Societe Generale sells South African custody business to Absa
Absa to re-enter South African custody services after five years, as Soc Gen sells business and closes securities lending offering in the country.
Tag: Standard Chartered
Securities services expected to become closer aligned with FinTech
HSBC believes custodians and securities services firms will align closer with FinTechs as the speed of technological change increases.
Banks exploring potential use cases for quantum computing
A handful of banks are certainly exploring the potential of quantum computing and analysing possible, viable use cases for the technology.
Standard Chartered targets crypto custody offering
Standard Chartered’s global head of securities services believes the custodian has seen a need to begin exploring its own digital asset offerings.
Securities services industry bullish on London-Shanghai Stock Connect
It is now more than likely that the London-Shanghai Stock Connect trading scheme will be up and running, with a go-live date pencilled in for December.
Custody
Standard Chartered granted landmark Chinese fund custody license
Regulators grant Standard Chartered domestic fund custody license to provide services to investment products offered by domestic funds and asset managers in China.
Standard Chartered’s transaction banking head joins BNY Mellon as country executive for China
BNY Mellon's former country executive for China, Robert Kung, who will be retiring following a five year stint with the global custody bank.
SANNE hires ex-Standard Chartered head of fiduciary for Mauritius office
SANNE’s Mauritius office is the second largest staffed office across the administrator’s global network, with more than 200 clients service staff.
Three is the magic number for Harwood-Jones
In March Global Custodian awarded Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of securities services at Standard Chartered, the coveted Lifetime Achievement award. We take a look over her illustrious time within the securities services industry.
State Street brings on FX prime brokerage expert to build out trade services
FX prime brokerage expert joins State Street in a newly created role from Standard Chartered in London.