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PodcastSeptember 13, 2023

Neil Scarth - Commission Rebundling in the UK

In this conversation we meet Neil Scarth, Founder and Principal of Frost Consulting.Neil Scarth has held a wide range of roles in asset management and investment banking in Europe and North America over the last 25 years, ranging from running equity businesses at global banks to launching and managing various asset management products. Neil has comprehensive knowledge of the strategic and competitive framework that governs the inter-relationships between plan sponsors, asset managers and…

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PodcastMarch 23, 2023

Bob Nowicki - Commission Management and the "No Action" Letter

In this conversation we meet Bob Nowicki, a luminary in the commission management space. Bob has over three decades of experience and is one of the rare individuals on the Street who has deep experience in building operations, middle offices, and trading desks for the buy and sell side, both in fixed income and equities, including his own hedge fund. For the last two decades, Bob had been leading commission management programs at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Evercore ISI. While at Merrill…

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PodcastJanuary 18, 2023

Stuart Howard - Global Head of Research Relationships at Invesco Ltd

In this conversation we meet Stuart Howard, the Global Head of Research Relationships at Invesco Ltd. Stuart is responsible for managing the research relationships that Invesco uses to add value to the investment decisions that the firm and its team members make. As such, Stuart has a unique view of the research space, how it has evolved during covid, and where it is headed in 2023 and beyond. His background in auditing, analysis, client reporting and operations has led to where he is now, as…

• Asset Managers

PodcastSeptember 27, 2022

Sarah Ahmed - Director of Corporate Access at Artisan Partners

In this conversation we meet Sarah Ahmed, the Director of Corporate Access at Artisan Partners. Sarah Ahmed is a true leader in Corporate Access, learning at the side of wonderful mentors at Deutsche Bank and AB Bernstein, and now running Corporate Access for Artisan. Sarah's experiences in getting into the field of Corporate Access with a broker's perspective and then transitioning to the asset manager side are fascinating, as are her observations on how Corporate Access survived and changed…

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PodcastAugust 5, 2022

Suzanne Mick Stafford - Expert Services Associate at Mirador on Compensation Management 201 for Wealth Managers

In this podcast we meet Suzanne Mick Stafford, Expert Services Associate at Mirador, LLC. Mirador was founded in 2015 and has grown to be a leader in providing outsourced CTO services and third-party solutions to brokers, high net worth individuals, wealth management firms, endowments, and foundations. This episode is an extension on an earlier conversation with Joe Larizza, Mirador's CEO on Compensation Management 101 for Wealth Managers. In this "201" conversation, Tom Smith, Castine's…

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PodcastJuly 27, 2022

Joe Larizza - CEO of Mirador on Compensation Management 101 for Wealth Managers

In this podcast we meet Joe Larizza, the Founder and CEO of Mirador, LLC. Mirador was founded in 2015 and has grown to be a leader in providing outsourced CTO services and third-party solutions to brokers, high net worth individuals, wealth management firms, endowments, and foundations. Building on a foundation of client support honed from his experience on Wall Street, Joe has built a team of over 160 people and has expanded Mirador to other locations around the country. One of the areas of…

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PodcastJuly 8, 2022

Jason Glazer - Head of Product Management at Piper Sandler

In this podcast we meet Jason Glazer. Jason is the Head of Product Management at Piper Sandler, which acquired Cornerstone Macro, where he was the Chief Operating Officer. Jason's travels through sales and finance have included many situations where he was mentored by wonderful teachers. In his new role, Jason is continuing the mentiorship focus but where he mentors others. The opportunities for growth that the acquistion by Piper Sandler brings, and Jason's involvement throughout the research…

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PodcastJuly 1, 2022

Pedro Fernandes - Founder and CEO of ResearchPool

In this podcast we meet Pedro Fernandes. Pedro is the founder and CEO of ResearchPool, which provides workflow management tools, research discovery, and ESG meeting and interaction management to asset managers worldwide. ResearchPool's products are also used by the sell-side to monetize research, monitor consumption, expand distribution, and help with compliance issues around MiFID II. We discuss how ResearchPool was formed and some of the interesting opportunities that have come their way as…

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PodcastJune 24, 2022

Steve Dimitriou - Founder of Mayflower Advisors

In this podcast we meet Steve Dimitriou. Steve is the founder and managing partner of Mayflower Advisors, which has operated since 2002 and now manages over $1.7B in assets. Mayflower launched an RIA firm in 2020 and we cover what led to that decision and the steps they've taken on the rollout. Steve has lots of words of wisdom for those who are thinking of setting up RIA's in this informative interview.For more information on Mayflower Advisors, including their private wealth management and…

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PodcastJune 17, 2022

Mike Carrodus - Founder of Substantive Research

In this podcast we meet Mike Carrodus, who is the founder and CEO of UK-based Substantive Research. We cover Mike's background in this episode and will meet up again in a future episode to discuss more about the creation of Substantive Research. Substantive was formed in 2015 and provides research discovery and research spend analytics, both of which provide immense value-add to any manager. The firm also runs what is considered to be the "go to" conference for information about commission…

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NewsApril 6, 2022

Record Growth in Q1/2022 for Castine’s C3 Platform for Brokers.

Record Growth in Q1/2022 for Castine’s C3 Platform for Brokers.

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NewsMarch 10, 2022

Castine announces expansion to its outsourced trading module.

Castine announces expansion to its outsourced trading module.

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