Alexandra Altinger

London Summit 2015 - The Future of Finance: Strategies for a Fast-Changing Industry (I)

Anna Edwards, Nobel Gulati, Dominic Lester, Seth Merrin, William White, Rupert Watson, Alexandra Altinger, Dan Copley

Panelists including Nobel Gulati, Seth Merrin, and William White analyzed how technology is driving a transformative information revolution that is disintermediating traditional banking, automating market liquidity, and challenging historical regulatory frameworks. The discussion highlighted specific outcomes such as the rise of peer-to-peer lending in emerging markets, the creation of liquidity gaps in the corporate bond sector, and the systemic risks posed by high-frequency trading and complex adaptive financial systems. Experts concluded that while digital innovation offers unprecedented financial inclusion and efficiency, it necessitates a shift from prescriptive rules to principle-based regulation to manage catastrophic failure risks and inevitable market consolidation.