Foreword
Financial markets have entered a new era, driven by the rise of digital assets and the need to leverage artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, the industry is seeing increased regulation around digital assets and in turn an acceleration in institutional interest in these instruments.
In this edition of Bankable Insights: The Custodian – Beyond borders, beyond tomorrow, we explain why these developments matter.
Our headline article asks which trading approach will dominate digital assets – centralised exchanges or decentralised exchanges and peer-to-peer trading.
Inevitably, the digital era will have implications for financial markets, including added operational complexity and evolving regulatory landscapes that investors need to navigate deftly.
The conversation around AI offers the chance to incorporate technology to boost efficiencies, create value for clients and improve operating models. Our transformation article highlights six crucial factors impacting the client and user experience.
In our two podcasts, we discuss how technology is enabling the transformation of the custodian of tomorrow, and the shifts underway in the Middle East’s capital markets as the region seeks to become a global investment hub. Our insight feature takes a deeper analysis on Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 while another examines major reforms India.
Finally, we debate on innovations driving change, the rise of custodial interest in digital assets, and how asset servicers differentiate themselves in the Global Custodian’s Roundtable Asia in Focus videocasts.
The opportunities at the intersection of traditional and digital finance are not just expanding the ecosystem; as this edition shows, they are creating new areas for growth for clients.
Margaret Harwood-JonesGlobal Head, Financing and Securities ServicesCorporate & Investment Bank
