Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

Why Fundamentals Still Matter in a Changing Industry

12 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker emphasizes that while generalists need higher‑level, cross‑industry skillsets, they must still retain foundational knowledge—like understanding how to drive a car—to take over when needed. The speaker predicts that the industry’s compliance function will evolve toward a more centralized controllership model, raising questions about who will have authority to sign off on movements. The discussion also speculates on the future role banks might play in this new compliance landscape.

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But you think of those generalists out there, you have to have a higher level skillset to understand multiple industries and be able to slide through it. And you're always going to need, to Lynda's point, you need those foundational pieces. You need to understand how to drive the car because you may have to take over and you have to understand the protocols that are going to happen. What's going to happen to us, I feel, in the industry is it's going to push our compliance level into more of a controllership style further than what it has been before. Who does hit all of the movements? Who has the access to sign these things? Banks, it'll be interesting what banks are going to do.