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From Risk to Resilience: Cybersecurity & AI in the New Era of Finance with Tom South

From Risk to Resilience: Cybersecurity & AI in the New Era of Finance with Tom South

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Our host Marc Mallett, Chief Strategy Officer, Asset Servicing at Northern Trust, sits down with Tom South, Chief Information Officer at Northern Trust, to chat about the evolving cybersecurity landscape. They speak about the growing role of AI – both as a potential weapon to commit cybercrime as well as a powerful tool for defense against cyber attacks – and discuss strategies to protect the financial services industry from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

Key Highlights:

  • The evolving nature and complexity of cyber threats in the financial services industry 
  • The transformative impact of AI for both cybercrime as well as enhanced security measures 
  • The importance of continuous testing and adaptive, multi-layered cybersecurity strategies
  • Effective data protection approaches, including encryption, access control, and vigilant monitoring
  • Collaboration across the financial ecosystem to strengthen defenses and promote responsible security practices
  • And more!

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Looking Back, Looking Ahead: 2024 Reflection & 2025 Outlook with Carl Tannenbaum

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: 2024 Reflection & 2025 Outlook with Carl Tannenbaum

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Host Marc Mallett, speaks with Carl Tannenbaum, Chief Economist at Northern Trust, about what 2025 holds for the global economy. Carl unpacks the major trends that defined 2024 and shares key themes that he expects to take shape in 2025.

Key Highlights:

  • The influence and ramifications of 2024 global elections on economies 
  • How immigration policies around the world may impact productivity and economic growth with a new regime in many countries
  • The delicate dance with inflation and its ripple effects on major economies, analyzing the ongoing impact of inflationary pressures and interest rate adjustments
  • Highlights from Northern Trust’s 2025 Global Economic Outlook, which identifies four key themes that will occupy the world’s attention in the coming twelve months
  • Frequently asked questions that Carl has received from clients around the current economic landscape  
  • And more!

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Setting the Standard: Corporate Sustainability

Setting the Standard: Corporate Sustainability

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Kim Evans, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion & Social Impact at Northern Trust, joins Faster Forward for a deep dive into the importance of sustainability, and its connection to diversity, equity, and inclusion and social impact in any corporation. In this episode, Kim touches on the risks and opportunities that have emerged within the financial services industry recently, how the space has evolved, and some of the exciting initiatives where Northern Trust is engaged and committed to drive long-term value for its stakeholders. 

Key insights from this conversation include:

  • The critical role of sustainability, DE&I, and social impact in Northern Trust’s business strategy
  • Insights into how emerging regulations have impacted how the financial services industry has evolved in this space
  • The influence of clients and regional differences on sustainability efforts
  • Practical advice on embedding sustainability from a people, profit, and planet perspective into daily business operations
  • And more!

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The Road to Institutional DeFi

The Road to Institutional DeFi

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As a space that is expected to take off in coming years, the road to utilizing decentralized finance (DeFi) for regulated financial activities is under construction. Dan Sleep of Northern Trust and Boon-Hiong Chan of Deutsche Bank examine key driving forces in the DeFi domain and assess what lies ahead for the institutional investment industry on the road to institutional DeFi.

Key Highlights:

  • Understand the current state of DeFi and how it is being used in financial services today
  • Learn about the benefits of DeFi in institutional investing and how it can change the industry
  • Hear about DeFi in action through current projects and use cases 
  • Learn about the regulatory and cybersecurity risks and what institutions can do to build robust frameworks that ensure trust and security
  • Discover why collaboration between financial institutions, regulators, and tech companies is crucial to developing standards and ensuring seamless integration of decentralized and traditional systems
  • And much more!

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