Global custodian to provide asset servicing for new institutional advisory and portfolio management model.
Citi’s latest report argues asset managers are shifting from vendor relationships towards strategic partnerships, as administrators take on a larger role in building the technology and operational foundations of the future.
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Appointment supports launch of securities lending programme for Saudi equities, with plans to extend offering across global portfolios.
Market infrastructure provider says firms can expect to benefit from more consistent processing, greater scalability, cleaner transferability and increased data accuracy.
Collaboration aims to boost capital efficiency and collateral optimisation as demand for cleared repo grows across Europe.
Securities services provider to support €8 billion in pension and UCITS fund assets.
Machine learning-based solution designed to support NAV validation across third-party administrators.
Integration seeks to improve front-to-back workflows amid growing demands for T+1 readiness and operational efficiency.
BNP Paribas, BNY, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mizuho, Standard Chartered and State Street were among the winners of multiple awards at the prestigious event held at Raffles, Singapore.
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Alongside Amundi and Ant International, the custodian has launched tokenised share classes for a money market fund as part of wider efforts to explore blockchain-based treasury and liquidity management tools.
Move expands the firm's European banking footprint as incoming EU regulations reshape the framework for third-country institutions servicing regional clients.
Robin Hasson, head of SmartStream air product management, says AI is already streamlining custody by reducing manual exceptions, improving data quality, and speeding up resolution through always-on, parallel processing. He sees growing adoption and a shift toward agentic AI that works alongside humans to reshape post-trade operations.
Artificial intelligence, Europe’s Savings and Investment Union and digital assets headlined the discussions at this year’s event, where every theme seemed to either present itself as a transformative opportunity or nightmare-inducing risk.
Product uses blockchain infrastructure operated by SIX to tokenise shares in private companies, wrapping them in a depositary receipt structure.
HSBC, BNP Paribas, Citadel Securities, CME Ventures and Broadridge among investors backing latest round as focus shifts to regulated blockchain market infrastructure.
Post-trade provider aims to unify tokenised and traditional assets on a single platform spanning issuance, settlement, custody and collateral management.