Workforce Planning Series: Validating your market position in the new paradigm

Abridged minutes from Workforce Planning Series: Validating your market position in the new paradigm - July 2021

July 2021

In the Spotlight: An interview with Ronald Taylor, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Mizuho Americas

by Gwen Wilcox, MD, COO, WCOOC Global Lead

June 2021

Profiling the Global COO, Markets

Provided by Tim Williams, Head of Research, Armstrong Wolfe

June 2021

In the Spotlight: An interview with Laura Ahato, Non-Executive Director & Advisor

by Gwen Wilcox, MD, COO, WCOOC Global Lead

June 2021

In the Spotlight: An interview with Vanessa Eastham Fisk, full time independent Non-Executive and Board Advisor, based in the Moddle-East

by Gwen Wilcox, MD, COO, WCOOC Global Lead

June 2021

Improving Productivity in a New Working Environment

Abridged minutes from Improving Productivity in a New Working Environment - June 2021

June 2021

Threat Management

Evolving perspectives amidst the pandemic

POV offered by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton,

CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

March 2021

Eventus and VoxSmart

Eventus and VoxSmart Discuss Trade and Communication Surveillance in a Digitized World

April 2021

COO Asset Management RTO Virtual

Roundtable

Abridged minutes drawn from the Chatham House Rule COO discussion - 6 May 2021

May 2021

POV: Culture in Evolution: The role of the COO
1b or not 1b, that is the question

POV provided by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

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A unique opportunity for the COO community to transform the industry

POV offered by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton,

CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

December 2020

Pandemic Defines COO Priorities for the Year Ahead

POV offered by Armstrong Wolfe &

Business Advisors

January 2021

In the Spotlight - David Whiteing

An interview with David Whiteing, Group Chief Operation Officer, Standard Chartered Bank

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By Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO of Armstrong Wolfe

January 2021

In the Spotlight - Paul Maley

An interview with Paul Maley, Global Head of Securities Services, Deutsche Bank

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By Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO of Armstrong Wolfe

January 2021

In the Spotlight - Loretta Marcoccla

An interview with Loretta Marcoccla, EVP &COO, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank

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By Gwen Wilcox, MD, COO, WCOOC Global Lead

January 2021

In the Spotlight - Pascale Moreau

An interview with Pascale Moreau, Global Markets COO, Business Transformation & Oversight, Societe Generale

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By Gwen Wilcox, MD, COO, WCOOC Global Lead

January 2021

AW 500

Workforce Planning and Productivity

Key points drawn from a series of five COO Cluster Calls undertaken in January 2021 to support the North American, UK and Asia Capital Markets and Asset Management COO communities.

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By Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO of Armstrong Wolfe

January 2021

AW 500

Q1 2021 COO Leadership Challenge

Empathetic leadership - training - creativity =

Enhanced productivity, cultural allegiance and moral

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By Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO of Armstrong Wolfe

February 2021

Opening Pandora's Box

More questions than answers in the 1st Line Control Community at this stage of the pandemic

POV offered by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton,

CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

February 2021

Markets COO Structural Change

2021 Anticipated post pandemic challenges need a more outward and forward-looking COO to lead the industry into a new paradigm

POV offered by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton,

CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

February 2021

POV: Mental Health Support

POV provided by Kate Hutchins, Career Coach, Armstrong Wolfe

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The CCO 250

POV provided by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe, Jeff Fernandez, Partner, Armstrong Wolfe Partners and Larry List, Partner, Armstrong Wolfe Partners

August 2020, Monthly Minutes

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Advancing the workplace

POV provided by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe and David Harding, Former MD COO, Morgan Stanley

September 2020, Monthly Minutes

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The Industry must focus on developing a Cultural Surveillance capability to meet the Conduct challenge

POV provided by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

Part 1  Asia Conduct Forum Series

September 3rd 2020

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POV: The impact of Technology on the Continued Evolution of the COO's Mandate

POV provided by Monel Amin, CEO, DiligenceVault
Tracy Springer, Corporate Counsel, Yield Street

Gordon Grant, Partner, Armstrong Wolfe Partners and WCOOC Ambassador

October 2020

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POV: Trade Expense
Inviting Cognizant to present their POV

POV provided by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe and Alex Duggan, Platform Head of Brokerage, Fees and Billing, Cognizant

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Fraud: To What Extent Has This Internal Threat Increased?

POV provided by Simon Longden, Partner,
Armstrong Wolfe Partners

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POV: Surviving. Thriving. Resetting

POV offered by written by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

Meeting the leadership challenge presented by COVID-19 and a dislocated workforce with the theme of Surviving. Thriving. Resetting

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Surveillance Advisory 

The business case for advancing the Surveillance Strategy now

POV offered by Larry List,
Armstrong Wolfe Partners

Verbal interactions (internally and externally) are still key to markets and banking businesses, and now remote working and associated risks become the main drivers. Read more on the business case for advancing the Surveillance Strategy. Larry has more than 30 years of experience in senior COO and CCO roles primarily within global banking organizations and is also currently a Strategic Advisor to VoxSmart.

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The views expressed in this POV are based upon the opinions and observations of Larry List.

The case for no change in WFH

until January 2021

POV offered by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton,

CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

Following running 4 COO Cluster Calls last week, buy and sell side, U.S. and U.K., to discuss the attached, the creeping consensus appears to be 'no change' until Q1 2021 [or a maximum anticipated of 25% of staff having returned and rotating back into the office and WFH]. Employers need to plan and invest in their technology and people accordingly.

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The views expressed in this POV are based upon the opinions and observations gathered by AW’s CEO in moderating over 60 COO forums since the beginning of March, attended by over 300 COOs from over 30 countries.