Brian Bollen looks at the current state of reference data for asset servicers, the problems presented by legacy systems, and the opportunities offered by the growing popularity of cloud services
As more markets — namely the US, Canada and India — look to shorten their trade settlement cycles from a T+2 model to T+1, Aneet Shah, managing director and head of custody product and network management at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, shares his insights on how market participants can manage the transition
Brian Bollen asks when we will see AIFMD II and the industry’s opinion on the latest European Commission legislative proposals surrounding the directive, first introduced in 2014
Industry experts share their early assessment of the CSDR settlement failure penalties regime and how it has affected the industry since its implementation in February
Goal Group’s Vicky Dean addresses the importance of automation versus human interaction, and explores ways in which the industry can continue to evolve while ensuring client service remains the key focus
Brian Bollen asks if the SRD II directive has been worth all the inconvenience and investment expense imposed upon the investment management and investment services industry in the interests of improving the overall investment experience
Gary Wright, James Maxfield and Alastair Rutherford of ISITC Europe CIC talk to Jenna Lomax about the association’s upcoming post-trade survey — and what it aims to outline — as the industry continues to feel the advantages and pressures of global settlement compression times
Roy Saadon, CEO and co-founder of AccessFintech, and Justin Llewellyn-Jones, head of capital markets for North America at Broadridge, talk to Asset Servicing Times about their collaboration for the Strategic Gateway solution and how their partnership represents a key milestone for the evolution of the fintech industry
With regulative moves such as the UK Fund Regime pending, Jenna Lomax looks at how UK asset servicing is turning the page to paint a new picture for fund administration and regtech, particularly post-Brexit
Africa hosts a great cluster of emerging and frontier markets. Brian Bollen looks at the changes abound from Ghana to Cameroon, and what the path ahead looks like for its asset servicing
How many more battles still need to be fought against legacy systems and other external factors before the industry reaches an amicable point of standardisation and collaboration within the landscape of a digitally transforming, post-pandemic world?
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