Photos from Global Custodian's Leaders in Custody awards held at The Savoy, London, on 14 May.

Clearstream Banking CEO wins annual award as voted by peers, recognising those who have gone above and beyond over the past 12 months for the benefit of their organisation and the wider industry.

The latest cohort of industry executives has been inducted as GC Legends, recognising their outstanding contributions and distinguished careers in securities services. 

Appointments include executives from BNY, State Street, BlackRock and Charles Schwab. 

Initiative also involved infrastructure providers including JP Morgan, Chainlink and Sygnum. 

Model aims to broaden participation in centrally cleared securities financing transactions. 

Central bank-backed innovation challenge highlights growing progress in tokenised settlement infrastructure, but warns trade-offs around scalability, governance and interoperability remain unresolved. 

Former EY and KPMG executive joins the fund administrator from Amundi Technology.