Assets under custody and administration climb 7% on strong transaction volumes and new mandates. 

Adrian Whelan, global head of market intelligence at Brown Brothers Harriman says geopolitics is the unavoidable elephant in the room for global regulation. Cross-border firms are facing overlapping and conflicting rules on funds, settlement, ESG, and digital assets - and political tensions are increasingly shaping how regulators enforce them. 

The expansion extends end-to-end voting coverage across the custodian’s global network, as investor focus on governance and transparency intensifies. 

Hang Seng Investment launches Hong Kong’s first exchange-traded fund to offer physical gold redemption through HSBC. 

Major banks including Crédit Agricole CIB and Bank of China tap offshore Chinese government bonds for margining. 

Framework supports information sharing and potential recognition of Indian CCPs. 

The long-serving executive has over three decades of experience across asset servicing, risk and client leadership. 

CSD-issued tokenised assets to become eligible for credit operations from March 2026.

New Al Ain centre to support regional growth strategy and expand local financial services employment. 

As tokenisation evolves, DTCC argues that long-term adoption will depend less on novelty and more on regulatory certainty, market integrity and integration with existing infrastructure.