TechTalk Sprint Sessions
Short, sharp and concise 10 minute videos with cutting edge FinTech firms to explore industry challenges and how tech can solve them!
TechTalk Sprint Sessions
TechTalk Sprints are Engine’s series of short, sharp, concise video’s that feature Engine and IA FinTech firms addressing up to 10 questions regarding a particular tech area or challenge for the Investment Management industry.
All of the TechTalk Sprint episodes can be viewed below and each episode lists the questions that are covered. You can quickly jump to an answer for the question by simply clicking on the question itself, you can also watch the full episode by clicking on the main video box.
Episode 1: Goji
How will technology increase access to Private Asset Investments?
- Question 1: Is demand from investors for private assets changing? And are new groups of investors looking to access this asset class?
- Question 2: What hurdles need to be overcome for private assets to be made available to a broader range of investors?
- Question 3: What opportunities will technology unlock for both managers and investors?
- Question 4: What developments/innovations have you seen recently that will most benefit the private asset sector?
- Question 5: Given pension reforms, are private pension holders missing out on access to institutional-grade private assets that are included in pension funds and if so, how should the AM industry respond to this?
- Question 6: How should private assets be made available to different investor groups e.g. (U)HNWs, SIs, mass-market retail?
- Question 7: How can external providers (fund admins, technology providers etc.) support AMs in solving these problems?
- Question 1: What is knowledge management?
- Question 2: Why should asset managers care about knowledge management?
- Question 3: What is the asset management industry currently doing about knowledge management?
- Question 4: What are the major challenges with knowledge management for asset managers?
- Question 5: What are the technological challenges with knowledge management projects?
- Question 6: What does “good” look like?
- Question 7: What are the common mistakes made with knowledge management projects?
- Question 8: How long do knowledge management projects take to make a difference?
- Question 9: How do asset managers get started?
- Question 1: What are the current challenges for compliance teams?
- Question 2: How can compliance be automated for Shareholding Disclosure, Sensitive Industries and Position Limits?
- Question 3: Why is data a key challenge for automating compliance?
- Question 4: How does the community element of the FundApps offering fit in with the new Compliance-as-a-Service model?
- Question 5: How does Compliance-as-a-Service help with closing the gap between practice & interpretive decision-making?
- Question 6: How can cloud technology allow compliance officers in the industry to stay ahead of regulatory change?
- Question 1: What are my best execution obligations?
- Question 2: How can TCA and technology improve my best execution framework?
- Question 3: Why is it important to maintain such an up to date broker list?
- Question 4: How does the new data sharing economy help firms?
- Question 5: How does the Smart Broker Router help firms?
- Question 1: Why should fixed income asset management embrace technological change?
- Question 2: How does AI create new opportunities for institutional investors which extend far beyond cost reduction and efficient operations?
- Question 3: What is the role of technology in the investment industry?
- Question 4: Should institutional investors build internally, buy third party vendors, or through a partnership with a FinTech firm?
- Question 5: Should AI and Robotic Process Automation be perceived as a threat to my job?
