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SmartStream and Finastra partner
03 April 2025 UK
Reporter: Jack McRae
The partnership sees SmartStream’s TLM Collateral Management solution extend across Finastra’s Kondor and Opics treasury management solutions
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Margin replication and simulation
Arcesium’s Himanshu Bagri, product lead, Treasury Suite, and Ashley Bell, vice president, Financial Operations, look at the importance of timely margin calculations when managing risk
Turning a new leaf
Clelia Frondaroli speaks to Kirsteen Harrison, sustainability director at Zumo, about the state of ESG within the crypto industry and the steps taken to decarbonise the sector
One step forward, two steps back
Will Donald Trump’s return to the White House spell the end for ESG policies, or are financial institutions and investors hopeful for a greener future?
Fintech fever
Clelia Frondaroli documents the rise of digital financial technologies in Southeast Asia, and what it means for financial inclusion in the region
The American dream
As an influx of change is readying to take the crypto industry by storm, Clelia Frondaroli explores the current regulatory regime in the US and what the future may bring
Continued consolidation
Jack McRae speaks to members of the asset servicing industry about how 2025 will be an important year for the Australian markets with the trend of consolidation leading developments
Responding to pressure
Jack McRae speaks to Maria Calderon, head of LatAm Sales at MarketAxess, about what 2025 holds for the asset servicing industry in the region
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Zema Global
Andrea Remyn Stone
Jack McRae meets with Andrea Remyn Stone, CEO of
Zema Global, to talk about her career in financial services and how she is trying to make the world a better place
ipushpull
Matthew Cheung
Jack McRae sits down with Matthew Cheung, CEO of ipushpull and founder of Work in Fintech, to talk about how he is inspiring the next generation of talent
Xceptor
Michiel Verhoeven
Michiel Verhoeven, CEO at Xceptor, talks to Karl Loomes about how data automation is driving strategic decisions and transformation in the financial services industry
Reliant Fund Services
Eric Schultz
Jack McRae speaks to Eric Schultz, managing member at Reliant Fund Services, about his career in fund administration and his concerns about technology in the space
WTax
Julia Bricker
Julia Bricker, global managing director at WTax, talks to John Savage about the emerging trends and regulatory developments impacting the withholding tax landscape
STP Investment Services
David Goldstein
David Goldstein, director of product, fund services at STP Investment Services, has witnessed the rise of fund administration from within the industry. Jack McRae speaks to him about his career, his new job, and the future of the fund administration space
BNP Paribas
Fabrice Silberzan
Fabrice Silberzan, head of Industrial Transformation for BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business, talks about how the company’s gradual integration of artificial intelligence and large language models will help benefit its clients
Pictet Asset Services
Claude Pech and Rob Lowe
Pictet Asset Services’ Claude Pech and Rob Lowe, sit down to discuss regulatory challenges, client expectations, and the firm’s future global strategy with Asset Servicing Times
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Zema Global’s Andrea Remyn Stone discusses her career in financial services.CSDs
The importance of new technology during preparations for T+1.Margins
Experts from Arcesium look at the importance of margin calculations when managing risk.
