Ahead of the Curve
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 33 episodes
Ahead of the Curve
Latest Episodes
Market Outlook 2025 - A focus on the OTC Derivatives landscape
In this episode, industry experts explore key market developments shaping the financial landscape in 2025. The discussion covers the evolving ISDA SIMM model as it shifts from annual to semi-annual updates, and the impact on firms’ workflows. &...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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32:11
ISDA SIMM 2.7: Challenges and Opportunities
In this landmark episode of Ahead of the Curve, John Pucciarelli is joined by Stuart Smith, Co-Head of Business Development. This is Acadia’s first episode under the new LSEG Post Trade Solutions name and the podcast tackles key areas of the tr...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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22:06
The Evolution of Model Validation: Why governance is essential
Join our host Scott Sobolewski as he interviews Roland Stamm, Partner within Acadia’s Quantitative Services division on the important topic of model validation both for ISDA SIMM and complex internal models. Roland stresses the importance of mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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24:03
Building a comprehensive market data utility for risk and pricing calculations
In this latest episode of Ahead of the Curve, our host Scott Sobolewski chats with James Mac Hale – Head of Acadia Market Data about the monumental task of creating a centralised market data library of over fifty thousand different types of dai...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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25:17
Unpacking the Agenda - Part 3
Scott O’Malia, CEO at ISDA returns for a ‘threepeat’, his 3rd time on the podcast. He joins John Pucciarelli, Head of Industry Engagement at Acadia for a special 30th episode of Ahead of the Curve. Their discussion ranges from the benefits and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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30:37