SRD II, which came into force on 3 September, requires firms providing share custody to disclose client identities and positions when requested to do so by issuers
SRD II, which went live today, aims to encourage shareholder engagement, increasing transparency and improving corporate governance
The industry is “ready to varying degrees” for SRD II, which went live today, according to Demi Derem, general manager, investor communication solutions international of Broadridge
Proxymity has launched a shareholder disclosure solution in all EU markets ahead of today’s implementation date for SRD II
The development was driven by regulatory requirements of the Shareholder Rights Directive II that comes into force on 3 September
Clearstream has selected WM Gruppe as a service provider for three central securities depositories to meet requirements under the second Shareholder Rights Directive
Institutional Shareholder Services has launched a global proxy distribution shareholder identification service to help custodians and intermediaries meet requirements under the second EU Shareholder Rights Directive
T-Scape is in the development stage for a solution to help wealth managers and other intermediaries meet one of the regulatory requirements for the upcoming Shareholder Rights Directive II
Celebrating its tenth year in the business, T-Scape has gone from strength to strength since it was established in 2013. Managing director David Baxter talks to Jenna Lomax about how the company has developed over the last decade and what more is to come
Nicky Dalgleish, vice president of business governance for investor communication solutions at Broadridge, discusses what the ESMA and EBA publication on SRD II means for the industry
Broadridge’s Michael McPolin talks to Lucy Carter about the new trends in pass-through voting ahead of this year’s Sibos
Demi Derem, general manager for international investor communication solutions at Broadridge, discusses the increased demand for investor engagement and pass-through voting in light of Broadridge’s latest whitepaper
HSBC’s Joe Mernagh and Proxymity’s Nigel Little talk to Jenna Lomax about their new partnership, SRD II and what’s in store for both institutions in the coming months
Barnaby Nelson, CEO of The Value Exchange, sits down with Jenna Lomax to outline a key imbalance in the industry on how legacy technology is managed. As recent research (with IHS Markit and Digital Asset) has shown, it is both a key enabler for so much industry change and a huge challenge for many firms
Derek Coyle of Brown Brothers Harriman discusses the potential impacts that CSDR will have on custody markets and how firms can best prepare themselves for the upcoming regulation
As firms continue to juggle innovation, customer loyalty and deal with the complexity of regulatory change, Broadridge’s Philip Taliaferro discusses regulatory challenges for the year ahead
The Spanish custody market has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve harmonisation and efficiency, and now, with plans to eliminate further market-level specificities, the market moves closer to full post-trade harmonisation with other EU markets
The Nordics are looking to make further technological advancements within its financial services space
As a growing entity in CEE, the Czech Republic is rapidly standardising its capabilities but it receives fierce competition from surrounding CEE countries
