Direct Reporting: Why 2026 Is the Year Firms Take Back Control

For years, transaction reporting through an ARM has been the default. But it doesn’t have to be. Firms have always had the ability to report directly and in 2026, the economics, technology and regulatory pressure are starting to make that option much harder to ignore. In this episode of the PIMFA Podcast, Philip Allen speaks to Iyad Maswadi, Co-Founder of ControlNow, about why direct reporting may finally be having its moment and what firms need to consider before taking back control.