Founding members of the advisory council include Eiji Hirano, director and vice-chairman of MetLife Insurance K.K. (MetLife Japan), Jong Nam Oh, senior advisor at Kim & Chang, Zili Shao, senior advisor at Fangda Partners
Samir Subberwal, a 28-year veteran of Standard Chartered, has become global head of digital business for the firm’s Hong Kong office
Standard Chartered has appointed Simon Kellaway as global head of sales, financing and securities services
Deutsche Bank, Mashreq and Standard Chartered are to onboard CLSNet, CLS’s standardised, automated bilateral payment netting calculation service for approximately 120 currencies
Zodia Custody, a Standard Chartered Bank subsidiary, has extended access for its institutional customers to the Fireblocks Network, providing linkage to more than 1000 liquidity providers, lending desks, trading venues and counterparties
BNP Paribas has appointed Stanley Song as co-head of BNP Paribas Securities Services as it continues to expand and develop its presence in Asia
FAB Capital appoints Rainer Kasch as head of Saudi Arabia securities services, where he will be responsible for managing FAB Capital’s Saudi direct custody business and developing the securities services franchise with Saudi-based institutions
Apex has launched the Financial Services Disruptor Forum in partnership with the Digital Leadership Forum
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
