The Asset Servicing Times team will be there and we look forward to meeting as many of you as possible, while keeping you up-to-date with all the latest conference news
With an initial capital injection of US$155.6 million, the new firm Standard Chartered Securities (China) Limited will cover underwriting, asset management and brokerage activities, following CSRC approval
The venture will act as a Japan-based crypto assets custodian, targeting institutional clients
Nick Heale joins the digital assets team at Standard Chartered Bank, where he will assist with the operational build-out for digital assets
Standard Chartered has appointed Alexis Goeke as associate director
Bringing more than thirty years of experience to the role, Sawyer has held a number of senior positions throughout his career
The bank has appointed David Rego as global head of payments, transaction banking. He reports to Philip Panaino, global head of cash, transaction banking
Stephen Pemberton has been appointed as CEO of Europe at SaaS company Coherent, after moving back to his native UK earlier this year
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
Brian Bollen discusses the macroeconomic changes affecting the African custody landscape and the up-and-coming players in the region
Thomas Gardner, head of sales, financing and securities services, Hong Kong, at Standard Chartered, explains how Asia’s asset growth is highlighting the importance of regional custodians
Brian Bollen analyses current market access to Asia and the continent’s approach to ESG reporting, as well as the wider effects of shortening settlement cycles for a number of its territories
Alan Naughton of Standard Chartered tells AST how the bank is moving beyond its primary perception as a sub-custodian
AST talks to Standard Chartered’s Hari Chaitanya, regional head of investors and intermediaries in Africa, about evolving frontier markets
The Indian custody market embraced last year’s switch to T+1 and, according to three of the nation’s leading custodians, there is cause for more optimism
Brian Bollen discusses India’s move to T+1 and its growing custody and funds landscape
India’s asset servicing industry has the eye of the tiger because despite the devastating impacts of the pandemic, it has made positive market reforms which will encourage investment as markets recover
As Australia’s asset servicing industry has gone from strength to strength, industry participants are busy preparing for the CHESS replacement system due to go live in 2023 and are excited about the benefits it will bring
