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

06/28/22 • 14 min

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

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.

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

Previous Episode

How Will Regulators React to the Rise of Cryptocurrency with Barney Reynolds #6

Digital assets and cryptocurrency is a growing phenomenon, for which current regulatory standards aren’t yet fully tailored. So what risks should we be aware of with these assets?

We pick through NFTs, stablecoins and digital assets with Barney Reynolds, Partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, breaking down the volatility we’re currently seeing, and how soon we might expect the Treasury and FCA to share their approach.

This episode of The VERMEG podcast covers:

How the UK’s regulators are likely to become thought leaders in handling and regulating digital assets
Whether the approach to cryptocurrency will be more akin to a currency or a financial investment
The transparency necessary to avoid crypto becoming the instigator of another 2008-style financial crisis
A potential timescale on which we’ll see regulators respond with an implementation timeline

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

Jawad Akhtar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawad-akhtar-313562b/
Barney Reynolds: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabas-reynolds-financiallawyerlondon/

Shearman & Sterling LLP: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shearman-&-sterling-llp/

Next Episode

Regulatory Reporting Catchup with VERMEG’s James Phillips #8

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/