Aquest Podcast

Tom Brennan, Head of Risk & Regulatory at EisnerAmper Ireland, joins me to chat all things ICAAP.

With an ever increasing number of Irish firms now (or shortly) required to have an Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, Tom guides us through the dos and don'ts and highlight some of the key considerations when putting together an ICAAP report. We also chat about some of the best questions directors can ask when approving an ICAAP.

Everything you ever wanted to know about ICAAP in one podcast!!

In this episode of The Aquest Podcast, I'm joined by crypto educator Nick Aston of the Ashton Talks Crypto podcast. We chat about how the profile of crypto investors is shifting from millennials to more experienced investors seeking alternative asset classes. We also discuss how cryptocurrencies and digital assets are gaining credibility and what more needs to be done to win the trust of investors. Enjoy!

We've all been hearing about digital transformation in the FS industry for years now but has the COVID19 pandemic really accelerated this trend?

For this episode of The Aquest Podcast, I'm joined by Alan Meaney to chat about this, about the 'build vs buy' question and whether ISO27001 certification is a pre-requisite for all FinTechs.

We also discuss the return of Adminovate (one of my personal favourite conferences!) which will be back in Trinity College Dublin on 13 Jan 2022.

Enjoy!

In this episode of The Aquest Podcast, I'm joined by Jennifer Cahill of Savvi Recruitment Consultants. With demand for talent high but availability not-so-much, we chat about current market trends, skills in particular demand and the impact this is having on salaries. We chat about how WFH during the Covid-19 Pandemic has accelerated employers' attitudes to workplace flexibility by 5 to 10 years. The impact of SEAR is also on the agenda. Enjoy!

With so much interest and attention being paid to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, I thought it would be interesting to look at the darker side of the crypto world - crypto scams. So for this episode of The Aquest Podcast I'm delighted to be joined by Erica Stanford, author of 'Crypto Wars - Faked deaths, missing billions and industry disruption'.

We chat about the anatomy of a crypto scam, look at some case studies from her book and discuss the red flags that investors and advisors should look out for. Enjoy!

On this episode of the Aquest Podcast I'm joined by risk expert Dennis Slattery. We chat about best practices in risk management for Fund Mancos, how to succeed as a NextGen Fund Manco and the essential skills that risk professionals need to learn. Enjoy!

On this episode of The Aquest Podcast, I'm joined by cybersecurity expert Sam Glynn as we discuss the recent HSE cybersecurity breach and how financial services firms can avoid the same thing happening to them. Sam also has some advice on how the risk team and directors (i.e. non-techies!) can interact with IT and cyber experts and actually understand what is being said.

We wrap up by chatting about the challenges faced by start-up RegTech and FinTech firms as they try to sell their wares to regulated financial services firms.

Enjoy!