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Road Trip: CoinFund's Chris Perkins Discusses Advancements in Crypto, Web3

March 13, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets With Bitcoin soaring to new heights, the 49th annual International Futures Industyr Conference is the perfect time to check in with CoinFund President Chris Perkins. In this wide-ranging conversation, Perkins shares his insights about cryptocurrency trends and other exciting developments in decentralized finance. Perkins also explains the essentials of CoinFund's CESR periodic rate, which measures the average annualized yield awarded to all eligible validators staki...

Road Trip: Google Cloud's Rohit Bhat Outlines the Past, Present and Future of Cloud Technology in Capital Markets

March 13, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets Our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference has come to an end. But before we said goodbye to Boca, we touched base with Rohit Bhat, Managing Director, Capital Markets, Digital Assets, & Exchanges at Google Cloud. With cloud technology and artificial intelligence at the center of countless conversations this week, Bhat was the perfect closing guest to help us understand what the cloud can do in capital markets and separate the signal f...

Road Trip: FTSE Russell's Shawn Creighton on the Growth in Digital Assets and 0 DTE Options Trading

March 12, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets Shawn Creighton, director of index derivatives solutions at FTSE Russell, joins the show at the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference to discuss what's happening on the ground in Boca. Creighton outlines trends in fixed income index trading, growth in digital assets and how conversations about sustainability and carbon trading differ in various regions around the world. Creighton also weighs in on the expansion of zero days to expiration (0DTE) optio...

Road Trip: ICE's Chris Edmonds Talks AI and Other Data Trends in Capital Markets

March 12, 2024 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets It's no surprise that an industry veteran like Chris Edmonds, president of fixed income and data services at Intercontinental Exchange, would have a few insightful (and entertaining) thoughts to share about the buzz surrounding artificial intelligence. This chat with Edmonds at the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference features his view on where AI fits in the long history of advancements in humans' ability to compute at greater speed. Edmonds reflec...

Road Trip: Nasdaq's Magnus Haglind On How Cloud Technology Will Boost the Market Capabilities of AI

March 12, 2024 03:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets If you are going to talk about cloud technology and capital markets, sooner or later you are going to end up talking about artificial intelligence. This interview from our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference features Magnus Haglind, SVP and head of products, marketplace technology at Nasdaq. Haglind outlines the current 'State of Play' regarding how the cloud is being utilized in capital markets and what lies ahead as firms leverag...

Road Trip: SGX's Ivan Han on Managing Risk Within Asia and Around the World

March 12, 2024 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MB

Sponsored by ION Markets Our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference continues as we hear from Ivan Han, deputy chief risk officer at SGX. While the market landscape in China is uncertain at the moment, India is catching the eye of investors and Japan is resurgent. Han explains how enhanced access to markets in Asia is helping investors manage risk within the region and around the world. Sign up for the FIA SmartBrief newsletter. Sign up for Modern Money Sm...

Road Trip: FIA's Walt Lukken Previews What's In Store for Boca 2024

March 11, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MB

With the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference getting underway today in Boca Raton, Florida, Futures Industry Association President and CEO Walt Lukken joins the show to offer a peek at what to anticipate at this year's gathering. Lukken previews some of the key issues that are bound to be hot topics in Boca, including US Treasury clearing, the Basel III endgame proposal and work the FIA is doing to help advance standards and modernize markets. Lukken also highlights panel s...

Nasdaq's Roland Chai Discusses The Tech That Manages Risk And Volatility

May 18, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

The digital transformation of financial markets has spawned incredible connectivity and efficiency, but it has also created plenty of challenges. Roland Chai, executive vice president for market technology at Nasdaq, joins the show to outline how new technologies are enhancing market resiliency -- even in the face of extreme volatility events like interest rate moves, wars, bank failures, the GameStop frenzy and the pandemic. Roland explains how investors are leveraging algorithmic trading ...

FIA Boca Day 3: Wrapping Up The Week With FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken

March 16, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes - 6.94 MB

Our third and final day of coverage of the International Futures Industry Conference … aka ... FIA Boca. And since we are closing the book on yet another Boca, we decided to continue what has become a fun tradition for this podcast when we road trip to Futures Industry Association events. We invited FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken onto the show to wrap things up and hear his thoughts on everything that was seen and heard throughout the week. Walt always does a great job of hosting FIA Bo...

