Standard Chartered expands prime services offering to include Chinese government bonds
Standard Chartered hopes the move will boost acceptance of Chinese debt as collateral for its foreign investor clients.
Standard Chartered hopes the move will boost acceptance of Chinese debt as collateral for its foreign investor clients.
Research from Standard Chartered highlighted that China's FX requirements for custodians is one of the last obstacles for foreign investment to take off.
Messaging system Symphony has raised more than $460 million in capital to date since it was established in 2014.
Two appointments to Standard Chartered’s securities services team with new global head of sales and European lead.
The partnership will enable Standard Chartered to provide agency securities lending to both custody and non-custody clients.
The appointment is the latest in a string of moves for HSBC Securities Services as it increases its focus on the banks and broker-dealer segment.
The newly created role will involve leading Deutsche Bank's securities services strategy in the region, covering mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Absa to re-enter South African custody services after five years, as Soc Gen sells business and closes securities lending offering in the country.
HSBC believes custodians and securities services firms will align closer with FinTechs as the speed of technological change increases.