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 

Contact Info: 

As is the case with everything we do, we’d love to get some feedback from our listeners.

Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758;  wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com

Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com

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Episode 293: Reference Data Drama

Episode 294: Grasshopper’s James Leong

Episode 295: Vision57’s Steve Grob

Episode 296: Questions about data quality

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