State Street to service Columbia Threadneedle’s first active UCITS ETFs in Europe
The mandate supports launch of US and European equity strategies, with additional products planned.
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Global Custodian’s most read stories of the year part three: Awards, major mandates and rare custody M&A
Counting down from 5-1 of the most read news stories on Global Custodian over the past 12 months, featuring HSBC, BNY, JP Morgan and State Street.
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A new era of custody: How the biggest four players are shaping the future of global securities services
No longer considered the quiet plumbing of global finance, the custody industry now finds itself at the centre of innovation, scale and strategic influence, with the largest players enjoying an elongated purple patch of rising AUC, strong revenues and a diversified service offering. The four biggest custodians sit down with Global Custodian under the Chatham House Rule for a rare, candid exchange about the transformation sweeping through their industry.
Global Custodian’s most read stories of the year part two: A market outage, C-suite changes, and a new frontier
Counting down from 10 to 6 of the most read news stories of the year on Global Custodian over the past 12 months, featuring DTCC, State Street and HSBC.
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Global Custodian’s most read stories of 2025 part one: Features, multimedia and opinion
The first instalment of our annual review shines a spotlight on the most read interviews, features, blogs and multimedia content of the past 12 months, along with our own favourite stories of the year.
BBH appointed custodian for Quoniam’s first active ETF launch
Dublin-based team to provide custody and fund administration services for two ETFs listed under the UniActive Q label.
Predictions for 2026: Best of the rest
Our predictions series concludes with insights from Citi, BBH, SIX, Digital Asset and Broadridge on how custody, tokenisation, on-chain settlement and 24/7 post-trade operations are set to transform the financial industry in 2026.
State Street supports Dimensional’s expansion into European active UCITS ETFs
The new listings in London and Frankfurt extend Dimensional’s active ETF footprint beyond the US and Australia.
Zodia Custody granted Mica licence by Luxembourg regulator
The authorisation allows the digital custodian, backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust among others, to provide regulated crypto custody services across the EU.
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A new era of custody, part two: Mapping the blueprint for the next generation of securities services
Part two of our off-the-record discussion moves onto the exciting future of technologies becoming a catalyst and not just a cost, the overwhelming potential of AI and how the buy-versus-build discussion has evolved in an unexpected twist.