Global Regulatory Update

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Philippe Brahin, Head of Insurance and NBFI at the IIF, speaks with Jonathan Dixon, Secretary General (2017-2026) of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), as he concludes nearly a decade of leadership at the organization. The conversation reflects on a period marked by major global disruptions - including th...

In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Melanie Idler, Policy Advisor at the IIF, speaks with EY's Stuart Doyle, U.S. Insurance Risk and Regulation Leader, and Rasika Karnik, U.S. Insurance Risk Senior Manager, about the findings of the third annual  EY–IIF Global Insurance Risk Management Survey , which examines how insurance chief risk officers are navigating a rapidly evol...

In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update podcast, host Philippe Brahin, Director, Insurance and NBFI Regulation and Policy at the IIF, speaks with three KPMG colleagues from the EMA Financial Services Regulatory Insight Centre, Michelle Adcock, Banking; Kate Dawson, Capital Markets; and Alisa Dolgova, Insurance Regulation Sector Heads, to discuss the findings of the latest  KPMG Regulatory...

In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update, Martin Boer , General Manager and Chief Representative, Europe, speaks with Laurin Frommann , Managing Director & Partner, and Andreas Bürkli, Associate Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), about the creation of the new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority, AMLA, and how it will reshape the AML/CFT supervisory landscape across Europe....

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update Podcast, Martin Boer, General Manager and Chief Representative, Europe, speaks with EY global financial practice leaders -  Tom Campanile , Global and Americas Financial Services Risk Consulting Leader,  Chris Woolard , Chair of the Global Regulatory Network, and  Jim Barkley , Americas Banking and Capital Markets Enterprise Protection Lead - abo...

In this episode of the  Global Regulatory Update podcast , the IIF’s Philippe Brahin, Director of Insurance and NBFI Regulation and Policy, speaks with  Virginia Insurance Commissioner and newly elected President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) , Scott A. White , about the supervisory, macroprudential, and structural forces shaping U.S. insurance oversight in 2026. Co...

In this episode of the Global Regulatory Update podcast, we host Stu Doyle, U.S. Insurance Risk & Regulation Leader at EY, to discuss findings from the second annual IIF/EY Global Insurance Risk Management Survey. Drawing from insights from over 80 institutions across the insurance sector, the 2025 survey reveals that cybersecurity and geopolitical risks continue to intensify while organizatio...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, we are delighted to be joined by Jean Boissinot, the Director of Risk and Regulation at the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Resolution (ACPR) - the regulatory authority responsible for supervising the banking and insurance sectors in France - and former Head of Secretariat at the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). Katie and Jean discuss a va...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, we are excited to be joined by Commissioner Jon Godfread, the North Dakota State Insurance Commissioner, as well as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), to discuss a number of issues on the agenda within the U.S. insurance regulation realm.  These topics include assessing the rate of transition and notable changes within the i...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, we host Dr. Vera Sevrouk, the Senior Syndications Officer at the International Finance Corporation, to discuss the structure and implications of the IFC's Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP.) The discussion begins by detailing the IFC's role within the World Bank Group before detailing the structure, composition and development of the MCPP, what role the...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, we host three EY financial practice leaders to discuss findings from the 14th Annual IIF/EY Global Bank Risk Management Survey, entitled "Agility in Volatility: Rebalancing CRO Priorities in a Shifting Risk Landscape." We are delighted to be joined by EY's Tom Campanile, the Global and Americas Financial Services Risk Consulting leader, Joe Mezzadri, a...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, IIF's Richard Gray, Director of Regulatory Affairs, is joined by Carole Gintz, Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance at Moody's Ratings and Ian Bell, Chief Executive Officer at PCS Markets, to discuss the current landscape surrounding the securitization market.  After providing a backdrop of the current state of the securitization markets and recent tr...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, Andres Portilla, IIF's Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs, is joined by colleague Jessica Renier, Managing Director of Digital Finance, and Jacques Visser, Chief Legal Officer at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), to discuss developments both at DIFC and in the landscape of financial centers at large. The discussion covers a wide range of topics,...

