January 20, 2015 by Eugene Grygo (Contribution from Minding the Gap, a blog by FTF News editor, Eugene Grygo.) Thanks to the fines imposed upon Wall Street and insurance firms for their sins during the Great Recession, the New York State government has a $5.1 billion surplus for fiscal year 2016. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Guest Blog
How to Retain and Promote Female Talent
Guest Contributor: Jessica Titlebaum, WILD Co-Founder My mentor once said that results are not exclusive to gender. While this is true, it’s also important to remember that gender may produce different results. According to Catalyst, there is a correlation between women on boards and a company’s bottom line. In this regard, it may be strategic to
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Cybersecurity
FTF News Video: What Keeps Raymond James’ Cybersecurity Chief Up at Night?
Andy Zolper, senior vice president and chief IT security officer at Raymond James Financial, tells FTF News about the potential threats that keep him up at night. Focusing on the emerging best practices that enable firms to protect against cyber threats is helping Zolper and others cope. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjc5ufSK4U] Check out more FTF News video
Reconciliations
FTF News Video: Barclays Capital’s Tsandiotis on the State of Recs Automation
Roseann Tsandiotis, of Barclay’s Capital, speaks with FTF News, Eugene Grygo, about where the evolution of automation is at in Recs, and the tradeoffs firms need to consider before they commit to fully automating their Recs function. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqwsmwZ5mts] Roseann recently was a panelist speaker at FTF’s ReCon New York conference. Check out our upcoming
Operational Risk
FTF News Video: AIG Official Foresees Benefits from Stress Tests
Op Risk veteran Lourenco Miranda speaks with FTF News about how firms can prepare for the stress tests, and the hidden benefits they might see after the process. Check out more FTF News video interviews from past events here.
Compliance
FTF News Video: Thrivent Financial Embraces Social Media Compliance
In a video interview with FTF News, Thrivent Financial’s Stacey Eckes-Borys discusses the best practices for making certain social media usage comply with regulatory guidelines, and how firms can use technology to optimize the benefits from social media usage. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93sBsPkAqYA] Be sure to look at FTF’s SMAC New York 2015 conference, our annual Social Media
Operational Risk
Boston Private Bank’s Tim MacDonald on Op Risk and New Financial Products
Tim MacDonald, chief risk offcer (CRO) at Boston Private Bank, speaks with FTF News about why firms should be taking into consideration the potential operational risks of new financial products, especially in the early developmental phases. This will save a lot of problems later and might avoid calling in the Op Risk department after the
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Derivatives
Aite’s David Weiss Talks Package Trades and SEF Trading
FTF News speaks with Aite Group’s David Weiss about the CFTC’s recent reprieve for over-the-counter package trades transacted swap execution facilities (SEFs) rules. “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” David Weiss recently spoke on a panel at the FTF DerivOps New York 2014 conference. If you are interested in learning more information on FTF’s live events
