Ahead of the Curve

Mar 25 2024 8
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Acadia presents Ahead of the Curve, a podcast that provides unique perspectives and insights into the margin and collateral industry. Hosts from Acadia’s leadership team are joined by special guest speakers from across the industry to share topical perspectives and really get ‘under the skin’ of the issues that are transforming the sector. Produced and recorded by Lansons. www.Lansons.com

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Implementing Open-Source Risk Engine: Accessing online resources

Mar 25 2024 21 mins  
Our host Devin Cook is joined by Alexis David, both Senior Consultants within Acadia’s Quantitative Services team. They discuss the merits of Open-Source Risk Engine (ORE) and explain the myriad of resources available to assist in implementing the software. They share nuggets of information which will be useful to anybody that wanting to use ORE for the first time, or looking to

Super-charging ORE: How technology advancements have enabled improved run times using GPUs

Mar 25 2024 11 mins  
Eric Ehlers, Principal Consultant at Acadia makes his debut hosting Ahead of the Curve podcast alongside his colleague Zeyu (Jerry) Shen.They share their expertise in explaining how to speed up crucial processing time for running complex calculations in Open-Source Risk Engine (ORE) by utilizing GPGPU (General purpose computing on graphics processing units). The tutorial mentioned

Can Open Source Technology truly help to build the future of risk management?

Mar 25 2024 17 mins  
Join our host Stuart Smith, Co-Head of Business Development and Scott Sobolewski, Co-Head of Quantitative Services as they discuss the merits of using open-source software. Reviewing the incredible journey of Linux supported by Red Hat and comparing this to Open-Source Risk Engine (ORE), the Acadia-sponsored derivatives risk management and pricing software which is freely available

Upcoming Regulation: A 2024 Outlook

Feb 05 2024 27 mins  
John Pucciarelli, Head of Industry and Regulatory Strategy and Stuart Smith, Co-Head of Business Development at Acadia sit down to discuss the regulatory outlook for 2024. The pair dig into a 10 year look-back on SIMM and moving forward with the model, an update on Basel III Endgame and what the FINRA 4210 rule means for the US and wider market.Listen now to understand the implicat

Basel III - Not the Endgame – A refreshing perspective

Dec 12 2023 26 mins  
John Pucciarelli, Head of Industry and Regulatory Strategy and Stuart Smith, Co-Head of Business Development at Acadia spend time in the studio discussing the potential impact of Basel III on banks and the broader macro economy. An honest, open discussion filled with clear examples provides an insight into the implications of the new Basel regulatory recommendations. A thoroughly i

Completing the circle for fully automated collateral settlement

Oct 16 2023 16 mins  
In Episode 20 of Ahead of the Curve, Will Thomey and Richard Barton from Acadia discuss the merits of improving efficiency and fully automating the settlement of collateral. The launch of Settlement Manager has spurred the ability for firms to access a unique, controlled, and robust settlement process that immediately settles collateral once a transfer has been agreed. Will and Ric

Changes in SIMM - How has the industry reacted?

Sep 13 2023 40 mins  
Join the Acadia team (John Pucciarelli - Head of Industry & Regulatory Strategy, Stuart Smith - Co-head of Business Development, Scott Sobolewski - Co-head of Quantitative Services and Jacob Ullman - Business Development) as they discuss the PRA review of ISDA SIMM™ and the subsequent changes that ISDA has recommended . The team shares an on the ground view of the use of SIMM

Expanding Open-Source Risk Engine (ORE) Functionality - How it’s flexible deployment offers a real choice for firms

Aug 07 2023 13 mins  
In this episode Scott Sobolewski, Partner - Quantitative Services, discusses the Open Source Risk Engine (ORE), a powerful and versatile tool for pricing and risk modeling of financial derivatives. ORE is available for free and is already being used by a number of financial institutions to support their risk management and regulatory compliance activities. Listen now to discover th

Completing the circle for fully automated collateral settlement

Aug 07 2023 16 mins  
In Episode 19 of Ahead of the Curve, Will Thomey and Richard Barton from Acadia discuss the merits of improving efficiency and fully automating the settlement of collateral. The launch of Settlement Manager has spurred the ability for firms to access a unique, controlled, and robust settlement process that immediately settles collateral once a transfer has been agreed. Will and Ric

Understanding Risk & Capital Management for crypto derivatives firms

May 02 2023 12 mins  
In Episode 17 of Ahead of the Curve, Scott Sobolewski, Partner at Acadia’s Quantitative Expert Services team discusses why more and more crypto currency firms are looking to become regulated entities and the steps required to achieve this. A must listen for any Crypto firm that wants to carve out its niche in the market.Listen time 12 mins