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Reconciling fiduciary duty with global litigation risk

WTax Class Action’s Iain Kedzlie, chief commercial officer, and Madonna-Leigh Hendry, chief operating officer and head of litigation, sit down with Asset Servicing Times to discuss how asset servicers can balance fiduciary obligations with rising global litigation risks

The digital assets Cold War

What was once imagined as a single global system is splintering into regional ecosystems. From Singapore’s pilots to Brussels’ rulemaking and Washington’s regulatory rethink, the digital-assets landscape has entered a three-way contest of ambition, ideology and market design

The year the industry stopped experimenting and started transforming

Industry leaders reflect on 2025’s shifts and milestones, highlighting the transformation underway and the key trends shaping the future of financial services

How modern data architecture is reshaping asset servicing

Tahlia Kraefft examines how data architecture has emerged as a key strategic differentiator for asset servicing firms, enabling growth and client service, as the sector undergoes a structural change driven by increasing regulatory pressures, diverse client needs, and fintech-led market transformation

2027, a new T+1 deadline for the funds industry?

As Europe looks forward to a faster settlement cycle, Nicki Pelling, director at Calastone, looks at the pressure the fund environment is facing, and the lessons that can be learned from the US experience

Champagne and celebration

Back for its fifth year, the Asset Servicing Industry Excellence Awards recognised the outstanding efforts and contributions of individuals and firms, who are essential in this field

Life after T+1

Lloyd Sebastian, vice president of global financial institutions at CIBC Mellon, discusses Canada’s post T+1 evolution, the shift toward data-driven servicing, and how the firm is leveraging AI and digital innovation to meet client demand

The real bottleneck is inconsistent data

Despite new tools and rising interest in AI, speakers at CorpActions 2025 warned that poor issuer data and fragmented standards remain the biggest obstacles to smoother, safer corporate actions

Treasury transformation

Bana Akkad-Azhari, head of Treasury Services Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNY, speaks with Tahlia Kraefft about how firms are shifting their treasury operations from facilitators of operational efficiency, to enablers of strategic value

New ESG benchmark for asset servicing

Tahlia Kraefft speaks with Helle Eis Pallesen, senior treasury manager in Government Debt Management Danmarks Nationalbanken, on how Denmark’s landmark launch of a green bond aligned with the European Green Bond Standard sets a precedent for other sovereigns

TSSAG London

The Securities Services Advisory Group’s latest London conference brought together senior figures from across the securities services industry for a day of discussion and debate. From private markets to digital currencies, the event showcased a growing community committed to collaboration and innovation

Women at the core

As India’s asset management industry swells past 50 trillion rupees, a quiet transformation is taking place. Zarah Choudhary looks at how women are rising through the ranks of asset servicing, bringing collaboration, precision, and empathy to the heart of a fast-digitising industry