IIB Bank Talk

Tune in as IIB's Deputy General Counsel, Michelle Meertens talks with Alma Angotti, a Partner in the Financial Services Segment at Guidehouse Consulting; Kathryn Rock, also a Partner in the Financial Service Segment at Guidehouse; Ari Berman, a Partner at the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and co-chair of Pillsbury’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice and Head of the Israel Team; and David Oliwenstein, formerly with the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and now a Partner at the Pillsbury law firm as they discuss ESG frameworks and what are the best practices in governance, internal controls, and disclosure

Tune in as Andrew Olmem, partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a member of the Public Policy, Regulatory & Political Law, and Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement practices and former Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the US National Economic Council, joins IIB's CEO Briget Polichene to discuss West Virginia vs. EPA and its implications for future regulatory challenges, financial institutions, and more.

Tune in as Alixandra Smith, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, and Eric Young, Senior Managing Director of Guidepost Solutions and former multi-decade Chief Compliance Officer, discuss all things governance, risk, and compliance as they relate to foreign banking organizations, specifically with regard to recidivist behavior, monitorships, individual accountability, C suite certifications, and more.

Tune in as IIB's CEO Briget Polichene joins John Carey, a Senior Managing Director at IIB Gold APM Treliant as they discuss his role, as well as a recent three part series he authored on monitorship, including how to select a monitor, how to drive success under a monitorship, and what to do when facing a potential enforcement action.

Tune in as Jeff Alberts, Partner at IIB Gold APM, Pryor Cashman, guest hosts an episode with Rebecca Rettig, General Counsel of Aave, Jai Ramaswamy, Chief Regulatory Officer at Andreessen Horowitz, and Jason Allegrante, Head Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Fireblocks to talk about the recent OFAC sanctions compliance guidance for virtual currency industry and what it might mean for FBOs.

Tune in as the IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Philip Berkowitz, U.S. practice Co-Chair of the International Employment Law Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Industry Group at IIB Gold APM Littler to talk about vaccine mandates in the workplace, their implementation, exceptions to the rules, and what it all means for FBOs.

Tune in as the IIB's Director of Strategic Communications, Meghan Milloy, joins Sid Kamaraju, partner in Pryor Cashman's White Collar Defense + Investigations, Financial Institutions, and Litigation Groups, Lisa Prager, General Counsel and Executive Vice-President at Agricultural Bank of China, and Josh Shrager, Senior Vice President at Kharon as they discuss Magnitsky Act sanctions, complications for foreign banks, and solutions thereof.

Tune in as the IIB's Director of Strategic Communications, Meghan Milloy, joins David Portilla, Parner at IIB Gold APM, Cravath, and Jonah Crane of Klaros Group as they discuss stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, and everything in between, with a focus on the regulatory landscape and how things couple impact the international banking community.

Tune in as the IIB's Director of Strategic Communications, Meghan Milloy, joins Ji Kim, Associate General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs at Gemini, to talk about digital assets, digital asset exchanges, their interaction with traditional financial institutions and the current and future regulation thereof at a state and federal level.

Tune in as the IIB's Director of Strategic Communications, Meghan Milloy, joins Avi Gesser, litigation partner and core member of the Data Strategy and Security Practice at Debevoise, to talk about the recent regulatory RFI on artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, the proposed AI law in the EU, and what banks should expect and should be doing currently to prepare for what may come out of both.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Erika Peters, Laura Tulchin, and Jon Ball, all of IIB Gold APM, Exiger, as they discuss big data and risk assessments with a focus on improving cybersecurity and operational resiliency through vendor risk management, supplier risk management, and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) programs.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Trish Sullivan, former Managing Director and Global AML Head at Standard Chartered Bank and UBS and founder of the FCC Partnership Group, Chris Boehning, Partner at Paul Weiss, and Matt Levine, President, Financial and Regulatory Compliance Services at IIB Gold APM, Guidepost Solutions, as they discuss the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Amendments and their ramifications, especially as they apply to FBOs.

