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.
Digital Prime Technologies has assembled the Board, team and the tech to go along with best practices and products from traditional finance to allow capital markets firms to launch and manage a digital asset offering for their existing clients, at a time when best practices and corporate governance is of the upmost importance for institutional investors.
High settlement fail rates are a persistent challenge facing post-trade and saddle investors and intermediaries alike with added costs and operational risk. Simon Daniel, product manager at Swift, looks back at discussions from Sibos about the root causes behind securities settlement fails and how the problem can be solved.
Jesus Benito, head of domestic custody operations & trade repositories at SIX, discusses the impact of CSDR on the post-trade landscape.
Javier Hernani, head securities services at SIX, provides a CSD perspective on moves to T+1 in Europe.
Global Custodian sits down with the founder and CEO of SS&C, Bill Stone, to discuss the origins of the company and the development of the fund administration industry.
A shortage of specialist staff and exponential growth in demand are driving many CFOs to pivot their strategies, says Marshall Saffer, Global Head of Funds, Intertrust Group.
Independent investment bank Cowen has traversed the recent market difficulties well, increasing business lines and geographic reach in the last two years. Here, Jack Seibald, managing director and global co-head of prime brokerage and outsourced trading, discusses the market conditions and the firm’s upcoming acquisition by TD.
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.
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.
Ocorian’s Kevin Curtis, Head of AIFM Oversight – Ireland, examines the Central Bank of Ireland’s guidelines on outsourcing and outlines the steps fund managers can take to reduce exposure to risk.