ASR’s annual services summit provided a platform to review the key issues and opportunities for the Australian services industries. Wednesday July 16th, 2014 In 2014 the summit had 3 key themes: > Services trade and investment > Domestic services sector policy review > Unleashing services innovation. Each theme featured a high-profile guest speaker and a […]

UPDATE TO AGM – posted on November 12th, 2014 The following 13 member-company individuals have currently nominated as Directors for the 2014/15 year: Vivianne Arnold – Franklin Phillips Richard Barton – Australian Institute of Architects James Bond – Financial Services Council Athol Chalmers – Australian Computer Society David Cox – Challenger Cynthia Dearin – Dearin & Associates Jane […]

The fintech revolution is going to change international trade as much as the digital revolution changed the media business and it is beginning now. Mobile phone money like M-pesa and microfinance lenders are bringing trade to the unbanked. Peer to peer lenders are disintermediating the big banks. Protocols based on blockchain technology will make the […]

The papers and presentations from the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Conference on “Trade in Services: New Challenges for the 21st” century”, which took place in Hong Kong 1-3 June, are now available online.