This week we look at an interesting peer-to-peer disruptive model that has hit the real estate market. For anyone who has ever sold a property, there are several variable costs that are always considered. Is my marketing budget sufficient or not. Should I go to auction or choose a price. What is the real estate commission. This new website certainly …
Cheaper travel money… peer-to-peer
Another interesting disruption in the financial area. This week we take a look at currency exchange rates. Traditionally we’ve all arrived into a foreign airport and accepted the horrible exchange rates at the exchange kiosks, or perhaps we’ve gone downtown and bought Traveller’s cheques before departing, or some cash, or perhaps loaded up a currency card from one of the …
Periscope, drones, and annual compliance
If you’ve been watching the news in Australia recently you’ve probably noticed, if not been amongst, some pretty ordinary weather recently. If you think of the way we now receive information, there have been huge remarkable changes in the past 20 years. It’s difficult to imagine many people waiting for the local evening news on television. So while some look …
Cloud accounting and automation threatens compliance jobs. A lesson from Driverless cars
You’d probably have been in a secluded cave if you haven’t heard about the internet of things. However, we’re now on the edge of driverless cars, with many countries now having working cars available, but just needing regulations on how the vehicles will communicate on the roads. We’re now on the cusp of seeing some incredible things that we’ve only …
Discover the Firm of the Future
If you typed in firm of the future then you would end up on this site, which has a definite Intuit feel (top marks to Intuit for grabbing this site name). But the site is well worth a visit. Intuit invited their accounting client base to submit a short video on being the Firm of the Future and they’ve picked the “Top …
The Fintech’s are coming… And how it will impact you…
In our blog 17 March we mentioned the PWC report “How Fintech is shaping financial services”. We’re now seeing more press on how the Australian government is committed to support the industry that is “transforming our financial systems and our economy”. Fintech is one of the fastest growing sectors in the financial services industry globally and Australia. Fintech is happening fast …
How infrastructure and internet speeds affect how you do business, and where you outsource your work
An independent article on Asia’s mobile and broadband internet speeds noted the following broadband speeds. Vietnam operates at slightly better broadband speeds as Australia, and well in front of the Philippines, Bangladesh and India… Broadband speeds: 9th place – Vietnam 17.3 Mbps 10th place – Australia 16.7 Mbps 11th place – Bangladesh 9.8 Mbps 15th place – India 7.2 Mbps …