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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

Reshaping the global payments landscape

Paul Li, head of payment innovation at Banking Circle, sits down with Tahlia Kraefft to examine how the proliferation of real-time payments, the accelerated adoption of tokenised assets in payments, and progress of the ISO 20022 migration are transforming the global payments ecosystem

Standardising before automating

Mariangela Fumagalli, head of Asset Servicing Product and Custody Regulatory Solutions, Securities Services at BNP Paribas, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about the operational realities of T+1 settlement and why true efficiency in corporate actions begins with process harmonisation, and not just technology

Navigating technology, regulation, and the outsourcing evolution

Industry experts in the fund administration space come together to discuss the most significant things impacting the industry today, from outsourcing and regulation, to private markets and what the next few years may hold

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