The mandate will see State Street provide back office services, including custody, accounting and unit pricing, performance and analytics, tax and regulatory reporting and loan servicing
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Charlotte Phillips as senior liquidity advisor, based in London
Chakar joined State Street in a senior role as head of global markets in 2019, before becoming global head of digital assets in September 2021
Broadridge has appointed Stephen Johnston as managing director of client delivery operations for their Fund Communications Solutions business
State Street is to open a new office in Chile to help the firm serve and support institutional clients in South America, with a focus on custody, fund administration and securities lending
The conclusion was reached at a panel entitled ‘Servicing digital assets: Who will win the battle?’, a name at odds with the observations, insights and future plans that the speakers presented
Through the partnership, State Street Global Advisors will be able to develop and manage investment products and strategies using Barclays QPS’ systemic strategy indices
The solution allows buy-side firms to automate data solutions through TradeNeXus and scan portfolios for foreign exchange optimisation opportunities through Capitolis’ analytics tools
Demand for reliable data to support a front-to-back digital operating model are being superimposed onto longstanding requirements for efficient safekeeping, analytics and trade lifecycle management
Industry experts consider the current state of withholding tax in Europe, discussing what their companies are doing to keep up with changing markets, regulations and technologies
As a fairly nascent asset class, digital assets face a number of challenges as they grow in popularity. Although much effort has gone into strengthening and legitimising the market, there’s still work to be done
Apex’s Mark Bennett talks to Brian Bollen about Japan’s economic outlook, its domestic demands, and its influx of foreign investors post-pandemic
Peter Brown talks to Jenna Lomax about the historic misunderstanding and stigmas surrounding Collective Investment Trusts, and why the current market provides the perfect backdrop to bring them to the fore
Ralph Achkar of State Street suggests that although initial interest for servicing crypto currency was only from the alternative space, there has been a mentality shift with increased demand from the more traditional client segment
As technology continues to evolve, Globacap’s CEO Myles Milston identifies that the asset servicing industry has been slow to the technological game but attitudes are shifting toward digital custody and further evolution can be expected in this space
Nick Wright, CEO of funds and IT at SS&C Technologies, highlights the drive for a global transfer agency model and how the company has planned for the future
The small country of Luxembourg is nestled between Belgium, Germany and France. It is just 2586 square kilometres in size, has a population of less than 650,000 and yet is one of the most significant financial services centres in the world. Lucy Carter reports on international relations and what’s next for UCITS
Brian Bollen discusses current investment opportunities in South America, the takeaways from BME’s November Latibex Forum, and why State Street decided to open a new office in Chile
It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic dealt Italy and its economy a hard blow in the first half of 2020. Industry experts explain why 2021 has been a different story and outline what the future holds for the country’s asset servicing
Ireland continues to be an attractive fund domicile for global funds and this year is no exception with predictions of even further growth
