For both Ripple and the broader digital asset space, 2024 has been a landmark year, says Cassie Craddock, managing director of UK and Europe at Ripple, who highlights progress in the crypto space along with the organisation’s own milestones.
In an era where custody has shifted from a transactional function to a strategic enabler, Christos Megalou, CEO of Piraeus Bank, discusses how digitalisation, ESG integration, and market consolidation are reshaping the industry. From building institutional-grade digital asset frameworks to driving European harmonisation, he outlines how Piraeus is positioning itself as both an innovator and a strategic partner for clients navigating profound change.
The competitiveness of Europe’s capital markets has been under scrutiny for some time, but opportunities are now arising aplenty in the form of settlement cycle reduction, ETFs and digital assets, along with the prospect of a more integrated future. Here, Clearstream Securities Services CEO Sam Riley discusses Europe’s future and how the answer to breaking down barriers can be found in a single securities account, partner and platform.
Following a win at Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody awards, Emanuela Morelli, managing director, head securities banks and Feriz Hasani, executive director, head custody banks advisory, discuss UBS’s plans to build on the recognition through a client-first approach, AI-driven innovation and expansion across Europe and APAC.
Broadridge was commended at Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody awards for innovation through its next-generation, end-to-end asset and securities servicing platform. Here, Mike Wood, general manager, asset servicing at Broadridge outlines how the technology provider is continuing to innovate and set new global standards for best-in-class asset and securities servicing.
State Street’s success at Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody awards – including the coveted Global Custodian of the Year award – highlights its strategic innovation, where digitisation, data integration, and enhanced client engagement have elevated its custody offering into a value add service.
As the ETF landscape evolves, Ciarán Fitzpatrick, global head of ETF product at JP Morgan Securities Services, discusses the rapid growth of active ETFs, the rise in retail investor participation, and how service providers are preparing for the next wave of innovation.
Europe stands at a unique crossroads, with the chance to attract businesses, foster innovation and invite investments. But to do this, some of the longstanding weaknesses of the European post-trade landscape must be tackled. Pierre Davoust, Head of Euronext Securities, outlines the opportunities at this pivotal moment in the continent’s capital markets journey.
Opus uses a ‘transparency-first, tech-led’ approach to fund administration, aiming to reduce operational risk and improve efficiency – an ethos shaped by a simple reminder: you can’t fake quality, whether in food or finance.
Reaching the $3 trillion milestone in asset servicing has given CIBC Mellon’s CEO, Mal Cullen, the chance to give gratitude to clients, team members and its parent company alike, while also depicting what has gone into the successes over nearly three decades and how the custodian will continue to evolve in a fast-changing world.
Corporations actions has been hampered by the same challenges, frustrations and manual processes for years now. However, a combination of new technologies, collaboration and industry initiatives could finally give corporate actions the transformation and modernisation it deserves, according to Duygu Kaya, capital markets strategy director at Swift.