Preparing for T+1
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Faster Forward welcomes Natalie Berkecz, Global Head of Regulatory Solutions at Northern Trust, to explore the industry’s pivotal shift to a T+1 settlement cycle. In this episode, Natalie discusses the impact the change will have, the steps that regulatory bodies and market participants are taking to ensure the transition is as seamless as possible, and the opportunities this change will unlock for the industry.
Key Discussion Points:
- Market developments in recent years that have supported a transition to T+1
- The benefits of this transition on various market participants
- Challenges the industry may face with the change to a shorter settlement cycle
- Addressing the impact to the EMEA and APAC markets, given that the transition is for US and Canadian settlement cycles
- Preparing operationally for a shorted settlement cycle
- Steps that organizations such as Northern Trust are taking to make the transition as seamless as possible for clients
- And much more!
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The Digital Workplace Transformation with Charles Lamanna and Pete Cherecwich
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The digital workplace is the future of work. Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President, Business Applications & Platforms at Microsoft, and Pete Cherecwich, President of Asset Servicing at Northern Trust, join Faster Forward to explore the nuances of digital workplace transformation, share insights about the future landscape of work, and offer an exclusive peak into the strategic collaboration between Northern Trust and Microsoft.
Episode Highlights:
- How technology is reshaping traditional work paradigms and the future of work
- The role of AI, automation, and remote collaboration in a digital workplace
- What sets Microsoft’s software solutions apart and how their technology continues to evolve to better service customers
- Why Northern Trust chose Microsoft Dynamics 365 and how its capabilities help strengthen Northern Trust’s client servicing
- The concept of citizen developers and low-code/no-code technology
- And much more!
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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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