Fireside Friday with… Standard Chartered’s Waqar Chaudry
Latest guidance confirms that FMSB SSI templates are compatible with EEA pre-settlement requirements, while providing further clarity on implementation ahead of Europe's transition to T+1.
Former Global Custodian Industry Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement recipient appointed to lead Europe and UK, with securities services responsibilities transitioning to the current global head of transaction services and digital assets.
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New functionality, developed with Circle, allows institutional clients to custody, mint and redeem USDC through a single operating framework.
New approvals provide a regulated base for the bank’s European digital asset custody ambitions as demand for institutional crypto services grows.
New regulatory approval allows the custodian to provide fund administration services on the ground as Saudi Arabia's asset servicing market develops.
Firms assess the use of regulated digital cash for tokenised US dollar commercial paper transactions.
Asset servicer to make £31.7 million voluntary payment to affected clients.
Standard Chartered names as cash correspondent bank, as connection enables institutional access to Kenyan government and infrastructure debt.
BAGEY introduces a fully native on-chain OEIC structure, with public blockchains serving as the legal record of ownership for a short-duration corporate bond strategy.
New offering aims to help firms manage tokenised and traditional collateral through a single operating model.
Asset servicing executive joins BNY after 18-year career at JP Morgan.
Appointment follows market review as ETF provider selects Citi’s global servicing and local market capabilities.
US T-Bills held 1:1 in custody with Northern Trust mandated as safekeeper, while Archax provides regulated token-layer custody.
Blockchain-based platform rolls out to additional markets and broadens fund tokenisation capabilities.
Fund secures €340 million at first close to target low-carbon infrastructure opportunities.