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People moves
Hasumi joins FIS’s Japan team
28 May 2026 Japan
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary
Yuka Hasumi has been appointed as senior sales executive, capital markets, trading, and asset services and will be responsible for the company’s securities finance solutions business in Japan
Regulation
ESMA consults on T+1 guidelines
28 May 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
This review is part of ESMA’s work to support market participants in preparing for the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle and invites stakeholders to submit feedback by 7 July
Industry
BMLL welcomes Five Rings to its CPAB
28 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary
According to Five Rings, it has joined BMLL’s Client Product Advisory Board in support of its mission to elevate the standard of historical market data for the benefit of the entire industry
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Balancing act between domestic infrastructure and offshore capital
South Africa has spent more than a decade modernising its post-trade infrastructure through settlement reform, automation and tighter risk controls — but as offshore investing demand grows and investors continue to hedge against rand volatility — the country’s asset servicing market faces a new challenge
Could agentic AI reshape post-trade operations?
Robin Hasson, head of reconciliation solutions at Smartstream, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about the role of ‘always on’ AI agents, the importance of human oversight, and why governance must remain central as automation evolves
Reshaping servicing models
Zarah Choudhary speaks with Eamonn O’Callaghan, Ireland-based global head of ETF Product at CACEIS, about the forces driving the expansion of ETFs and how digital assets and tokenisation could influence the future of the ETF ecosystem
The custody battle for digital assets
As institutional demand for digital assets accelerates, Zarah Choudhary examines how traditional custodians and crypto-native firms are competing — and converging — to define the future of digital asset custody
Comyno’s platform C-ONE
Frank Becker, chief operating officer and head of sales at Comyno, discusses the firm’s C-ONE platform, bringing standardised connectivity to EquiLend NGT, scalability, and supporting institutions inbuilding more efficient and resilient operating models across securities finance
How institutions evolve
Abdul Sheikh, vice president, Relationship Management at CIBC Mellon, reflects on how three decades of steady, client-led technology investment have reshaped the firm from a paper-based operation into a digital-first institution
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Xceptor
Lester Buxton
Lester Buxton, a project manager at Xceptor, discusses his unconventional path into fintech and how his doctorate in theoretical quantum physics helped him along the path in unexpected ways
TMX CDS
Surabhi Sudhakara
Surabhi Sudhakara, strategic business development manager at TMX CDS, speaks to Carmella Haswell about her journey into securities finance, why the sector brings excitement, and saying ‘yes’ to the challenge
SimCorp
Ruxandra Popovici
Ruxandra Popovici, senior principal product manager at SimCorp, explains how a career change after a Master of Science in Business and Development led her to developing an interest in technology’s role in disrupting workflows
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Brooke Conroy
Brooke Conroy, director of Account Management, Broadridge Financial Solutions, discusses her journey into asset servicing, her passion for its role at the heart of the investment process, the sector’s continual change, and championing client satisfaction
n-Tier
Peter Gargone
Carmella Haswell sits down with Peter Gargone, founder and CEO of n-Tier, to discuss what may be in store for the year ahead
Linnovate
Henry Lin
Henry Lin, founder and CEO of Linnovate, discusses how AI is being embedded across operational workflows and what the next phase of AI-enabled operating models looks like for the industry
Jersey Finance
Elliot Refson
Elliot Refson, head of funds at Jersey Finance, explains how Jersey serves as a gateway for cross-border private placements, as high net worth and family office investors drive demand for bespoke investment vehicles amid a fundamental shift in fund structures
Clearstream
Piotr Sokol
Piotr Sokol, head of Network Eurobonds and vice president at Clearstream, describes how a curiosity to understand the core infrastructure underlining the financial system drove him to pursue a role where markets, regulation, relationships and strategy all met in one place
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News and people moves roundupArtificial Intelligence
Robin Hasson of Smartstream on the role of ‘always on’ AI agents.Market Connectivity
Europe and US’s growing divergence on proxy voting reform.Country Profile
South Africa’s asset servicing market faces a new challenge.
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