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.
With just over six months to go before the implementation of T+1, custodians and broker dealers play a critical role in guiding the industry through a seamless transition. It is important that custodians have the insights and strategies to effectively assist their buy-side clients in preparing for the implementation of the T+1 settlement cycle in the U.S., scheduled for May 28, 2024.
Greater transparency into the trading lifecycle – enabled through the unique transaction identifier and Swift Securities View – could help avoid costly settlement fails, especially as more markets move to T+1. Tracy Chou, senior securities expert at Swift, explains.
A provider of outsourced trading services for a decade, JonesTrading’s global head of outsourced trading, Jeff LeVeen, outlines what a service needs to include to truly replicate what an internal execution trader does as the space evolves to a point where differentiating the service offerings is becoming critical for managers.
Anthony DeMonte, managing director, head of equity finance, Cantor Fitzgerald, explains how the firm is helping clients respond to market challenges.
Outsourcing execution can mean firms focus on parts of their business where they feel they can add the most value, whether that be the investment process, clients or other key areas of differentiation.
Jack Seibald, managing director and co-head, prime brokerage & outsourced trading at TD Cowen reviews the current challenges facing prime brokerage clients and how primes can help them address some of the broader challenges of doing business in a more constrained market.
As the prime brokerage landscape continues to shift significantly, the importance of client service, technology and agility among providers is coming to the fore.
Pete Bergman, senior vice president, custody solutions manager at UMB Bank, assesses the potential impact of the proposed SEC custody rule on the investment market.
As we approach May 2024, the alternative investment management industry joins the rest of financial services in bracing for the most significant change to the settlement cycle in years.
As institutional investors look to optimise returns in competitive markets, how can outsourced trading help maintain efficiencies while focusing on outcomes aligned with their strategies?