The hit musical Hamilton has brought Alexander Hamilton’s story to a wider audience, especially those unfamiliar with American history. A founding father and the first US secretary of the treasury, Hamilton shaped America’s financial system, championing a strong federal financial structure despite fierce opposition. Though the bank he fought for was short-lived, it laid the groundwork for modern central banking in the US. Today, as regulatory policies shift under the Trump administration, his legacy lives on in the ongoing debates over financial oversight, deregulation, and compliance.
History has its eyes on you
The Trump administration has long championed deregulation. From the rollback of Dodd-Frank to changes in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the administration’s approach is changing the regulatory balance. For Corlytics’ clients including banks, financial institutions and their regulatory professionals, this new environment presents both challenges and opportunities.
While deregulation eases compliance burdens in the short term, it creates uncertainty. Shifting enforcement priorities and potential policy reversals mean firms must stay alert. Just as Hamilton sought financial stability for a young nation, today’s compliance officers must prepare for regulatory fluctuations.
The room where it happens
In Hamilton, Aaron Burr laments being excluded from key meetings, wanting to be ‘in the room where it happens.’ In regulation, a similar divide exists as regulators operate independently, yet political mandates shape policy. Executive orders may come from the Oval Office, but regulators set their own priorities, influencing enforcement and policy shifts.
But regulatory change creates work for financial institutions. They must spend time interpreting new policies, anticipating enforcement trends and assessing global regulatory responses. Corlytics may not be ‘in the room where it happens,’ but its regulatory intelligence and analytics help firms understand what’s changing, why it matters, and how regulations are enforced. By staying ahead of these changes, compliance teams can move from reacting to proactively managing risk.
What comes next? Preparing for the regulatory future
One of Hamilton’s standout numbers, What Comes Next?, sees King George III warning revolutionaries about the challenges of self-governance. In regulation, the question remains just as relevant. Uncertainty is constant, whether driven by a new administration, geopolitical shifts, or emerging risks like AI in financial crime.
Corlytics helps clients navigate this regulatory uncertainty with a data-driven approach to regulatory change. Our solutions track, analyse, and prioritise compliance efforts, ensuring firms stay resilient despite shifting policies. Whether regulations are repealed, revised, or reinforced, our clients can confidently answer the question: What comes next?
Find:
- Predict regulatory changes
- Find relevant regulatory change or announcement
- Follow trends and themes
Understand:
- Assess and understand a regulation or regulatory announcement, classifying & summarising documents, assess the impact on the organisation.
Implement regulations and regulatory change:
- Regulatory change management process
- Red/green lining regulations
- Extracting regulatory obligations
- Policy management
Evidence
- Evidencing compliance with a full audit trail
- Mapped regulatory obligations to policies and/or controls at various levels of granularity
- Ability to attest to compliance via dashboards and reporting tools.
Corlytics, helping clients not throw away their shot
In Hamilton, the title character refuses to ‘throw away his shot,’ as he relentlessly pursues success. In compliance, firms must take the same approach staying proactive, data-driven, and ready to adapt to regulatory range.
Corlytics helps clients stay ahead with intelligence and solutions that track, analyse, and prioritise regulatory change. From automated monitoring to risk-based compliance strategies, we empower financial institutions to navigate challenges and seize opportunities in any regulatory environment.
The financial world may not be Broadway, but compliance professionals, like Hamilton’s characters, shape the industry’s future.
After all, history has its eyes on all of us.
Author: Elaine Mullan, Head of Marketing and Business Development, Corlytics