Articles and white papers relating to back office and custody issues. This section covers research for investment operations professionals, clearing & settlement staff, fund accounting managers and global custody executives. Particularly popular papers in this section include those which tackle the operational challenges facing investment managers as they manage complexity and change in investment operations. Surveys of fund operations and investment banking operations have also been well received.... A number of papers examine middle office operations: should the middle office be outsourced, or can you transform the asset management middle office to a bottom-line contributor? Other back office research in this section includes white papers on global custody, custodian ratings, clearing and settlement, settlement systems, securities lending and collateral management. A number of articles examine back office issues relating to alternative investments, specifically hedge fund administration, prime brokers and alternative investment fund operations and domiciles. Other reports cover the effect of investment regulation on the back office, for example, IFRS9 (impairment of financial assets and AIFMD).
The salary and hiring insights in this twelfth edition of our annual Guide are drawn from over 5,000 employers across Asia representing some six million employees. The annual Hays Asia Salary Guide remains the definitive snapshot of salaries for positions across Asia. As part of our guide we offer a thorough market overview…
New ecosystems are developing blockchain solutions to create innovative business models and disrupt traditional ones. This is occurring in every industry and in most jurisdictions globally.
This report highlights key traits amongst top cybersecurity programs and reinforces the need for financial institutions to focus on their security efforts.
The next five years will bring significant changes to the Australian investment industry and to superannuation funds in particular. Trustees and executives in the AUD2.8 trillion superannuation sector will be subject to the same oversight as bank chiefs, millions of dollars in fees will be abolished, and workers will only be…
The Aquis Search EMEA Investment Management Salary Survey & Guide 2019 details salary information and recruiting trends in the business sectors we cover. Our information has been researched and collated with the help of our clients and candidates and from our working knowledge of the marketplace.
This 70-page report surveys African and Middle Eastern salaries in banking and financial services, accounting & finance, sales & marketing, and other sectors.
The insurance sector is actively adapting to an array of disruptive forces. These forces include technological advancements such as blockchain, autonomous vehicles and telematics; ever increasing amounts of real-time data; societal shifts such as the rise of the sharing economy; new market entrants and changing customer…
Blockchain and other business disruption technologies have created a buzz in the last few years and have become an inevitable discussions topic in the financial circles. It will have game-changing impact on businesses, particularly on the banking and financial services. Consortium or Enterprise Blockchain is the latest…
This Mid-year report gives an update about the evolution during the first half of 2018. The EFAMA Fund Processing Standardisation report combines the Luxembourg and Ireland data into one single cross-border fund processing report providing (a) An aggregated view of both fund processing centres; and (b) a detailed overview,…
Ensuring the safekeeping of private keys and crypto-addresses is essential to institutional investors, though uncertainty surrounding the regulatory framework and the lack of safe, qualified custody is a significant barrier preventing them from joining the crypto market in greater numbers.
CUSIP Trends Global Issuance Report is a monthly compilation of new securities issuance trends and insights compiled by CUSIP Global Services (CGS), the world leader in financial instrument identification. Each report provides an analysis of securities issuance activity on a sector- by-sector, asset class-by-asset class and…
How will capital markets be reshaped in the coming years? In the period through 2022, we see three major trends disrupting the industry as a whole, namely a reshaping “core”, game-changing technologies and new digital value chains.
This paper analyzes recent trends in the size and composition of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets, using the latest data from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and ISDA.
The clearing of over-the-counter transactions through central counterparties (CCPs), one of the pillars of financial reform following the crisis of 2007-2008, has promoted CCPs as key elements of the new global financial architecture. It is important to examine how these reforms have affected risks in the financial system…
This survey represents the first phase of the Central Securities Depositary Regulation (CSDR) working group’s objectives. Once complete, the Working Group will define and propose potential market solutions and changes to existing practices which can be adopted to minimise the impact of CSDR and to further aid market…
