin Pressure: • Banks vying for deposits 55% funding mix (more TDs) • Rate competition – discounting, third party channels, disruptive models • Lower volumes – more competitors
Key Challenges Going Forward • Convergence: • Banks changing branch to store (change in transaction banking), • Life Cycle and Life Stage Focus • New stores – ‘Apple style’ • Wealth – Risk – Retirement – Home Purchase (problem: training/compliance) • Governance: • Boards still not engaged in strategic thinking • Over focus on operational – audit issues • Skills mix often skewed • Risk appetite – conservative – easily scared by APRA etc
Key Challenges Going Forward • Basel III: • More pressure on profits to build capital • Counter Cycle buffers, working with new Tier I • Technology Investment: • Apps, smart phone banking, core banking, payments switch • Shorter life cycle – higher amortisation • Productivity: • Falling volumes – explains most of scale problem • Tendency to avoid targets – cross sell culture
Back to the Question • Where do Finance & Risk professionals currently add value to the business, and • how might this change in the future? • The impact of structural change on banking model
Your Role • What do you think are the three top challenges you face in your role?
Your Role • How do you contribute to dealing with these now?
Your Role • What new value can you add to deal with these more innovatively?
Metaphor Thinking Activity • What motor vehicle describes your business best?
Metaphor Thinking Activity • What type of restaurant – café describes your business best?
Metaphor Thinking Activity • What type of airline describes your business best?
Back to the Question • Where do Finance & Risk professionals currently add value to the business, and • how might this change in the future?