#vxinsight

If real estate investments were all about paper, Consensys' project to distribute $350 million of tokenised real estate assets for Mata Capital showed they no longer have to be.

Listen to Matthieu Bouchaud (of Consensys) as he explains the real-life impact of a blockchain-based solution at every step of the investment lifecycle: from investor onboarding, to managing the transaction and then keeping the registry.

How can DLT help to make a 96% reduction in processing times for derivatives clearing - and help to move towards same-day clearing?

In this episode, Nigel Lam (of Stacs.io) walks us through the facts and numbers behind their latest deployment at Eastspring investments in Singapore - showing exactly what an impact this technology can have.

Our 2020 industry wide survey highlighted the need and desire for change across the entire corporate action lifecycle. 

But, with the highest levels of errors and payouts of any region in the world, what does that mean for Asia-Pacific?

Join Barnaby Nelson as he discusses corporate action automation with the real Asia experts: Mike Thrower (from Broadridge); Maria Leung (HKEX); and Gary O'Brien (BNP Paribas).

How is the asset servicing industry reacting to the perfect storm of regulation, risk and market pressures in 2020? 

Following our industry-wide "Asset Servicing Innovation" survey (run in cooperation with Broadridge, ISSA, ASIFMA, The Network Forum and Global Custodian), this podcast delves into the Key Findings from our research and explains what they mean for you. 

With the expert insights of Mike Thrower (Broadridge) and Colin Parry (ISSA), we talk through how we can define the problem, where people are turning to fix it and what steps we can all be taking to achieve meaningful change - in an area that is costing us millions of dollars in losses every year.

Go to thevalueexchange.co/assetservicinginnovation if you'd like to download the Key Findings.

How can visibility on your costs per trade drive competitive advantage? 

In an era of unprecedented cost control, risk management pressures and regulatory drivers, it has never been more important to have clear visibility on your costs per trade. What did your last trade really cost you? What cost elements do you risk overlooking? What are the downstream consequences of those oversights? What steps can we take to improve?

In this episode, Brian Collings (Torstone), Allan Song (Standard Chartered) and James Smith (Mizuho) share their own personal experiences of driving cost per trade transparency in their own firms - giving actionable, usable insights for us all to leverage.

If you’d like to understand how you can turn your costs per trade into a competitive advantage then visit https://www.thevalueexchange.co/greycostspertrade to download the full report.

How are Asian brokers dealing with an unprecedented amount of market change today: as their investor clients demand ever more from them, whilst the regulatory and operational risks they face every day continue to multiply. Where is the competitive edge?

Accompanying the release of our "Asian Brokerage in Transformation" Key Findings (at thevalueexchange.co/asianbrokersintransformation) this interview draws on the expert views of our two project sponsors: Joanne Hon (Broadridge) and David Friedland (Interactive Brokers).

How is DLT really being used in the securities industry today? 

Accompanying the launch of the ValueExchange / ISSA "DLT in the Real World" inndustry survey (taking in views from over 140 organisations globally), this podcast explores the story behind the stats: drawing on expert insights from some leading industry specialists.

The aim: to give you actionable views that help to you plan where and how DLT can drive your business forward today and tomorrow. 

Taking in feedback from financial services experts from around the globe, the Grey Costs per Trade campaign aims to deliver new insights on how we are tracking and managing our costs per trade today. 

What are we using this data for, how effectively are we using it; what are we missing - and what does that mean for the decisions that we're making every day?

In this episode we present the survey's key statistical findings - ahead of the full whitepaper report launch in a few weeks.

The finance industry is suffering from regulatory overload in many areas: with over 25% of investment budgets being spent only on regulatory change. 

This discussion with leading market experts John Siena, Boon-Hion Chan and Frettra de Silva gives an overview of global regulatory themes - and also drills down into which regulations we each need to be tracking and how.

This is essential listening for anyone in the finance industry.