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A pivotal year for the crypto industry

For both Ripple and the broader digital asset space, 2024 has been a landmark year, says Cassie Craddock, managing director of UK and Europe at Ripple, who highlights progress in the crypto space along with the organisation’s own milestones.

Private markets investing: Four trends shaping the future

Private markets investing continues to move towards the mainstream of the funds industry – with intense competition, investor appetite and digitisation helping drive efficiency and innovation throughout the financial ecosystem, says Clive Bellows at Northern Trust.

Celebrating excellence in ETF administration

RBC Investor Services earned an accolade for Fund Accounting within its ETF administration unit at Global Custodian’s Industry Leaders awards in November. Here, Breiffni McCormack, managing director, operations, Canada, RBC Investor Services, discusses the asset servicer’s achievements and developments over the past year, while touching on what lays ahead.

Data as a lifeblood

Ying Ying Tan, global head of product management, financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, highlights the importance of a robust data strategy and the benefits it can bring to your organisation.

A client-centric approach to drive growth and innovation

Brendan Fahy, head of client relationship management at SS&C GlobeOp, discusses SS&C’s focus on client feedback, global expansion, and technological innovation to drive success and future growth following its recent win at Global Custodian’s Industry Leaders awards.

A timely launch in the private credit space

Private credit is the area to watch right now, particularly in the registered fund space. In line with this trend, UMB has invested aggressively in new offerings, subsequently receiving an Innovation Award from Global Custodian for its efforts and ambitions. Here, Jill Calton, director of alternative investments, UMB, discusses the launch of its new CLO Trustee and Loan Administration group, along with other technology investments, the milestones achieved this year and what the future holds.

Five Best Practices for Capital and Liquidity Risk Management

Over the past few decades, risk management in banking institutions has undergone significant evolution due to regulatory changes, technological advancements, and lessons from financial instability.

Consistency is King

Global Custodian catches up with Jack Seibald, global co-head of prime services and outsourced trading at Marex, who details what it takes to be competitive in today’s prime brokerage market.

Developing the infrastructure of the future for digital assets

An eventful 12 months have seen the industry make great strides in its efforts to create a regulated digital asset ecosystem for traditional market participants. Here, Jack Pouderoyen, who leads digital asset innovation for Swift, discusses the progress being made in scaling the tokenised securities market, and how Swift is working with its community to facilitate interoperability and turn these ambitions into reality.