CSIS was approached to join a consortium of consultants to assist Telstra to identify potential investment opportunities in the financial services sector.

This assignment:
»  provided a high level overview of the financial services market in Australia
»  identified potential business and investment opportunities in insurance, superannuation and investment management, smart cards and transaction switching, securities markets and retail/wholesale banking

Following an internal restructure of Telstra, the assignment was extended to include:
»  development of a strategic framework for assessing finance sector opportunities, through a process of senior management consultation
»  assessing possible market entry and positioning strategies
»  conducting in-depth analyses of short-listed opportunities