Overview: Nicsa’s 2023 General Membership Meeting kicked off with an eye-opening keynote: Mutual Funds 2030: Rising Expectations, led by PwC’s Peter Finnerty and Declan Byrne, Mutual Funds Practice Leader and Research & Analytics Leader, respectively. The session explored how expectations from investors, employees, regulators, and society as a whole have drastically increased through the pandemic, […]
Nicsa's 2023 General Membership Meeting offered a look into the advisor landscape and the shifting intermediary marketplace. Broadridge’s Tim Kresl and Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ Jim Bumpus, Head of Intermediary Markets, discussed key trends. With the increasing product complexity and evolving investor expectations, advice models are being reshaped. The session’s audience included executives from across the […]
Exploring the Practical Challenges of Vendor Governance Oversight
Nicsa members received an in-depth look at vendor oversight programs from the perspective of both asset management firms that have outsourced key functions and the service providers they’ve hired. The event took place in February 2020. Marc Lotti, Partner, Division Head, Cybersecurity and Risk at ACA-Aponix moderated the event, which also featured thought leaders at […]
A diverse panel of tech experts took the stage at Nicsa’s recent SLF to share their perspectives on the asset management industry’s digital transformation trends — from blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to behavioral biometrics and cybersecurity. The session, moderated by Lyndsay Noble, Director of Data Science at SS&C, featured thought leaders from BNY Mellon, […]
Citi’s Candi Wolff Explores Unique Aspects of the 2020 Race
It’s no secret that the upcoming presidential election may have a significant impact on the asset management industry — but what should we expect? Candi Wolff, Head of Global Government Affairs at Citi, gave Nicsa members her perspective on the issue as a keynote speaker at Nicsa’s SLF in late February. Wolff, who served in […]
Global Perspectives on Investment Management Growth Trends
While the majority of today’s millionaires live in North America, the fastest growth is occurring in international markets. According to a 2019 study by Boston Consulting Group, revenue in Asia’s private banking sector alone could equal or exceed that of Western Europe by 2023. Jennifer Hoopes, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at Foreside, pointed […]
Tenured CEOs Offer Projections and Predictions for the Future
“The one thing I know for sure is that change will be constant,” Jeff Ringdahl, President and COO at Resolute Investment Managers told Nicsa members during a panel discussion at the 2020 Strategic Leadership Forum in February. The conversation, which was moderated by Paul Kraft, US Mutual Fund and Investment Adviser Practice Leader at […]
Industry Veteran Peter Kraus on Innovations in Client-first Fee Structures
Nicsa members kicked off the 2020 Strategic Leadership Forum in February with a deep dive into fee structures with Wall Street veteran Peter Kraus. For more than four decades, Kraus worked at major financial institutions — including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and AllianceBernstein (AB). In 2018, as a vocal proponent of pay-for-performance compensation models, […]
