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[ I N T H I S I S S U E ] IN-DEPTH 22 Fee falling Asset managers have little choice but to try to minimise their expenditure on custody as they face a world of pressures. 32 Is your job safe? Only one person in 39 at a recent Global Custodian event thought their role would be robotised by the end of 2020, so is the industry in denial or are jobs safe. OPINION 18 How NOT to regulate blockchain Are regulators holding back the potential of blockchain technology with their misunderstandings and misconceptions? MARKET REVIEW 42 The race to zero…(via 3, 2 and 1) The US will move to a T+2 settlement cycle in September 2017; we look at the benefits, and the moves from the rest of the world as T+1 and T+0 are discussed globally. AWARDS 86 Leaders in Custody, London Thomas Zeeb, Justin Chapman among those awarded for their contribution to the industry over the past year, while SIX Securities Services, Euroclear and BNP Paribas are all multi-award winners. SURVEY 71 Mutual fund administration North American mutual fund clients have a relatively high opinion of the levels of service provision offered by their administrators. Maintaining that impression in the year ahead will be no mean feat. Summer 2017 globalcustodian.com 3