NicsaTalk

About NicsaTalk

Connecting the asset & wealth management industry in nine minutes or less. Every month on the 9th at 9:00 AM Eastern, we bring you insightful conversations with industry leaders, exploring their career journeys, key lessons learned, and perspectives on opportunities in the industry. In between, we're adding episodes to the mix in a different format that explore trending industry themes - always in nine minutes, or less. Nicsa is a not-for-profit trade association striving to connect all facets of the global asset and wealth management industry in order to develop, share, implement, and advance leading practices. Learn more at http://nicsa.org.

Publisher

Nicsa

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Aug 2017

Latest episode

9 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Apr 2026

   The Rise of Collective Investment Trusts with Chris Bailey, Cerulli Associates

   In this episode of The Nine, we speak with Chris Bailey, Director of Retirement at Cerulli Associates, about the continued growth and evolution of Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and their expanding role in the retirement marketplace. Chris shares perspective on the forces reshaping defined contribution plans and how CITs are influencing product strategy, pricing, and innovation across the asset and wealth management industry. In nine minutes, we cover key DC industry trends, the drivers ...

2. 

   19 Mar 2026

   What’s Really Been Driving Markets with Mike Dembro, MFS Investment Management

   In this episode of The Nine, we speak with Mike Dembro, Lead Investment Strategist at MFS Investment Management, about the forces that have truly been shaping markets over the past year. Amid persistent headlines around policy shifts, rate volatility, and renewed inflation concerns, Mike shares perspective on the signals that actually mattered—and the ones that proved to be distractions. In nine minutes, we cover the biggest surprises in market behavior, the implications of upcoming midterm e...

3. 

   9 Mar 2026

   Luxembourg in Focus: Global Fund Hub with Jorge Rodriguez, Monterey Insight

   In this episode of The Nine, Sarah Walter of Nicsa speaks with Jorge Rodriguez, Head of Sales & Marketing at Monterey Insight, in collaboration with ALFI, about the continued growth of Luxembourg as a leading global fund hub. Jorge shares perspective on what’s driving growth and which segments are shaping the next phase of expansion in the asset and wealth management industry. In nine minutes, we cover private market growth, ETFs, shifting global demand, and where global capital is flowin...

Who has been a guest on NicsaTalk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Mastroianni
• Christopher Swansey
• Daniil Shapiro

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

16,160

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.