Listen "Episode 274: The issue with corporate actions"
Episode Synopsis
This week, Yogita Mehta, commercial product director for corporate actions at SIX Financial, joins the podcast to discuss the existing challenges firms face in the corporate action lifecycle.
2:30 – Yogita joins the podcast and gives an overview of her career.
6:30 – They discuss the biggest challenges in the corporate action lifecycle.
13:00 – How do firms deal with these challenges?
15:30 – The talent pool is shrinking.
19:30 – Initiatives some exchanges are involved in to standardize the start of the lifecycle.
23:00 – Are there examples where automation can go wrong?
26:00 – Organizations that achieve 70-75% STP rates should pat themselves on the back.
30:00 – Yogita walks through some technology themes she sees within corporate actions.
2:30 – Yogita joins the podcast and gives an overview of her career.
6:30 – They discuss the biggest challenges in the corporate action lifecycle.
13:00 – How do firms deal with these challenges?
15:30 – The talent pool is shrinking.
19:30 – Initiatives some exchanges are involved in to standardize the start of the lifecycle.
23:00 – Are there examples where automation can go wrong?
26:00 – Organizations that achieve 70-75% STP rates should pat themselves on the back.
30:00 – Yogita walks through some technology themes she sees within corporate actions.
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