Coffee & Regs

In this episode, CSS’s SVP of Business Development Ashley Smith joins Chief Product Officer Ronan Brennan to discuss a post-Brexit world for financial services, the end of passporting, what's next for equivalence and the upcoming March 2021 deadline.

 In this episode, SVP of Business Development at CSS Ashley Smith sits down with two insurance and Solvency II experts from MBE Consulting to discuss the push for asset managers to attract more insurance investors, and what should asset managers be doing now, including focusing on data management and the quality of their Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR).

In this episode, CSS's Chief Product Officer Ronan Brennan represents the EU and President of CSS John Lee represents the UK in a no holds barred discussion on post-Brexit complexities in Part 2 of a special two-part series. The conversation focuses on how the fund industry will compete with Dublin and Luxembourg, and what's next for UCITS and the UK and EU fund regimes.

In this episode, Chief Product Officer of CSS Ronan Brennan joins Natalie Silverman to discuss all things Brexit in Part 1 of a special two-part series. The conversation starts with a recap on the state of negotiations and turns to the advantages and opportunities for funds and the implications of the UK/EU divergence for UCITS and PRIIPs.

In this episode, CSS’s Director of Cyber IT Services E.J Yerzak and Legal Director at ZwillGen Jason Wool talk about incident response planning. Why is it important to not just have a policy or program in place during a pandemic, but how to build trust with clients by protecting their data, mitigating any enterprise risk and using tabletop testing practices to put plans into action.

In this episode, CSS’s Chief Product Officer Ronan Brennan and Regulatory Guidance & ESG Specialist Marye Cherry talk about all things ESG. The integration of environmental, social and governance considerations into the investment process has taken center stage in the financial regulatory space. With the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) deadline around the corner in 2021, the EU is about to usher in a wide range of new ESG requirements on EU financial market participants and financial advisers.

In this episode, CSS’s team of former Chief Compliance Officers Dan Haynes and Ariana Monchick sit down to discuss the importance of mentoring early-career professionals in your compliance department. Not everyone grows up wanting to be a CCO, but there are best practices to develop talent and build a robust compliance community from the grassroots.

In this episode, CSS’s team of former Chief Compliance Officers Allison Fraser and Matt Calabro sit down to discuss why financial services firms should establish a due diligence oversight program to build better partnerships with service providers and assess financial, operational, regulatory and reputational risks. 

In this episode, CSS’s team of former Chief Compliance Officers Korrine Kohm and Victoria Olson sit down to discuss why outsourcing compliance no longer has a negative connotation. As a CCO takes on more responsibilities, from cybersecurity threats to business continuity plans, new regulations, changes in business strategy and more, imagine the benefits of having supplemental resources to complement an existing compliance program. Outsourcing individual tasks enables compliance teams to be more strategic and scale for future growth.

In this episode, CSS’s Director of Cyber IT Services E.J Yerzak sits down with AVP, Program Executive at Varney Agency Nick Weiner for a Cybersecurity Awareness Month discussion on cyber insurance. The global cyber insurance market size is projected to grow from $7.8 billion in 2020 to $20.4 billion by 2025. Major factors driving this growth include the increasing number of security breaches and cyberattacks during COVID-19 that have resulted in large-scale financial losses and stringent government regulations towards adoption of cyber insurance policies. Many financial firms cite ransomware, business interruption and reputational risk as the biggest concerns when choosing to implement cyber insurance.