The insurance industry this year is facing regulatory challenges on a variety of issues including cybersecurity, pricing, and mergers and acquisitions. Deloitte outlines these...
For the astute listener, second- and third-order effects were the golden nuggets of information that could be gleaned from the presentation of CME Group...
CME Group has announced plans to make Duco Technologies’ automated reconciliation service – Duco Cube — available to member firms later this year. CME...
Object Trading and G.H. Financials have announced G.H. Financials’ inclusion as a conformed broker on Object Trading’s managed DMA platform. The move will allow...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing implement rate changes for policies under the National Flood Insurance Program. SmartBrief conducted a Q&A with John...
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, commonly known as FATCA, has been called everything from “America’s manifest destiny law” to an “American tax nightmare.”...
John Micklethwait, the Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg, says last year you couldn’t get through any World Economic Forum panel related to finance without someone mentioning...
Three construction-focused economists discussed the state of the US construction economy in a panel presentation/webinar presented by CMD iSqFt at Greenbuild on Thursday. Kermit...
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad believes central clearing has been “transformative” for derivatives markets and will continue to play a role in...
Terry Duffy is the Executive Chairman and President of CME Group, which is hosting its annual Global Financial Leadership Conference next week in Naples,...
Financial institutions need to focus on resilience and sharing information about cybersecurity, which should be treated seriously as a matter of national defense in...
Certified public accounting firms should ask several questions and consider many crucial factors when selecting a professional liability insurance carrier, says Alvin Fennell, vice...
“The best projects were always those with a good collaborative team,” said Roger Ferch, president of the American Institute of Steel Construction, at the...
Cybersecurity is a hot topic at every financial services firm. SmartBrief recently connected with two experts from the Financial Services Roundtable – Jason Kratovil, Vice...
Certified public accountants face a range of risks that can lead to professional liability claims. Aon Affinity Executive Vice President Ken Mackunis and Senior...
Collaboration between the financial services industry and government entities has increased in response to rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats, but both sides agree there is...
The volume of data associated with communications in the financial services sector has exploded in recent years. But as firms allow communication to take...
Chris McGrath/Getty Images Imagine yet another meeting to discuss the new building you’ve been hired to design or construct. But, instead of just sitting...
Broadridge President and CEO Rich Daly “Without financial services, nothing else happens.” So says Broadridge President and CEO Rich Daly. SmartBrief caught up with...
Marty Williams This post is sponsored by Interactive Data. Martin Williams is recognized as an expert on the creation, collection and distribution of high-quality...
General consensus in the building industry predicts high-single-digit to low-double-digit growth for nonresidential construction over the next few years, but Kristoffer Inton, a basic...
CFOs increasingly help organizations make business decisions outside the finance arena, stepping beyond their traditional role to partner with other executives on strategy and...
Carrick The economy has been slowing down, and isn’t growing as quickly as expected, said Alex Carrick, chief economist at CMD, formerly Reed Construction...
With cybersecurity front-and-center in the board rooms and executive suites of virtually every major corporation, it stands to reason that some of the thought...
Operational risk management was on the minds of many attendees at the 42nd Annual SIFMA Operations Conference and Exhibition, held earlier this month in...
A few highlights and memorable quotes from Day One of the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin revealed that while...
Luis Arguello, Sr. This post is sponsored by the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. U.S. businesses are increasingly discovering the rewards of exporting. DemeTech...
According to Richard Berner, the director of the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research, the financial crisis exposed critical gaps in the data, analysis...