For both Ripple and the broader digital asset space, 2024 has been a landmark year, says Cassie Craddock, managing director of UK and Europe at Ripple, who highlights progress in the crypto space along with the organisation’s own milestones.
The securities settlement process is crucial for ensuring the smooth transfer of assets between buyers and sellers. Despite past challenges with inefficiencies, delays, and failures, the industry has made strides toward improvement. A key solution to ongoing issues is increasing transparency throughout the settlement lifecycle. This article examines how greater transparency can reduce settlement fails, enhance efficiency, and build trust in financial markets as the shift to T+1 settlement cycles accelerates.
Digital Asset has been behind some of the most impactful initiatives among custodians and market infrastructures in recent years, often behind the scenes, but consistently driving industry change. Here, Darko Pilav, head of CBDC and payments technology, and Kelly Mathieson, chief business development officer, discuss two transformational new network initiatives, discuss how genuine progress is being made and the impact on the future of custody.
Private markets investing continues to move towards the mainstream of the funds industry – with intense competition, investor appetite and digitisation helping drive efficiency and innovation throughout the financial ecosystem, says Clive Bellows at Northern Trust.
NSE Clearing Limited prioritises robustness, consistency, transparency in risk management, market resilience and technological solutions, according to its managing director and CEO, Vikram Kothari.
RBC Investor Services earned an accolade for Fund Accounting within its ETF administration unit at Global Custodian’s Industry Leaders awards in November. Here, Breiffni McCormack, managing director, operations, Canada, RBC Investor Services, discusses the asset servicer’s achievements and developments over the past year, while touching on what lays ahead.
Ying Ying Tan, global head of product management, financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, highlights the importance of a robust data strategy and the benefits it can bring to your organisation.
Brendan Fahy, head of client relationship management at SS&C GlobeOp, discusses SS&C’s focus on client feedback, global expansion, and technological innovation to drive success and future growth following its recent win at Global Custodian’s Industry Leaders awards.
Private credit is the area to watch right now, particularly in the registered fund space. In line with this trend, UMB has invested aggressively in new offerings, subsequently receiving an Innovation Award from Global Custodian for its efforts and ambitions. Here, Jill Calton, director of alternative investments, UMB, discusses the launch of its new CLO Trustee and Loan Administration group, along with other technology investments, the milestones achieved this year and what the future holds.
Adil Rehman, global head of payments and liquidity at MUFG Investor Services, discusses evolving asset manager priorities, cash management, yield maximisation, and upcoming innovations in banking and payment solutions for 2025.
Over the past few decades, risk management in banking institutions has undergone significant evolution due to regulatory changes, technological advancements, and lessons from financial instability.