Tue, June 26, 2018
Disruptive Technology within Asset Management: how adaption to disruption requires a new talent model.
In this year’s PwC’s CEO survey, 69% of UK CEOs said that they believe emerging technologies – such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics, will disrupt their current business models over the next five years. We asked PwC to collaborate on an event with us for the second year running. On Wednesday 13th June, we had a great morning collaborating with the asset and wealth management consulting team at PwC. The event developed some thought provoking debate and was attended by representatives from a wide range of asset and wealth management organisations.
The event was hosted at PwC’s offices at Embankment Place and was opened by Elizabeth Stone, PwC UK’s Asset and Wealth Management Consulting Lead. Following the opener, David Moloney (PwC – Director, Innovation & Transformation) and David Marriage (PwC – Asset & Wealth Management Consultant) gave a comprehensive overview on of the available technologies, outlining their potential for disruption. The overview had a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain and their applicability within Asset & Wealth Management. Following this, Justine Porterie (PwC – Senior Consultant, Sustainability & ESG) gave a short presentation outlining the landscape for Ethical, Social and Governance Investing with an in depth look at the current state of this market and predictions for its future.
PwC concluded by stating that “predicting the future is difficult, however it can help to imagine different possibilities”. Their report is a useful model for tackling uncertainty and the unknown. It has six key messages for leaders:
1. Act now
2. Make no-regret moves
3. Make a bigger leap
4. Own the automation debate
5. Focus on people, not jobs
6. Build a clear narrative
Our Diversity Inclusion Director, Peter Hall, provided an overview of how the asset and wealth management sector needs to adapt its talent model to make it fit for future purpose. The overview included an examination of the challenges and opportunities that the workforce of the future will present in order to harness innovation and remain competitive. Ocean’s Diversity & Inclusive Advisory specialises in a broad variety of talent related opportunities within the investment industry.
The Firms leading the way with the technology agenda appear to be Blackrock, Schroders and M&G Investments, all of which have technology centres of excellence. Please contact us if you wish to receive the event paper. To continue the conversation you can also make contact with us below.
Peter Hall
Diversity & Inclusion Director, The Ocean Partnership
E: peter@theoceanpartnership.com
T: +44(0)2039098640
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