Global Custodian

ANNOUNCEMENT: Global Custodian is delighted to announce the return of its Leaders in Custody Asia Awards, to be held at Raffles in Singapore on 29 May 2025. The ceremony will honour securities services providers across the Asia Pacific region which have excelled in Global Custodian’s agent banks surveys, along with a range of Editors’ Choice, Individual and Innovation awards segments. The full shortlist can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ebV3QyvS Congratulations to all those nominated Standard Chartered Deutsche Bank BNP Paribas - Securities Services Mizuho Citi HSBC State Street DBS Bank ICICI Bank MUFG BNY Northern Trust Asset Servicing J.P. Morgan Euroclear Chainlink Labs Nuvama Asset Services The Citco Group Limited Aladdin® Marketnode Ant Digital Technologies SBI Digital Asset Holdings Broadridge Digital Asset Proxymity Swift

BNY and SS&C Technologies partner with Lunate to enhance benefits platform The Abu Dhabi-based firm appoints global service providers to support operations of its alternative end-of-service benefits fund platform.   https://lnkd.in/eyiSEG9T

BNY and CIBC Mellon launch integrated investment operations solution in Canada The initiative, developed in collaboration with iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance), includes the first outsourced general insurance fund accounting solution in Canada. https://lnkd.in/e3zEi5re

Former BlackRock MD joins Apex Group Ltd’s senior leadership team Incoming hire brings more than 30 years’ industry experience to the role, having held senior roles at the likes of BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, UBS and Merrill Lynch.  

BNP Paribas - Securities Services appointed by ProCapital for European custody and execution services The mandate covers local and global custody, clearing, securities lending, AutoForex, and listed derivatives execution and clearing across European markets. https://lnkd.in/eQBsHrR3

Fund services round-up: Ultimus, Citco, Alter Domus, STP and more… This week’s fund services round-up features Ultimus Fund Solutions, The Citco Group Limited, Alter Domus, STP, Maples and Calder, Arrowpoint Investment Partners, ZEDRA Group and PACT Capital. https://lnkd.in/e2Z6dTXG

European Commission details strategy for Savings and Investments Union New proposals seek to improve the way the EU financial system channels savings to productive investments.  

Ex-State Street exec named as EquiLend’s new chief product officer Former State Street and Goldman Sachs executive to oversee integrated solutions and product strategy. https://lnkd.in/eNKg62f9

Northern Trust Asset Servicing to manage digital lifecycle of Bayer’s carbon credits  Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem aims to support the German life sciences firm with its voluntary carbon credits programme. https://lnkd.in/gdebiekg

Private markets are evolving – are you ready?   Retail participation in private markets is on the rise, bringing both exciting opportunities and new operational complexities for both asset managers and service providers.   How can firms effectively adapt to this changing landscape?   Global Custodian, in collaboration with Apex Group Ltd, looks at the increasing retailisation of private markets and the strategies firms are implementing to maintain their competitive edge. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eApeTJKZ