Whiskey&WealthTech

Author: Alex Serman

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From Risk to Readiness: Rethinking Shareholding Disclosure with Eric Lapham
Episode 30
Thursday, 20 November, 2025

In our milestone Episode 30 of Whiskey & Wealthtech, Alex sits down with Eric Lapham from Artius Global to unpack one of the most overlooked—but costly—areas in wealth and asset management: shareholding disclosure compliance. They break down why firms are struggling with manual processes, how one missed filing can trigger fines in the hundreds of thousands, and why automation is quickly becoming the industry standard.Kicking things off with a pour of a classic bourbon, Maker’s Mark, Eric shares how Artius Global’s SaaS-based, practitioner-built platform simplifies a historically labor-intensive process—reducing 10–40 hours of manual work into a one-to-two-hour workflow. The conversation also explores industry consolidation, future trends, and the growing need for clean data and automation across compliance functions.