The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been working in partnership with industry firms through its Project Guardian initiative to test the viability of asset tokenisation and decentralised finance in financial services
Citi has appointed Reto Faber as head of securities services for EMEA, replacing Maria Cantillon. He will also take on UK senior manager responsibilities for the company’s UK legal entities
Hong Kong-based Fubon Fund Management has chosen Citi Securities Services to provide end-to-end custody and fund services to its latest thematic exchange traded fund
Citi launches time deposit solution in India designed to assist institutional clients when investing excess cash, while supporting their sustainability goals
Chilean central securities depository Depósito Central de Valores has selected Citi Securities Services as its international securities custodian
This proprietary solution links directly to Hong Kong’s central clearing and settlement system and will support demand for faster settlement to drive collateral management efficiency, settlement confirmation reporting and other gains in post-trade pe
Citi has appointed Karoline Belwal as global head of strategy and product development for data, digital and innovation at its securities services business
Citi indicates that it has executed the first tranche of northbound trades with offshore investors through Swap Connect, the trading link for interest rate swap contracts between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland
Klea Neza runs through the changes in the Nordic market over the past two decades, focusing on political reforms, regulations, and technological advancements
With the increasing pace of transactions in global securities markets, Chris Elms, interim CEO of Euroclear UK and international, examines the implications of T+1 settlement in the UK, after the release of the Accelerated Settlement Taskforce’s findings and the expected market transition by the conclusion of 2027
Asset Servicing Times' panel discussion on Accelerated Settlement examining the US and Canadian transition to T+1 securities settlement scheduled for May 2024
ISITC Europe CIC’s senior research team talk to Jenna Lomax about the association’s research with the SWIFT Institute into the global implications of T+1
Rebecca Xuereb of BOV Fund Services explains why the role of the fund administrator is being transformed from a back-office operation to more of a core function within the funds industry
Local Czech bank CSOB tells AST how the entry of new players into the Central and Eastern European region has made it up its game
After nearly a decade at Citi Hedge Fund Services, Sethu Bijumalla tells AST about the founding of his new firm, Smonik Investment Systems
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
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
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
The year kicked off with good news for Australia’s asset servicing industry when ACSA revealed the value of assets under custody for both Australian and foreign investors rebounded over the final six months of 2020
