Regulatory Reporting Catchup with VERMEG’s James Phillips #8

07/19/22 • 25 min

It’s been a few months since our last look at the regulatory landscape in the wake of October 2021’s Dear CEO, and with many regulations taking form and becoming more tangible, it’s a perfect time to rendezvous with our first guest on the podcast, James Phillips.

James, VERMEG’s fantastic Regulatory Strategy Advisor, has his finger on the pulse of 6 key areas in regulatory reporting, from cryptocurrency and its interesting connection to ESG, increasing regulation around digitisation, and much more.

We’re also looking ahead to the VERMEG Regulatory Reporting Conference on the 28th of September, so keep your eyes peeled on the VERMEG website to sign up.

This episode of The VERMEG podcast covers:

Cryptocurrency’s regulation, and considering the unlikely link to ESG
Digitisation and the Strong & Simple regime
Developments in UK Divergence
Other topics set to become key areas tackled at our upcoming Regulatory Reporting Conference

Register for the conference here: https://mta.vermeg.com/l/197/regreporting2022?utm_source=fintalk&utm_campaign=regconference2022
VERMEG:
https://www.vermeg.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vermeg/

Jawad Akhtar:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawad-akhtar-313562b/

James Phillips:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesphillips2/

We’re also looking ahead to the VERMEG Regulatory Reporting Conference on the 28th of September, so keep your eyes peeled on the VERMEG website to sign up.

This episode of The VERMEG podcast covers:

Cryptocurrency’s regulation, and considering the unlikely link to ESG
Digitisation and the Strong & Simple regime
Developments in UK Divergence
Other topics set to become key areas tackled at our upcoming Regulatory Reporting Conference

Jawad Akhtar:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawad-akhtar-313562b/

James Phillips:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesphillips2/

Previous Episode

Technology’s Role in the Future of Collateral Management with Director Product Strategy at VERMEG, Wassel Dammak #7

Collateral optimisation is set to be a hot topic for the years to come, with a newfound focus on automation and efficiency. This makes the mastery of your systems and processes absolutely vital.

VERMEG’s Wassel Dammak brings us a look into the tools and methods through which this can be achieved, bringing COLLINE, machine learning and artificial intelligence to the forefront of the conversation.

This episode of The VERMEG podcast covers:

How collateral optimisation can enable automation and efficiency by pledging the optimal collateral
Considerations around constraints, be they legal, operational, or business constraints
COLLINE’s email extractor, and how machine learning/artificial intelligence can help streamline processes
Horizon scanning, and where technology will solve impending challenges

Next Episode

Dear CEO: One Year On - Expected Progress and Next Steps with MCO’s Paul Manson & Richard Pike #9

One year on from the Dear CEO letter emphasising the need for investment and focus on regulatory reporting, where should firms’ reg reporting systems be now, and what might the future hold?

This week on FinTalk, MCO’s Richard Pike and Paul Manson weigh in on the progress that’s expected of firms in response to the letter, ideal methods to focus firms’ investments into regulatory reporting systems, and next steps to bring regulatory reporting alongside financial reporting.

This episode of The VERMEG podcast covers:

How MCO have been processing and dealing with the Dear CEO topics
The key link being made between the standards for financial reporting and regulatory reporting
Where firms should be now, having had a year to process the letter
Advice for firms looking at setting a target operating model, and where they could invest

VERMEG: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vermeg/

Jawad Akhtar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawad-akhtar-313562b/

Paul Manson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-manson-032a9a3/

Richard Pike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpikestir/

MCO: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mycomplianceoffice/
https://mco.mycomplianceoffice.com/