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Industry
Deutsche Bank makes new appointments
20 March Germany
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Marie-Jeanne Deverdun and Stefan Hoops have been selected for the Management Board, Fabrizio Campelli as president, with the contracts of Claude de Sanctis and Alexander von zur Mühlen extended
Custody
Euroclear and Ares expand private market access
20 March 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
The firms say the collaboration will broaden access to private market strategies, streamline the investment journey, and lower the barriers that have made these products difficult to access
Custody
Sygnum reveals rise in off-exchange custody
19 March 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis
According to the firm, increased counterparty risk awareness has contributed to a rise in trading volumes by crypto exchanges, hedge funds, market makers, and prime brokers
Industry
Sokin unveils stablecoin capabilities
18 March 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
The new features allows businesses to open stablecoin accounts, convert between fiat and stablecoins, and settle cross-border payments
Industry
U.S. Bank welcomes Flanagan
18 March 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Based in New York, Alan Flanagan will offer product solutions for alternative investments, mutual funds, exchange-traded products, CLOs, and municipal trust services
Industry
AutoRek selects Cathie
18 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Former Gresham Technologies chief operating officer, Jonathan Cathie, brings operational experience scaling high-growth fintech businesses internationally
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Liquid credit gains momentum
Charly Guyot, global head of Loan Solutions and head of Alternative Investors Client Line Americas, and Declan McCluskey, global hedge fund product and solutions manager at BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business, explore the growing opportunities for liquid credit and how managers can scale up with the right infrastructure and support
Rewiring settlement
As the London Stock Exchange Group advances plans for a Digital Securities Depository, Zarah Choudhary explores whether digital-native settlement represents incremental enhancement or the beginning of structural redesign across Europe’s post-trade ecosystem
Operating intelligence... a new opportunity for investors
Charlotte Hogg, CEO of Alter Domus, looks at how as the private markets industry expands and becomes more complex, managers will have to close the gap between their investment intelligence and operational intelligence capability
Investment accounting: Build vs buy
Lior Yogev, CEO at FundGuard, examines why firms continue to treat investment accounting infrastructure as strategic IP — and why that assumption is increasingly difficult to justify
Family offices are rewriting the rules of fund and asset servicing
As family offices scale in size and complexity, their expectations of fund and asset servicers are shifting just as rapidly. Rob Lowe, UK market head at Pictet Asset Services, speaks with Zarah Choudhary about how this evolving client segment is driving new models of customisation, digitalisation, and cross-border sophistication
From oil flows to capital flows
The Middle East is undergoing a quieter transformation in its financial plumbing. As regulatory frameworks mature, private markets expand and digital infrastructure develops, the region’s asset servicing ecosystem is evolving into a more institutional, internationally connected environment
Who wins the settlement layer race?
Tahlia Kraefft examines the race to redefine how transactions are cleared and settled, and asks who comes out on top — tokenised fiats or central bank money?
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Saphyre
Gabino Roche and Stephen Roche
As mandatory US Treasury clearing reshapes post-trade infrastructure, Gabino Roche, CEO and founder at Saphyre, and Stephen Roche, president and co-founder at Saphyre, tell Zarah Choudhary that firms must move beyond compliance-driven repapering
Northern Trust
Victoria Bryan
Victoria Bryan, manager, trade performance and analytics, banking and markets at Northern Trust, reflects on carving out a niche in transaction cost analysis, challenging perceptions of asset servicing and why curiosity and data fluency are critical for the next generation of financial services professionals
J.P. Morgan
Chenghong Sun
Chenghong Sun, associate on the Buy-Side Trading Services Relationship Management team at J.P. Morgan in London, discusses the value of rotational training, building long-term client relationships, and why greater awareness of asset servicing could open doors for the next generation of graduate
MUFG Investor Services
Daniel Trentacosta
Daniel Trentacosta, managing director and global head of Private Markets and Change at MUFG Investor Services, discusses automation, outsourcing decisions, and how fund administrators are adapting to growing complexity, data demands, and client expectations
JTC
Asma Kabbaj
Asma Kabbaj, assistant manager and accountant at JTC in Luxembourg, reflects on her journey into asset servicing, the importance of client relationships in a complex regulatory environment, and how curiosity, collaboration and trust are shaping her career in one of the world’s leading fund centres
StoneX
Antigoni Andreou
From compliance to relationship management and into prime services, Antigoni Andreou, a sales associate at StoneX discusses navigating a fast-paced trading environment, challenging outdated perceptions, and building a career by asking questions and taking ownership
SEB
Ann Magnusson
Ann Magnusson, Head of Investor Services at SEB, discusses with Tahlia Kraefft what sets the Nordic markets apart, and examines their reputation for efficiency and digital maturity
Ultumus
Yazz Butt
Yazz Butt, business development at Ultumus, discusses entering asset services straight from university, the value of learning on the job, and how combining data analysis with relationship-building has shaped her early career
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