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As Congressional committees formulate proposals to support cryptocurrency and AI innovation in the U.S., they also must contend with cybersecurity risks. Michele Lieber and guest Carole House explain the key elements of those discussions, including the balance between risk and reward. They also highlight the digital payments ecosystem and share considerations for financial executives thinking about cybersecurity capabilities and investments. Ms. Lieber is FactSet’s Global Head of Government Affairs and Regulatory Strategy. Ms. House was a National Security Council special advisor for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure policy in the White House and has held a number of senior roles on cybersecurity and emerging technologies, including digital assets and AI.
This episode was recorded on March 18, 2025.
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Amid news of the potential repeal of the DeFi broker rule, Michele Lieber talks with U.S. Congressman Max Miller about the role of the legislative branch and policy discussions on cryptocurrency taxation, regulation, and innovation. Congressman Miller also announces his work with Senator Cynthia Lummis on a soon-to-be-released crypto legislative proposal and highlights his policy proposals for reconciliation. Ms. Lieber is FactSet’s Global Head of Government Affairs and Regulatory Strategy, and Congressman Miller represents Ohio’s 7th district.
This episode was recorded on March 13, 2025.
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The paradigm of humans adapting to computers’ language has now flipped to computers understanding human language and intent. That offers tremendous opportunity for investment bankers to streamline workflows and unlock time for dealmaking and revenue generation. Kate Stepp, Chief Technology Officer, Kendra Brown, Senior Director of Banking and Sell-Side Research, and Michele Lieber, Global Head of Government Affairs and Regulatory Strategy, share in-depth perspective on that potential. They also cover agent automation, workflows and compliance, AI washing, discerning where AI provides the most value, what’s next for AI capabilities, and views on firm-level governance of AI technology.
This episode was recorded on February 26, 2025.
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As generative AI and Large Language Models further develop in computing strength and capabilities, how are financial professionals dealing with hallucinations and accuracy in decision making? That is the focus of this episode. Head of AI and Machine Learning Ryan Roser along with Senior Director of Product Development Collins Dunn discuss how LLMs work, how firms can mitigate accuracy risks, and the retrieval augmented generation (RAG) solution for stemming hallucinations and delivering useful, accurate information. They also discuss DeepSeek and open-source models, agents, emerging LLM capabilities, privacy, responsible AI, LLM temperature parameters, and GenAI system design.
This episode was recorded on February 20, 2025.
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The recent California wildfires are an example of catastrophic events that cause financial distress for insurance policyholders, insurance companies, and reinsurers. FactSet's Associate Director of Insurance Content Stewart Johnson discusses the implications of these events from the perspective of our three main client types—bankers, sell-side analysts, and portfolio managers. Listen in as he discusses several topics that arise in the aftermath of most catastrophic events: What are common questions that our major clients need answered, how does FactSet deep sector data help answer these questions, how do firms approach profitability and risks, what is the role of state regulators, what is the potential direction of the California insurance market, and what are the financial signals to watch near term.
This episode was recorded on February 6, 2025.
The FactSet Insight podcast is for informational purposes only. The information contained within is not legal, tax, or investment advice. FactSet does not endorse or recommend any investments and assumes no liability for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction taken based on the information contained in this podcast episode. The views shared by third-party contributors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FactSet.
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Recorded Feb. 3 at 2pm ET. FactSet’s VP Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters discusses S&P 500 midseason earnings growth rates, sector performance, and highlights among the Magnificent 7/Fateful 8 with MRKT Call hosts Dan Nathan and Guy Adami. John also sums up the macro factors of a stronger U.S. dollar and tariffs that have been discussed on earnings calls to date.
The FactSet Insight podcast is for informational purposes only. The information contained within is not legal, tax, or investment advice. FactSet does not endorse or recommend any investments and assumes no liability for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction taken based on the information contained in this podcast episode. The views shared by third-party contributors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FactSet.
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The annual numbers are in, and what a year for the ETF industry. U.S. ETFs surpassed the $10 trillion AUM mark with record-high flows and a flood of new launches. Active management gained extraordinary popularity and crypto ETFs received their SEC approval, opening the investor floodgates. There was also a resurgence of single stock exposure ETFs. Join Lois Gregson, Senior ETF Analyst at FactSet, and her guest Elisabeth Kashner, VP Director of Global Fund Analytics at FactSet. They unpack all of this and more in their full-year analysis.
The FactSet Insight podcast is for informational purposes only. The information contained within is not legal, tax, or investment advice. FactSet does not endorse or recommend any investments and assumes no liability for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction taken based on the information contained in this podcast episode. The views shared by third-party contributors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FactSet.
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It’s full speed ahead in the first 100 days with reviews of previous regulations and proposals of new regulations along with selections of new heads of key financial services sector agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, OCC, FDIC, and CFPB. There are also four major deadlines that will drive the Congressional decision-making process throughout this first year of the new administration. Join Michele Lieber, Global Head of Government Affairs and Regulatory Strategy at FactSet, and her guest Matt Hoffmann, Practice Co-Head and Financial Services Principal at BGR Group, for a wide-ranging discussion on those topics and prospects for AI and cryptocurrency regulation plus federal action for the California fires.
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Given potential for more M&A activity under the new administration and Congress, investment banks that thread AI tools into their workflows can scale their capacity for deals. This AI-generated episode is based on our recent blog article. Listen in as we highlight the challenges for junior bankers along with the benefits of AI and real solutions available today.
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Global capital markets opened a new chapter in 2025 with a mix of possibilities and uncertainties. Today’s AI-generated episode is based on our recent blog article featuring outlooks from several FactSet experts. We highlight their views on what to watch across AI, Washington, ETFs, fixed income, wealth management, utilities, and oil.
