Although they are still recovering from the impact of COVID-19, banks know they must get to grips with costly, inefficient operations. Nick Smith of SmartStream asks if a new breed of high performance, outcome-focused managed services are just the tonic they need
The attractive pull of technology promises countless opportunities, but with ever-changing technology, how is the fund services industry working to keep up to speed?
As the selection of funds continues to grow, the fund services space is continuing to evolve as client expectations change, especially given the current pandemic
The role of the custodian is continuing to evolve and with the current pandemic, efforts to further digitalise and automate in this space are of heightened importance
Rhea Dhillon of Phi Finney McDonald explains that maintaining the current levels of competition in the market is key to ensuring the ongoing improvement in returns to class action participants in the long term
Industry participants discuss the biggest challenges, the impact of COVID-19 on preparations, the cost of failing trades and more importantly how they believe the regulation will play out
With the asset servicing industry consisting of an abundance of information, reference data is becoming increasingly important and is being made available to other beneficial users
In the US funds space, industry experts predict continued growth as well as interest from advisors looking to increase distribution within the US while technological innovation remains key
With the expectation that the CSDR settlement discipline regime could be delayed until February 2022, the feeling is bittersweet: although it could mean more time to prepare, concerns remain
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