FIA Boca Day 2: Regulators Mount Up, Crypto Conversations Continue, CoinFund President Chris Perkins

March 15, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9 MB

We're back for another day of coverage from the International Futures Industry Conference … or as it’s more commonly known: FIA Boca. Day 2 just wrapped up, so here's a quick recap of some of the highlights: CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam delivered his keynote address, during which he lauded the resiliency of global markets as they've navigated numerous crises in recent years. CoinFund President Chris Perkins joined the show for a 1-on-1 conversation about the impact the recent banking crisi...

Road Trip! - Day 1 at FIA Boca - Walt Lukken, Exchange Leaders and CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger

March 14, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MB

It’s March ... so that means it’s time for another Road Trip! This episode comes to you from sunny Boca Raton, Florida, where we’re excited to bring you our second year of coverage from the International Futures Industry Conference … or as it’s more commonly known: FIA Boca. The first day’s events just wrapped up, so here’s a quick recap of what went down here at the conference. Walt Lukken kicked things off with a recap of what has been an eventful year for the industry. In what is a...

Cloud Computing Continues to Reshape Capital Markets

January 31, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

When cloud technology was first introduced in markets, many people in the financial services sector were hesitant. There were concerns about security and even questions about overall use cases. Well, it is safe to say that things have changed. Today, the cloud is being used by finance pros in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few short years ago. Joining me today to provide an update on the current cloud landscape in financial services is Rohit Bhat from Google Cloud. Rohit l...

ICE's Larry Lawrence Discusses the Data Powering Sustainable Finance

December 23, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

The rise of ESG investing has investors clamoring for accurate and transparent data. Larry Lawrence, Head of Sustainable Finance - US at IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), outlines the crucial role data plays in the ecosystem of sustainable finance. Public companies have ginormous reporting obligations, so Larry and the team at ICE help organizations sort through seemingly endless reams of data to satisfy stakeholder expectations and regulatory expectations associated with ESG investing. So w...

5 Questions to Ask Before Buying Carbon Offsets

December 19, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

If you're a business leader looking to offset the emissions from your organization's operations, how exactly do you go about doing that? And in a world where accusations of greenwashing abound, how do you offset your emissions in a transparent and responsible way? Blake Lawrence from Cool Effect joins the show to answer those questions and more. The team at Cool Effect works to use science, expertise and transparency to give organization's the confidence to purchase carbon offsets that wil...

Regulating In Uncertain Times

December 13, 2022 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Some regulators in the world of finance take office during periods of relative market calm. Other regulators ... not so much. When Commissioner Summer Mersinger was sworn in at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in March of 2022, global markets were still dealing with the shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Throughout the summer, commodities markets felt the impact from geopolitical tensions, an energy crisis and other pressures. And as summer faded into fall, the energy crisis c...

Early Lessons Learned From The FTX Meltdown

November 14, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 9.15 MB

With the fallout from the meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX empire still unfolding in the markets, exchange leaders and other executives from the cleared derivatives industry gathered in Chicago for the annual FIA Futures & Options Expo. FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken joined the show to talk about what the collapse of FTX might mean for the future of regulation in the digital asset sector. Lukken touted the soundness of properly regulated entities (like FTX's own LedgerX) and mar...

BNEF's Demôro talks global climate investing trends and COP27

November 08, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

In 2021, there was roughly $785 billion deployed at the global level for energy transition technologies. And despite questions being asked about ESG strategies, there are still tons of financial firms that are looking to invest in green bonds and other areas of sustainable finance. Luiza Demôro, the Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF, joins the show to discuss a pair of reports that the team at BNEF recently released. One is their annual Power Transition Trends 2022 report and the o...

Capital Comes Together To Combat Climate Change

October 31, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so, you’ve probably heard about all the money that’s either already been deployed or is on its way toward funding the energy transition. When there are billions and billions in play, it’s not surprising that groups are coming together to lure capital to not only certain technologies, but also certain geographic regions. Jane Stricker is the SVP for Energy Transition at the Greater Houston Partnership. She also serves as the Exec...

