Castine Conversations
We come across hundreds of interesting people and firms in the different projects that we undertake in the C3 space and we thought others would be as fascinated as we are with them. This podcast introduces us to business leaders, entrepreneurs, and businesses around the globe who have special interest in commission management (aka CSAs and soft dollars), broker/producer compensation, research services, and compliance. Each person is unique in their background and offers their advice on getting started and how their business operates and grows. We hope you enjoy it! Castine LLC is a solutions provider to C3 space (Commission Management, Compensation, and Compliance). We have offices in the United States, Argentina, and England. Our solutions are cloud-based and are used by institutional and retail brokers, investment managers, research providers, and hedge funds worldwide.
Episodes
13 episodes since 2022
Jack Pollina - Head of Commission Management for Virtu on FCA's final report on rebundling/CSAs
In this conversation we meet Jack Pollina, the Head of Commission Management, Client Relationship Management, and Sales for Virtu Financial. Jack has been involved in commission management since his fortuitous job at Hoenig ...
August 21, 2024
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45:43
Steve Stone - Where Are We with CSA Changes in the UK?
In this conversation we meet Steve Stone, the head of the financial institutions law practice at Morgan Lewis. Steve is a recognized expert in commission management in the US, England, and Europe and represents clients before the SEC and FINRA....
April 10, 2024
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47:41
Indy Sarker - Analec's Founder on Where Commission Management Stands Today
In this conversation we meet Indy Sarker, Founder of Analec.Indy is a recognized global leader in commission management and brings to it his years of experience in research analysis, publication workflow and CRM systems. Indy has been i...
November 01, 2023
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40:19
Neil Scarth - Commission Rebundling in the UK
In this conversation we meet Neil Scarth, Founder and Principal of Frost Consulting.Neil Scarth has held a wide range of roles in asset management and investment banking in Europe and North America over the last 25 years, ranging from r...
September 13, 2023
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31:07
Bob Nowicki - Commission Management and the "No Action" Letter
In this conversation we meet Bob Nowicki, a luminary in the commission management space. Bob has over three decades of experience and is one of the rare individuals on the Street who has deep experience in building operations, mid...
March 23, 2023
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29:27
Stuart Howard - Global Head of Research Relationships at Invesco Ltd
In this conversation we meet Stuart Howard, the Global Head of Research Relationships at Invesco Ltd. Stuart is responsible for managing the research relationships that Invesco uses to add value to the investment decisions that th...
January 18, 2023
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47:22
Sarah Ahmed - Director of Corporate Access at Artisan Partners
In this conversation we meet Sarah Ahmed, the Director of Corporate Access at Artisan Partners. Sarah Ahmed is a true leader in Corporate Access, learning at the side of wonderful mentors at Deutsche Bank and AB Bernstein, and now...
September 27, 2022
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52:30
Suzanne Mick Stafford - Expert Services Associate at Mirador on Compensation Management 201 for Wealth Managers
In this podcast we meet Suzanne Mick Stafford, Expert Services Associate at Mirador, LLC. Mirador was founded in 2015 and has grown to be a leader in providing outsourced CTO services and third-party solutions to brokers, high net ...
August 05, 2022
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28:42
Joe Larizza - CEO of Mirador on Compensation Management 101 for Wealth Managers
In this podcast we meet Joe Larizza, the Founder and CEO of Mirador, LLC. Mirador was founded in 2015 and has grown to be a leader in providing outsourced CTO services and third-party solutions to brokers, high net worth individual...
July 27, 2022
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13:22
Jason Glazer - Head of Product Management at Piper Sandler
In this podcast we meet Jason Glazer. Jason is the Head of Product Management at Piper Sandler, which acquired Cornerstone Macro, where he was the Chief Operating Officer. Jason's travels through sales and finance have included man...
July 08, 2022
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37:30
Pedro Fernandes - Founder and CEO of ResearchPool
In this podcast we meet Pedro Fernandes. Pedro is the founder and CEO of ResearchPool, which provides workflow management tools, research discovery, and ESG meeting and interaction management to asset managers worldwide. ResearchPool's products...
July 01, 2022
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29:10
Steve Dimitriou - Founder of Mayflower Advisors
In this podcast we meet Steve Dimitriou. Steve is the founder and managing partner of Mayflower Advisors, which has operated since 2002 and now manages over $1.7B in assets. Mayflower launched an RIA firm in 2020 and we cover what led to that d...
June 24, 2022
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33:17
Mike Carrodus - Founder of Substantive Research
In this podcast we meet Mike Carrodus, who is the founder and CEO of UK-based Substantive Research. We cover Mike's background in this episode and will meet up again in a future episode to discuss more about the creation of Substantive Research...
June 17, 2022
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28:33