Global Custodian

Breaking: Global Custodian reveals winners of Industry Leaders awards 2024 State Street, BNY, Citi, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Clear Street and Ultimus Fund Solutions were among the winners of multiple awards at the prestigious event held in New York. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dHYf_VA4

Fireside Friday with… Pictet Group's Rob Lowe   Rob Lowe, UK market head at Pictet Asset Services, highlights the evolving strategic role of custodians in wealth management, the challenges posed by UK market shifts like the non-dom decision and industry consolidation, post-pandemic demands for digital flexibility. 

EquiLend reports 10% revenue drop for securities lending in 2024 Global securities lending revenue totalled $9.64 billion in 2024, marking a 10.3% decline, with drops in equity and corporate debt lending somewhat offset by growth in sovereign debt. 

What are the priorities and opportunities in Asia over the next two years? To cap off our series, our experts highlight the great opportunities in Asia over the next 24 months, while discussing how to fully capitalise on the region’s potential amid potential pitfalls. Tony W Chao, Deutsche Bank. Simon Kellaway, Standard Chartered. Eric Li, Coalition Greenwich (a division of CRISIL), Barnaby Nelson, The ValueExchange.

What are the pressure points for the securities services industry in Asia? While the Asia region is rife with opportunity, there are also challenges in the form of fragmentation, regulation, FX risk, and differing instructions methodology. How are custodians solving these issues? Tony W Chao, Deutsche Bank. Simon Kellaway, Standard Chartered. Eric Li, Coalition Greenwich (a division of CRISIL), Barnaby Nelson, The ValueExchange.

Global Custodian’s most read stories of the year part three: The shock exit, T+1 and two market-changing mandates Counting down from 5-1 of the most read news stories on Global Custodian over the past 12 months, featuring BNY, J.P. Morgan, State Street and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 

State Street names new head of Singapore and Southeast Asia Experienced sales executive replaces Kevin Hardy who had held the role for three years and has left the custodian. https://lnkd.in/ecpgZTPE

Global Custodian’s most-read stories of the year part two: A perfect marriage, two big hires and a sprinkling of crypto  Counting down from 10-6 of the most read news stories of the year on Global Custodian over the past 12 months, featuring BNP Paribas, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, BNY, Northern Trust and Citi. Philippe Benoit, Clive Bellows, Ciarán Fitzpatrick, Jane Fraser.

Global Custodian’s most-read stories of 2024 part one: Editors’ choice, multimedia and opinions   The first instalment of our annual reviews shines a spotlight on the most read interviews, features, blogs and multimedia content of the past 12 months, along with our own favourite stories of the year. 

Predictions for 2025: Best of the rest Our predictions conclude with a range of industry predictions from Northern Trust, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Chainlink Labs, Firebrand Research, SSImple, Pivot Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd. and Coalition Greenwich (a division of CRISIL) on trends set to impact the industry in 2025. Mark Austin, Valentino Wotton, Angie Walker, Virginie O'Shea, Bill Meenaghan, Viraj Kulkarni, Eric Li.