How RegTech is improving risk, compliance,
governance and supervisory services for super funds
Stephen Huppert
IBRC 2017 @stephenhuppert
I’m a superannuation fund trustee/exec,
why should I care about RegTech?
What do you think will be the single biggest risk to your business in
2025?
Do you think there will be more or less regulation in a decade?
Source: BNP Paribas Securities Services and Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees as at February 2015
Regulatory change
“A staggering 66 reports, reviews and inquiries
have impacted the superannuation industry in
the past 13 years”
Ian Silk, AustralianSuper CEO, April 2015
“58% of funds regard government regulation and the Productivity Commission inquiry
as their fund’s top risk. Funds are finding regulatory change overwhelming, fast and
too frequent for their liking.” - Mercer 2020 Report
“Many of the institutions we reviewed did not ensure internal processes consistently
supported the value of ‘doing what is right’ for the customer. Many of the failings we
identified led, or had the potential to lead, to poor outcomes for customers.” - ASIC
Report 515
“Conduct risk...can be caused by deliberate actions or may be inadvertent, caused by
inadequacies in practices, frameworks or education programs. Conduct risk can have
significant ramifications for an organisation, its shareholders, clients, customers,
counter-parties and the financial services industry.” - ASIC Market Supervision Update
Source: Deloitte Inside magazine 2017 | The RegTech universe on the rise
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RegTech v FinTech
Interest over time
Google Trends: RegTech versus FinTech
Some of the problems RegTech
businesses are addressing include:
• identity verification
• fraud prevention through transaction
analysis
• trade tracking and analysis
• anti-money laundering
• know your customer compliance
• monitoring culture through people
analytics
We are also seeing RegTech
developments in the following areas:
• automation of previously manual
processes
• collection of standardised compliance
data in real time
• analysis of large data sets for
compliance risk and monitoring
• automatic generation of reports
Regtech has enormous potential to help organisations build a culture of
compliance, identify learning opportunities and save time and money relating to
regulatory matters. ASIC Innovation Hub
Evolution of RegTech
1
Phase 1: Manual
Manual data capture based on cycle times
2
Phase 2: Workflow automation
Compliance software establishes consistent workflow
3
Phase 3: Continuous monitoring
Applying data science to automate the back office
4
Phase 4: Predictive anaytics
AI and machine learning are proactively identifying and predicting risk
Cost efficiency
Availability
Flexibility
Security
Analytics
RegTech Benefits
Who is doing RegTech and
how can I work with them?
Platform As-A-Service Capability Sharing
Common models of the new breed of process externalisation providers
Process externalisation
Enabled by technological advancements, external service providers are
growing and building a track record of success in driving efficiency.
What else can RegTech do for me,
are there any risks I need to know about?
“Artificial intelligence can help people make faster, better, and
cheaper decisions. But you have to be willing to collaborate with the
machine, and not just treat it as either a servant or an overlord.”
Anand Rao PwC Innovation Lead, Analytics
Okay – what should I do next?
Where	to	start	with	RegTech
Assess	current	state
Understand	your	options
Identify	immediate	wins
Assess	and	address	additional	risk	factors
In the short term, RegTech will help firms to
automate the more mundane compliance tasks
and reduce operational risks associated with
meeting compliance and reporting obligations.
In the longer term, it will empower compliance
functions to make informed risk choices based on
data provided insight about the compliance risks
it faces and how it mitigates and manages those
risks.
Stephen Huppert
@stephenhuppert

RegTech and superannuation funds

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    How RegTech isimproving risk, compliance, governance and supervisory services for super funds Stephen Huppert IBRC 2017 @stephenhuppert
  • 2.
    I’m a superannuationfund trustee/exec, why should I care about RegTech?
  • 3.
    What do youthink will be the single biggest risk to your business in 2025? Do you think there will be more or less regulation in a decade? Source: BNP Paribas Securities Services and Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees as at February 2015 Regulatory change
  • 4.
    “A staggering 66reports, reviews and inquiries have impacted the superannuation industry in the past 13 years” Ian Silk, AustralianSuper CEO, April 2015
  • 5.
    “58% of fundsregard government regulation and the Productivity Commission inquiry as their fund’s top risk. Funds are finding regulatory change overwhelming, fast and too frequent for their liking.” - Mercer 2020 Report “Many of the institutions we reviewed did not ensure internal processes consistently supported the value of ‘doing what is right’ for the customer. Many of the failings we identified led, or had the potential to lead, to poor outcomes for customers.” - ASIC Report 515 “Conduct risk...can be caused by deliberate actions or may be inadvertent, caused by inadequacies in practices, frameworks or education programs. Conduct risk can have significant ramifications for an organisation, its shareholders, clients, customers, counter-parties and the financial services industry.” - ASIC Market Supervision Update
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    Source: Deloitte Insidemagazine 2017 | The RegTech universe on the rise
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    0 20 40 60 80 100 20/9/15 20/9/16 20/9/17 RegTech 0 20 40 60 80 100 20/9/1520/9/16 20/9/17 RegTech v FinTech Interest over time Google Trends: RegTech versus FinTech
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    Some of theproblems RegTech businesses are addressing include: • identity verification • fraud prevention through transaction analysis • trade tracking and analysis • anti-money laundering • know your customer compliance • monitoring culture through people analytics We are also seeing RegTech developments in the following areas: • automation of previously manual processes • collection of standardised compliance data in real time • analysis of large data sets for compliance risk and monitoring • automatic generation of reports Regtech has enormous potential to help organisations build a culture of compliance, identify learning opportunities and save time and money relating to regulatory matters. ASIC Innovation Hub
  • 10.
    Evolution of RegTech 1 Phase1: Manual Manual data capture based on cycle times 2 Phase 2: Workflow automation Compliance software establishes consistent workflow 3 Phase 3: Continuous monitoring Applying data science to automate the back office 4 Phase 4: Predictive anaytics AI and machine learning are proactively identifying and predicting risk
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    Who is doingRegTech and how can I work with them?
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    Platform As-A-Service CapabilitySharing Common models of the new breed of process externalisation providers Process externalisation Enabled by technological advancements, external service providers are growing and building a track record of success in driving efficiency.
  • 17.
    What else canRegTech do for me, are there any risks I need to know about?
  • 18.
    “Artificial intelligence canhelp people make faster, better, and cheaper decisions. But you have to be willing to collaborate with the machine, and not just treat it as either a servant or an overlord.” Anand Rao PwC Innovation Lead, Analytics
  • 22.
    Okay – whatshould I do next?
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    In the shortterm, RegTech will help firms to automate the more mundane compliance tasks and reduce operational risks associated with meeting compliance and reporting obligations. In the longer term, it will empower compliance functions to make informed risk choices based on data provided insight about the compliance risks it faces and how it mitigates and manages those risks.
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