Calling All Bank Directors

Financial Crises: Preparing for the Next Crisis (Part 2) | Calling All Bank Directors Episode 42

In this episode, Tom Vartanian talks with host David Baris about how bank boards of directors can predict when the next financial crisis is coming, what bank boards can do to prepare for the risks of a financial crisis, and how they can avoid risks created by regulation.

Tom is the former Executive Director and Professor of Law, Program on Financial Regulation, at GMU’s Antonin Scalia Law School, a partner at both Dechert and Fried Frank, and General Counsel to the FHLBB and FSLIC.  He currently is a partner at the law firm of Vartanian & Ledig.

He is the author of 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and the Technology that will Change it All.

This is the second part of our financial crises discussion with Tom.

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Thanks to our guest, Tom Vartanian: http://www.vllawfirm.com/  

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

 

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This is the second of two discussions with Tom.

Financial Crises: Why, When, How (Part 1) | Calling All Bank Directors Episode 41

In this episode, Tom Vartanian will address why the U.S. has experienced many more financial crises than most other developed countries and the role of government in causing or contributing to those events.  He will also discuss what may cause the next financial crisis.

Tom is the former Executive Director and Professor of Law, Program on Financial Regulation, at GMU’s Antonin Scalia Law School, a partner at both Dechert and Fried Frank, and General Counsel to the FHLBB and FSLIC.  He currently is a partner at the law firm of Vartanian & Ledig.

He is the author of 200 Years of American Financial Panics: Crashes, Recessions, Depressions and the Technology that will Change it All.

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Thanks to our guest, Tom Vartanian: http://www.vllawfirm.com/  

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

Top 10 Questions You Should be Asking about Enterprise Risk Management | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 40

In this episode, host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Michael Glotz, co-founder and CEO of Strategic Risk Advisors, to advise bank boards of directors on key ERM questions such as:

• Does your bank have an ERM policy?
• Does that policy contain a risk framework (and what are the components of that framework)?
• Does the framework define responsibilities for the three lines of defense?
• Are management committee responsibilities defined to oversee identified risks?
• Has the board established a framework in which to oversee the numerous risks facing your institution?
• And more

Michael will also address the importance of management frequently identifying the main risks facing the bank for the benefit of management and the board, how management is addressing those risks, reporting on key strategic initiatives, and how management is addressing the risks to achieving those initiatives.

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Thanks to our guest, Michael Glotz: https://www.srarisk.com/people/michael-glotz 

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

Challenger Core Systems, Part 2 | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 39

In this episode, banking and corporate attorney Dub Sutherland will discuss how to plan for and negotiate agreements involving core challenger systems as an alternative or adjunct to the Old Guard core systems, and the role of your board of directors.

Dub is a partner at Kennedy Sutherland and former community bank CEO. As an advisor to community banks, he guides his clients in the implementation of new business models and identification of new technologies to maintain relevancy in a rapidly changing environment. 

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Thanks to our guest, Dub Sutherland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dub-sutherland-1552686/ 

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

Challenger Core Systems, Part 1 | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 38

In this episode, banking and corporate attorney Dub Sutherland will discuss whether your bank should consider core challenger systems as an alternative or adjunct to the Old Guard core systems and, if so, how. He will also address the role of the board of directors in guiding management to evaluate, in concert with outside advisors if needed, alternative systems.

Dub is a partner at Kennedy Sutherland and former community bank CEO. As an advisor to community banks, he guides his clients in the implementation of new business models and identification of new technologies to maintain relevancy in a rapidly changing environment. 

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Thanks to our guest, Dub Sutherland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dub-sutherland-1552686/ 

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

Bank Technology, Part 2 | Calling All Bank Directors Episode 37

Host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Remedy Consulting partner Charlie Kelly to continue their conversation on what bank directors need to know about bank technology and questions to ask their CEO.

Charlie will discuss the bank board role in technology contracts, the biggest risks in those contracts, the special events that need to be anticipated during the life of the contract, the time needed for renegotiating contracts or finding another vendor and conducting deconversions, and pricing and negotiation of technology contracts.

Remedy Consulting advises banks and credit unions on system selections and contract negotiation, vendor management, mergers and acquisitions, and technology strategy. Charlie hosts a thought leadership podcast for bank executives called BankTalk.

Prior to Remedy, Charlie served as the Vice President of Product Pricing and Contracts at Fiserv, where he was responsible for negotiating client contract setting products and pricing strategy.

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Thanks to our guest, Charlie Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-kelly1/ 

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

Bank Technology, Part 1 | Calling All Bank Directors Episode 36

This week, Host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Remedy Consulting partner Charlie Kelly to discuss what bank directors need to know about bank technology and questions to ask their CEO.

Charlie will discuss the banking products that drive the need for technology, questions on whether to rely on a single vendor, planning for the long process of renewing a core processing contract or finding a new vendor, and gaining an understanding of the bank’s current and future technology needs that can support and strengthen the customer relationship.

Remedy Consulting advises banks and credit unions on system selections and contract negotiation, vendor management, mergers and acquisitions, and technology strategy. Charlie hosts a thought leadership podcast for bank executives called BankTalk.

Prior to Remedy, Charlie served as the Vice President of Product Pricing and Contracts at Fiserv, where he was responsible for negotiating client contract setting products and pricing strategy.

*****

Thanks to our guest, Charlie Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-kelly1/ 

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

ALCO and Investments, Part 4 | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 35

This week, Host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Will Taylor to discuss current and prospective issues affecting your bank’s ALCO and investments.

Will has been the Director of the Portfolio Management Group at Vining Sparks.  He has extensive knowledge and experience of balance sheet management techniques and investments.  He has served on the faculty of Southwest School of Banking, Mid-South School of Banking, and the Western Independent Bankers Bond University.

Will discusses the current and future prospects for interest rates and how a bank may plan for interest rate changes.  He will also provide advice on how bank boards and ALCO committees can play an important role in overseeing this risk and the importance of ALCO policies and implementation.

*****

Thanks to our guest, Will Taylor.

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

ALCO and Investments, Part 3 | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 34

This week, Host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Will Taylor to discuss current and prospective issues affecting your bank’s ALCO and investments.

Will has been the Director of the Portfolio Management Group at Vining Sparks. He has extensive knowledge and experience of balance sheet management techniques and investments. He has served on the faculty of Southwest School of Banking, Mid-South School of Banking, and the Western Independent Bankers Bond University.

Will discusses the current and future prospects for interest rates and how a bank may plan for interest rate changes.  

*****

Thanks to our guest, Will Taylor.

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

ALCO and Investments, Part 2 | Calling All Bank Directors Ep. 33

Host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Will Taylor to discuss current and prospective issues affecting your bank's ALCO and investments.

Will has been the Director of the Portfolio Management Group at Vining Sparks. He has extensive knowledge and experience of balance sheet management techniques and investments. He has served on the faculty of Southwest School of Banking, Mid-South School of Banking, and the Western Independent Bankers Bond University.

Will discusses the current and future prospects for interest rates and how a bank may plan for interest rate changes. He also provides advice on how bank boards and ALCO committees can play an important role in overseeing this risk.

*****

Thanks to our guest, Will Taylor.

Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank.

Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.