November Market Pulse (Video)
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Metrics that Matter: ESG Data in Private Markets
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With asset owners increasingly looking to align private market investments with ESG considerations, consistent reporting and data standards are paramount. This episode of Faster Forward, featuring Marc Mallett, Head of Platform Strategy and Marketing at Northern Trust, and Scott Kennedy, President and Co-Founder of Novata, navigates the intricacies of ESG considerations within private markets. Listen as they discuss the growing need for data standardization in the space and the innovative solutions that Novata has for a company’s ESG journey.
In this episode, Marc and Scott touch on:
- Scott’s career and what pushed him to become a founder of Novata
- The current state of ESG data, transparency, and reporting
- Asset owners’ increased focus on ESG considerations
- The lack of ESG data collection and reporting in private markets
- How Novata helps companies on their ESG journey through benchmarking and data solutions to support more informed, ESG-related decision-making
- And much more!
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The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem’s Digital Platform Explained with Ant Stevens
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In this episode, Ant Stevens, Head of Innovation, Digital Assets and Financial Markets, at Northern Trust discusses the new digital carbon ecosystem platform that connects project developers working to remove greenhouse gasses with institutional buyers. He explains the concept of digitizing carbon assets and the importance of understanding and reducing carbon footprints. Ant also gives insights into voluntary carbon credits and highlights the Northern Trust carbon ecosystem’s platform, which provides transparency and information to buyers. He mentions specific project developers the team is working with and explains that the platform is currently in the final stages of production.
Ant discusses:
- The digital initiative connecting project developers and institutional buyers in the carbon market
- Carbon digitalization and the focus on carbon avoidance and removal projects due to climate change impacts
- The importance of understanding, calculating, and reducing carbon footprints
- Voluntary carbon credits and their value determination
- An overview of the Northern Trust carbon ecosystem’s digital platform for institutional buyers
- And more!
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AI Explained: Understanding the Technology Shaping Our World with Mike Srdanovic
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In this relaunch of the Faster Forward podcast, we are joined by Mike Srdanovic, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Northern Trust. Mike dives into the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is a transformative technology that is revolutionizing our world and reshaping the future. Mike will discuss how AI has evolved over recent years, talk about current use cases across industries, and address both the opportunities and challenges of the technology in the future.
Listen as this episode covers:
- The history of AI and how it has evolved over the years
- The difference between AI and generative AI
- Use cases for AI across industries
- Potential limitations, challenges and opportunities associated with AI
- Mike’s thoughts on how AI will transform our world
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Crypto Custody Without Compromise with Julian Sawyer
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In this episode, Julian Sawyer, CEO of Zodia Custody, discusses how his business satisfies institutional investors’ need for a digital asset custodian that understands traditional custody while also meeting investors’ high expectations. Julian also explains how Zodia Custody keeps up with the ever-changing crypto asset market.
Julian discusses:
- What differentiates Zodia Custody in the market
- How institutional investors are leveraging cryptocurrencies in their investment strategy
- How Zodia Custody stays agile and responds to changing client needs without compromising security or reliability
- And more
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Beyond Asset Tokenization with Dan Sleep and Zhu Kuang Lee
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This episode of Faster Forward features Dan Sleep, Digital Assets and Financial Markets Specialist at Northern Trust, and Zhu Kuang Lee, Managing Director and Chief Digital, Data & Innovation Officer at HSBC. The pair will discuss the power of tokenization as a true disruptor and how tokenization and the broader growth of the digital world are challenging how asset servicers operate.
Dan and Zhu Kuang discuss:
- Significant changes and innovations in the industry due to the rise of digital assets
- Regulatory challenges in the digital assets space
- The need for asset servicers to adapt to stay ahead of investor expectations
- Servicing a blended ecosystem of traditional and digital assets
- And more
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The Digitization of Private Equity Data with Clive Bellows
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Clive Bellows, Head of Global Fund Services, EMEA, at Northern Trust joins the Faster Forward podcast to discuss the digitization of the private equity market and the opportunities that lie ahead as technology continues to evolve.
Clive discusses:
- The current private equity market and the digitization of the asset class
- Technological advancements in the PE space
- The importance of choosing a provider with the ability to service you in the present day and into the future
- And more
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Conversations on Crypto with Chris Carrano
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In this episode, we are joined by Chris Carrano, Vice President of Strategic Research at Venn by Two Sigma, to discuss the work that Venn is doing in the digital assets space, the Venn platform, and how returns-based analytics can help investors better understand their risk.
Listen in as Chris discusses:
- Venn by Two Sigma’s holistic investment analysis platform
- How Northern Trust and Venn by Two Sigma’s partnership brings unique quantitative insights to institutional investors
- How institutional investor interest in cryptocurrencies has changed the investment landscape
- The impressive capabilities of Venn’s platform and risk analytics engine
- And more!
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The Elevated Hedge Fund Investor Experience with Todd Frank
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As technology continues to evolve, investors are seeking seamless and interactive user experiences to help them access and analyze their investment performance.
In this episode, Todd Frank, Co-Chief Operating Officer at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, North America, discusses how advancements in digitalization through cloud-based platforms are enabling investors greater insight into their performance and providing enhanced transparency, offering investors a more sophisticated user experience.
Topics explored:
- Technology capabilities in the hedge fund space
- How investor expectations around technology are shifting
- The capabilities of cloud-based platforms in regard to providing greater insights and performance metrics
- The importance of embracing the shift in digital platforms
- How Northern Trust is working to offer “white glove customer service” to hedge fund investors
- And more
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Advancements in Digitized Banking with Peter Sanchez
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As the world becomes increasingly digitized, the banking industry is no exception. In this episode, Peter Sanchez, Global Head of Banking and Treasury Services at Northern Trust, dives into the current environment for banking, trends in cash usage and demand for liquidity amongst investors, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the pursuit of instantaneous, real-time payments.
Peter discusses:
- The current environment for banking and trends in cash usage and demand for liquidity
- The push for real-time reporting on balances and settlements
- The implications of instantaneous cash delivery
- What Central Bank Digital Currencies are and how they differ from cryptocurrencies
- The impact that Distributed Ledger Technology has on advancements in digitized baking
- And more
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