THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

What does a custodian do for alternative investment managers?

Legacy mutual fund managers are likely accustomed to hearing about custody requirements driven by regulation, but what does a custodian do for alternative asset managers who are not experienced in hiring a qualified custodian? Amy Small, who heads up UMB Institutional Custody, discusses.

The next evolution in private capital for closed-end funds

Private markets have reached an inflection point after years of growth and alpha generation have led to competition, visibility, and regulatory oversight. To prepare for the next evolution, three CSC executives from North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe discuss the changes, how fund managers can prepare, and what the future holds for this burgeoning sector.

Don’t fight the ’40 Act!

The Investment Company Act of 1940 has long imposed extra obligations on certain types of funds with the aim of protecting the ultimate investing beneficiary. Mutual funds and certain other collective investments have worked comfortably within its constraints for decades. Maureen Quill, executive director of registered funds at UMB Fund Services, explains what private funds need to do to succeed in a regulated environment.

The Superannuation Crossroad

Global Custodian, in partnership with J.P. Morgan, is delighted to bring you a brand new publication closely examining the colossal and unprecedented changes affecting Australia’s superannuation fund industry. In this issue we speak with some of the largest super funds about their opportunities and challenges, and how their relationships with custodians are changing.

Outsourcing in private equity: A business case now too substantive to ignore

A new wave of macroeconomic and internal factors are driving private equity firms to outsource, to the point where the business case is becoming just too substantive to ignore, according to Apex Group’s global head of business development, Aman Bahel.

The benefits of technology simplification

On the release of its whitepaper on technology simplification along the trade lifecycle, Global Custodian spoke to Vijay Mayadas, president, capital markets at Broadridge about the market context for such an initiative.

Is private capital engaging with ESG?

A survey conducted jointly by Intertrust Group and Global Custodian shows the extent to which Environmental, Social and Governance factors (ESG) have entered the mainstream in private capital investment considerations.

The empowerment of the retail shareholder: Fintech as a corporate governance enabler

There has never been such an intense focus on corporate governance in Europe. Regulatory developments, and investor trends related to the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies, have compelled the industry to take a much closer look at how well it is servicing the requirements of the investor community.

Setting the depositary agenda

After a 30-year stint at BNY Mellon, where he served most recently as executive director of the bank’s London branch and managing director at its depositary receipts business, James Green was appointed head of portfolio insights at NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services in April 2021. Global Custodian spoke to Green about some of the main dynamics currently shaping the depositary landscape.