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T+2 = Antiquated or reliable?

Amid the Gamestop saga, Robinhood’s CEO has called for a fix on the ‘antiquated settlement structure’, but others in the industry argue the current T+2 settlement cycle is ‘ultra reliable’ and a real-time system could lead to many challenges

Turning tides

Luxembourg and Ireland have historically reigned as popular fund domiciles, but could the tide be turning towards Asia?

The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression?

Cooper Wood & Associates’ ‘60 second Asset Servicing Survey’ reveals its respondents anticipate both the warm sun of a market upswing, combined with the cold winds of fee pressure and cost cutting

A green future

It is key for firms to consider ESG into their strategies, but problems around data and interpretation on different shades of green threaten to get in the way. With new developments and the upcoming SFDR, industry experts are optimistic about ESG for 2021 and beyond

ISO 20022 XML standards are taking over transaction reporting

Cappitech reviews the move to the ISO 20022 XML standards occurring within transaction reporting regulation

A new way of working

While COVID-19 highlighted the inefficient work processes in the corporate actions space, industry experts suggest it has been a catalyst for a new, improved way of working

Harnessing the benefits of more automated FX trade lifecycle operations

Steve French of Traiana discusses the challenges to automation, its benefits, and the key steps that firms should take on their journey towards implementing automation

2021: Time for the asset servicing industry to shine

Although last year was riddled with challenges, 2021 brings with it a sense of hope and an opportunity for the asset servicing industry to shine

Lost value

Matt Ruoss of SCORPEO explains what value FTSE 100 investors could be missing on corporate action elections

The challenges continue

Although some changes around MiFID II have been positive, Alan Dzhanaev and Nicolas Nicolaou of Point Nine explain that the market continues to struggle with adopting the right regulatory reporting process, having a quality control and correct treatment of regulatory technical standards

Lessons to be learned

T-Scape’s David Baxter suggests the changes under the Shareholder Rights Directive II could serve as a platform on which the industry can build better processes

New and improved

Goal Group’s Vicky Dean discusses the company’s transformation in recent years and plans for its next phase of growth in 2021

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