Brian Bollen takes a look back at the history of TARGET2-Securities, and how the introduction of the T2/T2S Consolidation Project this coming November is set to change Europe’s financial landscape
Philipp Rothermich, principal consultant at Comyno, outlines why SFTR continues to challenge the industry, and why the responsibility of reporting is now given to operations, treasury or middle office departments
S&P’s Igor Kaplun and Ron Finberg highlight the current challenges surrounding reporting obligations and the regulatory road the financial services industry will have to travel down in the years to come
Brian Bollen outlines the rulings behind Phase 6 of the UMR. Who in the industry is well prepared ahead of the September implementation date, and who is still lagging dangerously behind?
Brian Bollen analyses current market access to Asia and the continent’s approach to ESG reporting, as well as the wider effects of shortening settlement cycles for a number of its territories
How can transfer agents overcome the complex challenges they face and grow their business? The vendor community’s typical response is to roll out more new technology, but that is only part of the answer, outlines Deep Pool’s chief revenue officer, Roger Woolman
Brian Bollen looks at the current state of reference data for asset servicers, the problems presented by legacy systems, and the opportunities offered by the growing popularity of cloud services
As more markets — namely the US, Canada and India — look to shorten their trade settlement cycles from a T+2 model to T+1, Aneet Shah, managing director and head of custody product and network management at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, shares his insights on how market participants can manage the transition
Brian Bollen asks when we will see AIFMD II and the industry’s opinion on the latest European Commission legislative proposals surrounding the directive, first introduced in 2014
Industry experts share their early assessment of the CSDR settlement failure penalties regime and how it has affected the industry since its implementation in February
