Asia-Pacific (APAC) investors are to be disproportionately affected by Europe’s shift to a T+1 settlement cycle, according to new research from BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS). The French bank’s post-trade and asset servicing division is urging firms across the region to adopt automation, pre-fund settlements, and streamline their internal processes to avoid costly settlement fails… Read More >>
Q&A: Ops Cost-Cutting to Survive Market Turmoil
(Editor’s note: Volatile global markets are becoming the norm for 2018 and as yet there isn’t a consensus on the underlying reasons. Many industry observers are predicting that there will be more corrections to come as inflation and interest rate increases worry investors. Whatever the actual causes, there have been moments of turbulence that are… Read More >>
