LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
30 driving the digital world closer and closer to the network edge , as homes , cities and entire world become smarter , safer and more comfortable places to live . General and sweeping statements like this come as no shock to anyone who ’ s been paying attention . However , what does Industry 4.0 mean for the investment management industry ? Investment management touches every vertical from telecommunications to taco franchises , so it ’ s obvious enough that understanding the effects of digital disruption on adjacent markets ( particularly property and infrastructure development in APAC ) is essential for the firms looking to succeed .
More importantly , though , digital transformation is going to touch the internal strategies and external relationships that make up the industry itself . In a recent report by Accenture , which drew results from more than 33,000 financial services consumers in 18 markets , found that 78 % of respondents would be comfortable using entirely automated , computer
AUGUST 2020