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40 Above the clouds
GC AWARDS
Amazon Web Services and other cloud providers are
fast becoming a critical part of the financial world
and, in particular, the securities services industry. But
how is this impacting the traditional providers?
18 Make mine a double
Half a dozen major custodian banks take
home double honours and more from Global
Custodian’s Leaders in Custody awards in
London. See the full list of winners.
46 Getting the right data from big data
Buy-side firms are increasingly incorporating
data analytics into their business processes, but
establishing the good from the bad data will
determine success.
DATA SPECIAL
32 The most sought after people in
securities services
Data scientists will play a crucial role within
securities services firms in the future but with a
mass shortage of those professionals how can
providers compete for this talent?
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MARKET REVIEWS
26 Bitcoin tensions mount with
depositaries
Some hedge fund managers have jumped on the
crypto-craze by setting up specialist funds for
Bitcoin, however depositories are staying well away
from servicing these funds.
52 East Asia’s saunter to T+2
Following the successful implementations of
T+2 settlement in Europe and North America, we
examine how those exchanges in East Asia that have
not yet made the move are preparing to embrace
shorter settlement cycles and if the differing
approaches signals a shift in regional dynamics.
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