Shane White

Nov 2, 2023 | anz.com | Shane White |ANZ Insights |Richard Yetsenga |Alexandra Cooper

The innovation arms race won’t be limited to emerging technologies and the semiconductors critical for their performance, according to The Asia Group president Rexon Y. Ryu. As competition between nations like the United States and China evolves, other sectors could find themselves subject to the same ‘carrot-and-stick’ polices seen in the emerging tech sector, he said.

Sep 13, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Shane White

The pilot project showed how the sector, including regulators, was taking a collaborative approach to CBDCs - and the results so far were encouraging, according to Robert Porter, Director of Digital Asset Services at ANZ Institutional"A key takeaway from the pilot was that CBDCs would help complement, rather than replace, private-sector innovation in the payment space.” - Robert Porter, Director of Digital Asset Services at ANZ Institutional“I think it's the start of something bigger,” he said.

Sep 13, 2023 | anz.com | Nigel Dobson |Shane White |Sheila Hie |Richard Yetsenga

Tokenised assets are already changing the way banking works and the technology has the potential to do more - if the right pieces can come together. Banks are increasingly exploring use cases involving tokenised assets, with93 per cent of institutional investors believing in their long-term value, according to a recent EY report.

Aug 16, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Shane White

Maintaining that momentum, she said, means not making the perfect the enemy of the good. "Progress, not perfection, is I think going to be really important at the whole of Australian level.” - Kaylene Gulich, Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Treasury CorporationSpeaking on the latest On Air podcast, Gulich said it is critical all bodies, public and private, focus on “how we continue to show progress… to give confidence that we're building that momentum”.

Jul 19, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Shane White

Taylor said an important finding from the report is not just what energy efficiency can do – but what would happen if nothing is done. “The business-as-usual modelling has energy efficiency only playing 2.1 per cent of our emissions reductions job out to 2050,” she said. “It’s critical to think about how we can massively ramp up something that, in most situations, is the most cost-effective thing you can do - and just get it out to businesses and households now, immediately.