Our second South Africa panel discusses pension scheme investment, and the challenge for asset servicing firms of building a pan-African business. Chaired by Alan...
If Luxembourg’s funds industry is to bring down costs, wider support for centralised utilities is essential. But as the topic drags on, it’s beginning...
Bringing together funds industry specialists and custody banks that offer lending programmes, Funds Europe discusses recent market developments, including volumes and revenues in the...
The collateral transformation market has yet to attract fund managers but imminent regulatory deadlines and a need for cash may yet entice them, finds...
European asset managers have become more active participants in securities lending as they look to eke out returns in a low interest rate environment....
Nicholas Pratt examines the development of ‘distributed ledger technology’ and the claim that it could transform clearing and settlement.
The ‘blockchain’ has been described as...
Will investors be happy to give up local, sub-custody providers? Nicholas Pratt finds the arrival of centralised settlement means they may have to.
Target2Securities (T2S),...