CME Group's Tim McCourt talks Event-based contracts and Ether options

September 15, 2022 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group, joins the show to talk about the launch of Event-based contracts. During the initial meme-stock frenzy, there were plenty of nightmare stories about retail investors getting in over their head with derivatives. Designed especially for retail traders, these new Event-based contracts are an easy-to-understand way for individuals to trade on daily up or down price moves in some of the world's most wide...

The tax credits that shape the Inflation Reduction Act

August 18, 2022 03:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Lauren Collins, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, joins the show to explain how the tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act stand to not only boost the deployment of renewable energy in the U.S., but also create new tax credit markets that might attract investment funds and retail investors. Collins also highlights one key area of the energy puzzle that the IRA has unfortunately overlooked. Key Highlights 3:44 - The most important tax aspects of the bill - PTC, ITC, Standalone Storage, ...

How the Banking Industry, and Washington, Have Changed since 2009

June 30, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Richard Hunt has been the leading voice for consumer banking in the U.S. for 13 years, and his advocacy for the financial services industry began long before that. This week, he will step down from his role as president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, but he is NOT retiring. Richard talks with us about why term limits for politicians -- and trade association heads -- are a good thing, how Washington has changed over the years, and how the smartphone transformed banking. We also...

How the Current Market Conditions are Affecting the VC-Startup Ecosystem

June 01, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

The venture capital sector had two bumper years in a row in 2020 and 2021, with record levels of fundraising, investment and exits. However, like the rest of the investing world, the market has cooled in the 2022 economy. Bobby Franklin, president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, talks with us about how the current economic climate is affecting the VC-startup ecosystem, and how startup leaders and investors are looking at their prospects. Bobby also talks with us about ...

Diving Into the SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules

May 17, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

While the comment period for the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rule on climate-related disclosure has been extended into June, the proposal offers a solid hint as to how the final rulemaking might take shape. Jamie Gamble, Managing Director at PwC, and Maggie Peloso, Partner at Vinson & Elkins, join the show to dig into the details of the proposed rule and offer tips on what companies should be doing now ... yes, right now ... to prepare for the final rulemaking. Key Talking...

Private Capital in Asia's Push for Net-Zero

April 12, 2022 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB

The term "energy transition" means different things to different people. In this episode, we focus on how "energy transition" means different things to people from different places. Michael Syn, senior managing director and head of equities at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), joins the show to talk about how markets in Asia are tackling decarbonization and the push to net-zero. Often mistaken as just one big market, individual countries and companies across Asia have a very different history w...

Voluntary Carbon Markets Are On The Rise

March 22, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

As corporations and countries plot their net-zero plans, carbon markets have become one of the most-talked-about components in the realm of sustainable finance. To hear more about this burgeoning corner of the markets, IncubEx Founder, President and COO Dan Scarbrough joins the show to share his insights. Dan outlines the growth carbon markets have enjoyed thus far, explains growing pains that have arisen and shares the details of a platform IncubEx is set to launch -- The Voluntary Climate ...

FIA Boca Day 3: Walt Lukken Wraps Up The Week

March 17, 2022 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.31 MB

As week close out the week at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, we’re joined by a very special guest. He’s easily the best person to give us a comprehensive perspective on all the events of this week. He’s Walt Lukken, the President and CEO of the Futures Industry Association. Eventus Systems Shine a Light on Your Trading Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Sign up f...

FIA Boca Day 2: Geopolitics takes center stage

March 17, 2022 03:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MB

We are back with a quick recap from the second day of the International Futures Industry Conference. Yesterday, we predicted FIA Boca was shaping up to be a "bifurcated" conference; with one track focused on tech topics like crypto and cloud computing and another track focused on geopolitics and the war in Ukraine. Spoiler alert: We were right! Sign up for Modern Money SmartBrief Follow this show on Twitter @ModernMoneyPod

FIA Boca Day 1: The Bifurcation of Boca

March 16, 2022 02:00 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MB

This quick recap is the first of three Colin and Sean are doing from their road trip to the International Futures Industry Conference. A month ago, it looked like the hot topics at FIA Boca would be crypto, the cloud and all things technology. But as is often the case, big news has barged its way into the conversations at Boca and now the event is poised to be bifurcated (one of Sean's favorite market terms). Sure, there's the plenty of talk about technology ... but perhaps even more about...

