Ahead of the Curve Acadia

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 expand their knowledge to understand its latest capabilities.Listen time: 21 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 in the podcast will soon be available on the official ORE repo: https://github.com/opensourcerisk/engin...

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 and being utilized by over 150+ firms in the industry today. Scott shares some use cases of ORE and ex...

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 implications of the regulations and what needs to be done to get ready.Listen time: 27 minutes

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 informative and enjoyable listen.Listen time: 26 minsProduced and recorded at the Lansons studio.

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 Richard also explore how the industry could pivot towards improved settlement netting and tokenization – further rem...