At the Forefront Podcast

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with David Choate, Chief Operating Officer at CAPIS , to discuss the long-term implications of passive investing on public markets, capital formation and price discovery. Building on several recent op-eds published in Institutional Investor and Traders Magazine , Dave shares his perspective on how passive investing, tax policy and mar...

In this episode, Forefront Managing Partner Mark Dowd sits down with Ben Wood of InfoPro Digital (publisher of Risk.net, WatersTechnology and Chartis Research) to explore how the financial publishing and events landscape is evolving alongside broader changes across capital markets.

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Rashad Kurbanov, CEO of Corastone . Together, they explore the operational and infrastructure challenges surrounding the rapid growth of private markets, with a focus on scalability, investor access, distributed ledger technology and the future of private market infrastructure.

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Ian McIntyre, Managing Director and Global Head of Market Data at Pico . Together, they explore how evolving market structure and shifting client demands are reshaping trading infrastructure, with a focus on low latency technology, cross-asset expansion and the role of Pico’s Redline platform.

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Steve Boms, Executive Director of FDATA , the Financial Data and Technology Association. FDATA is a trade organization advocating for consumer-permissioned access to financial data. Together, they unpack the evolving landscape of open finance, consumer-permissioned data access and the policy frameworks shaping the future of finan...

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with William Wilson, Senior Securities Analyst at CMG , to explore what truly differentiated data looks like in equity capital markets and how firms can move from raw information to decision-ready intelligence.

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Melissa Watras, Director of Product at Trillium Surveyor , and Ann Cendejas, Chief Compliance Officer at Tickrs Clearing , to discuss how firms are preparing for the next stage of market oversight as surveillance and best execution analytics come under increasing regulatory and operational scrutiny. The conversation explores what...

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Sebastian Good, CEO and Co-Founder of Expero , to discuss how the firm is helping financial institutions transform complex workflows into intuitive, decision-driven experiences. The conversation covers Expero’s recent pivot to focus exclusively on finance, its collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to product design and the gr...

In this episode, Forefront Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Andrew Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Time to Give Network , to explore how his not-for-profit platform is reshaping professional access by connecting financial services leaders and innovators in ways that generate real social good.

In this episode, Forefront Managing Partner Eric Soderberg sits down with Bin Ren, Founder and CEO of SigTech , to discuss how artificial intelligence and human expertise are coming together to transform capital markets. SigTech’s mission is to help financial institutions harness AI responsibly – using specialized, goal-driven agents to accelerate complex workflows while keeping people at the cent...

STA President & CEO Jim Toes previews the 92nd Annual Market Structure Conference, covering tokenization, regulation, Women in Finance, and more.

In this episode, Forefront VP and Head of Content Sam Belden is joined by David Choate , Chief Operating Officer at CAPIS , and Tim Conway, Director of Plan Sponsor Services at CAPIS, for a conversation about CAPIS’ recent acquisition of TD Securities’ plan sponsor services business. The discussion explores why the move made strategic sense, how the integration has unfolded and what it means for C...

In this episode, Forefront VP and Head of Content Sam Belden is joined by Martina Rejsjö, Head of Product Strategy at Eventus, and Vinod Jain, Strategic Advisor at Datos Insights, for a deep dive into the current and future state of trade surveillance. The conversation centers on insights from their newly released research report, The Trade Surveillance Revolution, based on in-depth interviews wit...

In this episode, Forefront VP and Head of Content Sam Belden is joined by Mike Conover, Founder and CEO of Brightwave — the AI-powered research platform helping institutional investors uncover insights faster and with more confidence. The conversation covers the evolving role of AI in finance, why usability has become a turning point for adoption , and how Brightwave is enabling teams to go deeper...

Forefront's Head of Content Sam Belden is joined by Rob Cope, Head of Business Development at Trillium Surveyor and John Willock, Head of Strategy at Blue Ocean Technologies to discuss their new partnership and what it means for trading.

In this special CMO Edition of the podcast, Forefront co-Managing Partner Eric Soderberg sits down with Mireille Adebiyi, Chief Marketing Officer at Regnology, to discuss how to effectively manage brand building during acquisitions and leverage data for optimized decision-making in a digital-first world.

In this episode of At the Forefront, we're joined by John Fennell of EDX Markets and Gordon Wallace of BlockFills to discuss how their firms ongoing collaboration drives liquidity, reduces counterparty risk and streamlines settlement services for institutions trading digital assets. 

In this special CMO Edition, Forefront VP and Head of Content Sam Belden sits down with Amanda Perrucci, Forefront’s Head of Digital, to discuss the latest updates to the LinkedIn algorithm and how B2B companies, particularly those in the fintech space, can leverage these changes to drive engagement and visibility.

In the latest edition of our At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations podcast, we sat down with President and CEO of STA Jim Toes to discuss key market structure topics, regulatory developments and how STA positioned to play a key role in guiding industry conversations.

Managing Director of Digital Ascension Group Jake Claver sits down with VP and Head of Content Sam Belden to discuss about navigating digital asset portfolio management and key strategies family offices can leverage to maximize the potential of their digital portfolios.

In this episode, Sam Belden, VP and Head of Content at Forefront, sits down with Bryan Gibbs, SVP and Director of Transition Management at CAPIS, to break down the essentials of transition management — what it is, why it matters and how CAPIS crafts transition strategies to set its clients up for success.

In the latest edition of our At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations podcast, industry expert and CEO of EDX Markets Tony Acuña-Rohter discusses EDX Markets's top 2025 priorities, the value the firm delivers to its members and the growing industry momentum around digital assets

Regnology's Chief Product Officer Linda Middleditch joins to discuss the company's latest offering, Regnology Granular Data Model (RGD) and how these models are a major priority in Europe.

Tune in to hear from Ribbon Co-Founder and CEO Saied Kian on the shortcomings of the inheritance process and how his platform is filling those gaps in preparation for the Great Wealth Transfer.

The latest episode of "At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations" featuring CAPIS' SVP and Director of Institutional Sales Chris Hurley is now live! Tune in here for a discussion on why internationally domiciled firms make an excellent use case for outsourced trading, the criteria buy-side firms should keep in mind when evaluating a potential outsourced trading partner and more.