CoinFund's Chris Perkins Talks Web3 and the Future of Finance

March 11, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

After graduating from the United States Naval Academy and serving in the US Marine Corps, Chris Perkins started his finance career at Lehman Brothers and eventually became a managing director at Citi, where he was Global Co-Head, Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage. Then, in the second half of last year, Chris left Citi to become President and Managing Partner at CoinFund. In this wide-ranging interview, Chris talks about his career pivot and the exciting promise of Web3, including how...

Financing the Energy Transition

March 09, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

You've probably heard all about the money being poured into the energy transition. We're talking trillions of dollars over the course of many decades. Everyone from sovereign wealth funds and private equity to venture capital and institutional investors seems to be getting in on the action. Joining the show are Albert Cheung, from BloombergNEF (BNEF) and Danielle Patterson from the law firm of Vinson & Elkins. Both of their organizations recently released reports (see below) about all the c...

The SmartBrief 7 for 2021

December 22, 2021 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

From the rise of ESG and meme stocks to the fall of China’s property sector, 2021 was a wild ride for the financial services industry. In the latest episode of Modern Money SmartPod, Sean McMahon and Colin Hogan look back on what we’re calling the SmartBrief 7: the seven most-memorable financial news stories of the year, as we see it. Sign up for Modern Money SmartBrief The 10 Most-Clicked Stories from Modern Money SmartBrief for 2021 1. "Pandora Papers" expose hidden wealth of the powerf...

The Road Ahead For Sustainable Finance

December 16, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

From COP26 to the boom in ESG investment funds, sustainable finance has been a hot topic in 2021. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and CEO of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), joins the show to discuss the crucial role capital markets will continue to play in efforts to decarbonize the global economy. On the heels of GFMA’s 2nd Annual Global Capital Markets Sustainable Finance Conference earlier t...

Where do consumers look for ESG investing info?

November 30, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Social media, corporate websites, word-of-mouth ... It's the Wild West out there for consumers in search of ESG investment data. Craig Martin, Managing Director and Global Head of Wealth & Lending Intelligence at J.D. Power, shares the key takeaways from a survey his team conducted about where consumers seek ESG data and how they prioritize various ESG topics. Which aspects of environmental, social and governance practices are nice-to-have ... and which ones are non-negotiable? Craig also...

ICE's Gordon Bennett on COP26 and Carbonomics

November 16, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 27.3 MB

There's no better way to gain an understanding of the types of conversations that took place at COP26 than to talk to someone who was there. Gordon Bennett, Managing Director of Utility Markets for ICE, was in Glasgow and he joins the show to talk about the role financial markets can play in achieving some of the goals that were laid out at the conference. And unlike so many of the concepts discussed in Glasgow, Gordon says the tools financial markets can offer already exist. Net zero was ...

What COP26 means for the future of net zero and ESG disclosure

November 10, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

This episode is presented by: ICE With so much finance-related news coming from COP26, Maggie Peloso, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, joins the show to help us make sense of how the talks in Glasgow will shape the future of ESG investing and disclosure. Topics like the progress made on the launch of the International Sustainability Standards Board and the $130 trillion pledge from the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero are on the table. We also discuss how the public perception of th...

How COP26 might change climate finance

October 27, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

This episode is presented by ICE. Finance is gonna play a key role in how the world tackles climate change -- so much so that an entire day at the United Nations COP26 will focus on nothing but Finance. We thought our first show should feature someone who knows the ins and outs of Finance and the ins and outs of the UN’s climate and sustainability agenda. Simon Puleston Jones has spent years working in finance - both inside individual firms and as a representative for the wider industry ...

Welcome to the Modern Money SmartPod

October 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.32 MB

From the team that produces Modern Money SmartBrief -- and more than 40 other newsletters for some of the most influential organizations in Finance -- it's the Modern Money SmartPod. The term "Modern Money" means different things to different people, so co-hosts Colin Hogan and Sean McMahon will be bringing you news and interviews from every corner of the financial services world. From securities, futures and options, to venture capital, asset management and consumer banking, there is a lot...