Tune in as IIB's General Counsel, Stephanie Webster, joins Connie Friesen, Partner at Sidley Austin and bank regulatory law legend, as they discuss Connie's storied career as a bank regulatory attorney, the changes and challenges she's seen for international banks over the years, and what she's looking forward to in retirement.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Andre Burrell, BSA/AML Officer at SMBC Americas, and Mike Cherkasky and Jon Ball of IIB Gold APM, Exiger, as they discuss the psychology of successful change management and compliance program transformation, including conversation on building trust, boosting traction, and technology.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Bill Dudley, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and current board member and senior advisor to IIB Gold APM, Treliant, to discuss the regulatory response to the last financial crisis, nonbank vulnerabilities, culture and conduct, economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, climate risk, and more.

Tune in as IIB's Director of Strategic Communications, Meghan Milloy, joins Maria Filipakis, Managing Partner of the Topside Group, and Matt Levine, President of Financial and Regulatory Compliance Services at Guidepost Solutions, to discuss all things Part 500: its background and regulatory and industry response, the First American enforcement action and proceedings, takeaways for financial institutions, and more.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Mark Hutchinson, Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Banking and Markets, Americas and U.S. Commercial Banking at HSBC to discuss the role of a general counsel at an international financial institution as well as current regulatory priorities for FBOs.

Tune in as IIB's General Counsel, Stephanie Webster, joins Rodney Hood, the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration to discuss various topics of diversity and inclusion, what the NCUA and its member credit unions are doing to promote financial inclusion, and how the financial industry can work towards equality and unity amid social unrest.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, joins Gene Ludwig, founder and CEO of Promontory Financial Group, and Art Angulo, Managing Director at Promontory, for a second round of discussing everything from how this crisis compares with the last financial crisis to what can be done to address economic inequality and beyond.

Tune in as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, speaks with Gene Ludwig, founder and CEO of Promontory Financial Group, and Art Angulo, Managing Director at Promontory, about everything from how this crisis compares with the last financial crisis to what can be done to address economic inequality and beyond.

Tune as IIB's CEO, Briget Polichene, speaks with Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist of BMO Capital Markets, as they discuss the virtues of investing in the United States, how to manage credit risk, as a market maker, during the COVID-19 crisis, banks' financial strength during the recovery, and how Brian thinks as a contrarian.

Tune as IIB's General Counsel Stephanie Webster interviews Satish Kini, Chair of Debevoise's Banking Group and Dave Sewell, Counsel in Debevoise's New York Office, both members of the firm's Financial Institutions Group, as they cover recent BSA, AML, and OFAC developments and developing trends and discuss how the pandemic response has and hasn’t affected the financial crimes compliance landscape.

Tune as IIB's CEO Briget Polichene interviews Jared Sawyer, Principal at Rich Feuer Anderson and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department, as they discuss the development, passage, and implementation of the CARES Act, banks' role in the coronavirus recovery, and where election year politics fit into it all.

Tune as IIB's Director of Strategic Communications Meghan Milloy interviews Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office to discuss the legislative and regulatory response to the coronavirus crisis, how banks will be the vehicle to restart the economy, and what recovery looks like in the short and long term. 

Tune as IIB's Director of Strategic Communications Meghan Milloy interviews Avi Gesser, a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton's Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Group to discuss all things cybersecurity and data privacy: where we were, how far we've come, and what to look for in the future.

Tune as IIB's Director of Strategic Communications Meghan Milloy interviews Commerzbank AG's Regional Board Member and Americas CEO John Geremia to discuss all things FBOs, foreign direct investment, trade, sustainable finance, renewables, and outlook for 2020 and beyond.

Tune in as IIB CEO Briget Polichene interviews former Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer & Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) in a trip down the Acela Corridor to Washington to discuss joint regulatory rulemakings, current and future CFTC initiatives, what to expect in an election year, and how to effectively advocate.

Tune in as expert practitioners discuss the intricacies of the FFIEC manual, threats to its use, whether or not regulators may be able to fix it, and some practical tips for banks as they look for best practices in using it.

Tune in as IIB CEO Briget Polichene interviews former DFS Superintendent and current Principal of Vullo Advisory Services, Maria Vullo. In this episode we cover everything from Maria's views on the foreign banks, both from a regulatory and a private sector perspective, as well as artificial intelligence, reg tech, and beyond.