In this episode of the GRU podcast, we are delighted to be joined by Ana Arsov, Global Head of Private Credit and Co-Head of Financial Institutions, and Scott Robinson, CFA, Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions, of Moody’s Ratings to discuss the current landscape in Private Credit. The discussion begins with Ana outlaying the current state of the private credit market before detaili...

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update podcast, we host Lauren E. Semrad, a Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, to provide an overview of and discuss the new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) central clearing rule for secondary UST cash and repo transactions. The episode begins with Lauren providing an overview of the new SEC rule, centered around key implementatio...

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update podcast, we host Stuart Doyle, Principal, Global Financial Services at EY, to discuss findings from the inaugural IIF/EY Global Insurance Risk Management Survey. The discussion centers around the five major takeaways from the survey, which included nearly 70 institutions in the insurance sector: • What Chief Risk Officers (CROs) can do to engage...

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update Podcast, we host Paul Hiebert, Head of Systemic Risk & Financial Institutions Division at the European Central Bank (ECB) and Co-Chair of the ECB/ESRB Project Team on Climate Risk. The discussion centers around the recent ECB/ESRB report titled “ Towards Macroprudential Frameworks for Managing Climate Risk ,” which introduces a surveillance f...

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update Podcast, we host four McKinsey senior financial leaders - Justin Greis, Lamont Atkins, Soumya Banerjee, and Lauren Craig. All featured McKinsey speakers have vast experience and influence in the world of cybersecurity and emerging technology: Justin is a Partner leading cybersecurity work in North America within the Risk & Resilience Practice...

In this episode of the GRU Podcast, we are pleased to be joined by Shigeru Ariizumi, now Chair of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Executive Committee, to discuss plans for the IAIS in 2024. Topics include finalizing the long-awaited Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) and strategy behind its implementation, importance of climate risk in the approach of the IAIS, integrat...

In this episode of the GRU, we host three EY financial practice leaders to discuss findings from the 13th Annual IIF/EY Global Bank Risk Management Survey. We are pleased to be joined by Jan Bellens, Global Banking & Capital Markets Sector Leader, Tom Campanile, Americas Financial Services Risk Consulting Leader and Peter Davis, Americas Financial Services Markets & Solutions Leader. Discu...

In this Episode of the GRU, we host Lesley Ritter, Senior Vice President, Cyber Credit Risk Group, at Moody’s Investors Service to talk about recent developments in the world of cyber risk.   The discussion features highlights from Moody’s recent Global Cross Sector Cyber Survey Report. This includes key takeaways, trends in cybersecurity talent, implementation variation across sectors, cybersecur...

In this episode of the GRU, we host Simon Gleeson, a consultant at Clifford Chance who specializes in banking and financial markets law and regulation, clearing, settlement and derivatives, to talk about a variety of bank regulation and crisis management topics. The discussion hits on a variety of talking points, including notable recent bank failures, deposit insurance caps and their "moral...

In this episode of the GRU, we host John Ho, Global Head of Legal Financial Markets at Standard Chartered Bank, to discuss the topic of cryptoasset regulation. The discussion revolves around many key points, including the continuous development of regulation, the variation of pace in technological advancements by worldwide jurisdictions, signs of potential volatility in cryptoasset markets and evo...

In this episode of the GRU, we are joined by three collaborators from EY - Jan Bellens, Global Banking & Capital Markets Sector Leader, Bill Hobbs, Managing Director, Financial Services Consulting and Center for Board Matters and Chris Woolard, Chair, Global Financial Services Regulatory Network - to discuss key findings from the 12th Annual EY-IIF Global Bank Risk Management Survey. These fin...

In this episode of the GRU, we host Justin Greis, a McKinsey Partner whose specialties lie in cybersecurity, the cloud, technology strategy, and digital transformation. The discussion centers around the many challenges and developments in the cyber world, including assessing the present landscape within the industry, what emerging technologies may provide to organizations, how the development of q...