A room with a view
Marsh Carter’s vantage point throughout his career in financial services has yielded some valuable lessons for the financial services industry as a whole
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The importance of people, technology and balance sheet
Competition in transaction banking, particularly securities services, has increased rapidly because other banks have recognized that it’s a great business to be in, notes Satvinder Singh
The acceptability of securities lending
While Roy Zimmerhansl notes a growing acceptance of securities lending, the general lack of understanding of the business still surprises him
Making custody global
Robert Binney notes the global custody industry continues to grow with the rise of both international investing and emerging markets
The unpredictability of asset management
Markus Ruetimann says that in order to progress and flourish, the next stage of the technical evolution in his industry is likely to increase productivity and returns on investment at the cost of reward to labor
Global ambition
Joe Antonellis’ career at State Street started with an emphasis on technology and globalization and will no doubt continue that way as the bank, along with the rest of the industry, tries to find opportunities amidst the challenges
Advocating for CCP interoperability
Through a wide variety of experience from across the industry, Diana Chan is now in a position to give Europe more of a choice in selecting a CCP
The race to 100
From scale to retrenchment the custody industry has changed. There are, however, still opportunities in markets that are currently being developed
A missed opportunity for Europe
Failure to create a common market for securities in Europe in the 1990s means that the continent is paying dearly, says Godfried De Vidts
Building Africa’s capital markets
As many of Africa’s markets progressed from bare infrastructure to fulfilling most of the G30 recommendations, the custody industry has played a key role in advancing the region