A lag exists between asset managers who want to move on digital assets, and back offices that are working to be operationally ready, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds. Plus, tables from our 2021 asset servicing survey.
A lag exists between asset managers who want to move on digital assets, and back offices that are working to be operationally ready, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds. Plus, tables from our 2021 asset servicing survey.
Cryptocurrency exchanges claim that participation in their marketplaces is increasingly institutional. Martin Finnegan of Punter Southall Law explains why – if true – this is a disturbing development.
Digital assets will profoundly transform the financial ecosystem. Industry participants, institutional investors and asset managers will soon experience those changes and need to consider the opportunities and risks that the new digital paradigm presents to their existing approaches. It is no longer a question of when digital assets will bring change, but a question of how.
Over the past decade, access to liquidity - and therefore execution performance - for asset managers has become increasingly complex. Data is at the heart of this transformation.
Japan is starting to pick up pace in digital transformation projects. This is increasing efficiencies in the country's workplace and leading to many hidden gems for investors, says Sophia Li (pictured), portfolio manager at FSSA Investment Managers.
As asset managers grapple with new digital technology, FundsTech talks to Calastone’s Adam Belding about the importance of software architecture and the benefits of microservices.
Technology firm Charles River Development has appointed Caroline O'Shaughnessy as head of Emea.
Class action lawsuits are no longer just a US phenomenon. Steve Cirami, of Broadridge Financial Solutions, explains that they are a global legal trend enabling institutional investors to recover losses and maximise returns worldwide.
LCP associate consultant Jennifer Davidson says that retail investors may have triggered the trend for ‘memestocks’, but that longer-term investors should be aware of the risks and opportunities.
An investment book of records has become the most efficient solution for managing a complex web of service providers in real time – and providing efficient oversight to meet regulators’ needs. By Ben Pumfrett, head of product and profitability at RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
