Standard Chartered becomes first foreign bank to close two milestone custody mandates in China
Two mandates make the custodian the first foreign bank to execute deals in both domestic mutual fund and WFOE segments.
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Standard Chartered’s head of securities services for the Americas departs for crypto tech firm
Standard Chartered's former global head of sales and head of securities services for the Americas has left and joined New York-based METACO.
SWIFT’s head of strategy for capital markets division leaves
Last October, SWIFT announced its two-year strategy to transform payments and securities processing for banks and asset servicers.
Standard Chartered integrates BlackRock Aladdin for Asia, Africa and the Middle East
For some of the Standard Chartered’s clients, the partnership marks the first integrated front-to-back solution is available for emerging and frontier markets.
Standard Chartered transaction banking head retires after decorated securities services career
GC Legend and securities services veteran calls it a day on her career after 40 years with some of the biggest players in the industry.
Custodians help facilitate first short selling transactions by offshore investors in China
Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered all successful facilitate margin financing and securities borrowing transactions in China for global investors under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) scheme.
BBVA to launch crypto custody through Swiss arm
The domino effect of institutional crypto custody is in full motion as BBVA becomes the latest custodian to launch services.
Enter the dragon
China is opening up its $4.2 trillion capital market to foreign investors following a recent wave of regulatory relaxation. The race is now on for international custodians to set up shop and service both foreign and domestic fund managers.
Stronger together
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered, among others, have integrated their securities services divisions with other parts of the wider bank to target new cross-selling opportunities. What are the benefits of such a move? Asks Joe Parsons.
Standard Chartered loses key securities services leader as APAC veteran retires
Standard Chartered has recently undergone a major restructuring to the securities services business after combining it with prime finance services.