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Teciem selects Bouillard
09 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Didier Bouillard brings more than three decades of global governance and leadership in financial technology, with experience building, scaling, and supervising multiple private-equity platforms
Industry
ClearToken and Canton Network collaborate
09 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
The partnership delivers financial-calibre settlement infrastructure for stablecoin foreign exchange and tokenised cash flows on a privacy-enabled institutional blockchain
Industry
Broadridge selects Weinberg
05 March 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
In this newly created role, Allen Weinberg will work closely with the leadership team to implement Broadridge’s strategic priorities focused on sustainable growth
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Family offices are rewriting the rules of fund and asset servicing
As family offices scale in size and complexity, their expectations of fund and asset servicers are shifting just as rapidly. Rob Lowe, UK market head at Pictet Asset Services, speaks with Zarah Choudhary about how this evolving client segment is driving new models of customisation, digitalisation, and cross-border sophistication
From oil flows to capital flows
The Middle East is undergoing a quieter transformation in its financial plumbing. As regulatory frameworks mature, private markets expand and digital infrastructure develops, the region’s asset servicing ecosystem is evolving into a more institutional, internationally connected environment
Who wins the settlement layer race?
Tahlia Kraefft examines the race to redefine how transactions are cleared and settled, and asks who comes out on top — tokenised fiats or central bank money?
The future of AIFMs is multi-jurisdictional and unified
With alternative investment fund managers needing to face up to an increasingly complex investor landscape, the heads of JTC’s Global AIFM Solutions proposition in the UK, Guernsey, Ireland and Luxembourg — Simon Monson, Kobus Cronje, Orla Philippon, and Louis Lamotte — explore how the AIFM market is evolving and why AIFM solutions are proving increasingly attractive
Beyond T+1
Kevin Wooldridge, co-founder and CEO of Message Labs, looks at why market transformation must become a durable, message-aware capability rather than a series of one-off programmes
Project Agorá
Led by the BIS, Project Agorá is exploring whether tokenised money and a unified ledger model can address the long-standing inefficiencies of wholesale cross-border payments
From experiment to infrastructure
Tahlia Kraefft examines how as the United Kingdom’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation shifts from minimal oversight to a comprehensive financial services framework regime, is the regulation a brake on innovation or structure for scale?
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J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Chenghong Sun, associate on the Buy-Side Trading Services Relationship Management team at J.P. Morgan in London, discusses the value of rotational training, building long-term client relationships, and why greater awareness of asset servicing could open doors for the next generation of graduate
MUFG Investor Services
Daniel Trentacosta
Daniel Trentacosta, managing director and global head of Private Markets and Change at MUFG Investor Services, discusses automation, outsourcing decisions, and how fund administrators are adapting to growing complexity, data demands, and client expectations
JTC
Asma Kabbaj
Asma Kabbaj, assistant manager and accountant at JTC in Luxembourg, reflects on her journey into asset servicing, the importance of client relationships in a complex regulatory environment, and how curiosity, collaboration and trust are shaping her career in one of the world’s leading fund centres
StoneX
Antigoni Andreou
From compliance to relationship management and into prime services, Antigoni Andreou, a sales associate at StoneX discusses navigating a fast-paced trading environment, challenging outdated perceptions, and building a career by asking questions and taking ownership
SEB
Ann Magnusson
Ann Magnusson, Head of Investor Services at SEB, discusses with Tahlia Kraefft what sets the Nordic markets apart, and examines their reputation for efficiency and digital maturity
Ultumus
Yazz Butt
Yazz Butt, business development at Ultumus, discusses entering asset services straight from university, the value of learning on the job, and how combining data analysis with relationship-building has shaped her early career
Hawksford
Javiera Aguayo
As compliance manager at Hawksford, Javiera Aguayo reflects on a career shaped by curiosity, analytical thinking and a commitment to strengthening governance. From Swiss private banking to trust services in the Cayman Islands, she shares how early audit work, cross-functional collaboration and a passion for problem-solving continue to guide her path in asset servicing
Carne Group
Miles Garzke
Miles Garzke, senior manager of Business Development at Carne Group, reflects on early setbacks, steep learning curves and the value of humility in financial services
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