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22 GLOBAL CUSTODIANS OUTLINE THEIR
STANCE ON DIGITAL ASSETS
Should the regulatory, legal and risk frameworks come into place
for digital assets, State Street and BNY Mellon plan to be there
to offer services for their respective clients.
36 WHY A FULLY-INTEGRATED FRONT-TO-
BACK OFFERING IS NO SIMPLE TASK
Data integrity, client mobility and technical complexity are all
hurdles that need to be considered in the new front-to-back
trend sweeping the industry
40 THE FATE OF CAPITAL MARKETS
INNOVATION PROJECTS
Technology projects which securities services firms have spent
the best part of a decade exploring might be put on hold at a
time where their importance has been epitomised.
52 DEUTSCHE BANK’S NEW-LOOK SECURITIES
SERVICES TEAM SAYS IT WILL PRIORITISE
CROSS-PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
After bringing the securities lending business back into
securities services, Deutsche Bank has an ambitious goal to seek
greater cross-product opportunities.
SURVEYS
69 THE 2020 AGENT BANKS IN FRONTIER
MARKETS SURVEY
SPONSORED FE ATURES
25 TRANSFORMING TRANSFER AGENCY IN
A TIME OF DISRUPTION
Much has been said about the potential demise of transfer
agency with many custody banks exiting the business. In this
time of technological disruption, Global Custodian asks Mike
Melles, senior director, and Jeff Young, enterprise strategist
of transfer agency solutions at FIS, what providers can do to
transform their transfer agency offering and meet new asset
manager demands.
34 TRANSPARENCY IN INVESTOR
REPORTING CAN BE A DIFFERENTIATOR
The surge of capital flowing into illiquid alternative assets
highlights the need for transparency in investor reporting,
but this great opportunity also remains one of the greatest
challenges for the private capital markets, says Anne Anquillare,
CFA, CEO and president of PEF Services.
Spring 2020
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