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People moves
ISS STOXX appoints Gomez as CEO
16 July 2026 Germany
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Virginia Gomez will oversee the overall leadership of the business including more than 4,000 financial industry staff globally
People moves
Euroclear selects Ahmad
16 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
As head of digital assets, Usman Ahmad will lead Euroclear’s strategy in this area, in a newly created position
Industry
S&P Global invests in SSImple
15 July 2026 Global
Reporter: Theodore Law
The investment targets progress in SSI data quality, governance, and automation across post-trade workflows
People moves
Aztec Group selects Ferraz
15 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Melissa Ferraz joins Aztec from BlackRock, where she held senior managing director roles across its private markets and technology businesses
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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
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FundGuard
Lior Yogev
Lior Yogev, CEO and co-founder at FundGuard, explains why investment accounting infrastructure is becoming the foundation for AI adoption across investment management and asset servicing
Standard Chartered
Charlotte Kinsella
Charlotte Kinsella, associate director in banker broker dealer sales for financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, reflects on entering asset services from a non-linear path, the growing role of digital assets, and why asking questions remains one of the industry’s most valuable skills
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
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News and people moves roundupPanel Discussion
Industry leaders assess the operational realities behind accelerated settlement.Corporate Actions
Zarah Choudhary asks if AI be trusted to interpret legally binding issuer announcements.Governance
Tahlia Kraefft explores how sanctions compliance is progressively changing.
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