Waters Wavelength Ep. 299: ACA Group’s Carlo di Florio
Carlo di Florio joins the podcast to discuss regulations.
Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor-in-chief of WatersTechnology, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.
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Eliot talks to Carlo di Florio, president of financial services advisory company ACA Group, about the SEC’s key decisions this year, as well as the future of the regulator with current SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure at the helm of the top US financial services regulator coming to an end in 2025. di Florio joined the SEC in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and, while there, headed up the regulator’s examinations division.
Note to listeners: This episode was recorded before Paul Atkins’ SEC nomination.
6:30 – Carlo joins Eliot on the podcast
13:00 – Striking a balance
14:30 – The Gensler administration vs. future direction of the SEC
18:00 – New regulatory ideas around crypto, and other emerging technologies
19:30 – Pause on rulemaking
23:00 – Enforcement of off-channel communications
29:00 – The future of the Consolidated Audit Trail
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