All Securities Services articles – Page 9
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Features
Swiss custodians rule at home
Iain Morse finds that local custodians dominate the Swiss market
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Special Report
De-risking drives competition
Iain Morse reports from a cost-conscious UK custody market as trustees aim to comprehend, and lower, their risk exposure
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Features
Nordic lights shine
Iain Morse assesses trends in the custody markets of the Nordic countries
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Special Report
Evolution of global super deals
A new type of super-size mandate is emerging and the custody industry needs to respond to a new set of challenges, writes Iain Morse
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Special Report
Transition in transition
The BlackRock-BGI merger is just the biggest whirlpool in a transition management industry in flux. Brian Bollen examines the intersections between evolving businesses and processes
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Special ReportSafe and secured?
Collateral management is integral to several activities of the modern pension fund, and the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy re-wrote its paradigms, finds Martin Steward
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Special ReportIn the interim
The challenges of the past two years have led to a broadening of transition management services, and in particular growth in interim asset management, writes Lachlan French
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Special Report
Spotlight on the guardians
Pension funds are becoming increasingly aware of the need to keep tabs on the performance and costs of their custodians as their role becomes ever more complex, writes Ian Morse
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Special Report
Looking to the future
The credit crisis – and particularly problems around cash re-investment – focused the attention of beneficial owners on their securities lending programmes. Blair McPherson argues that this is an opportunity for the industry to step out of the shadows
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Special Report
The price of everything but the value of nothing
Market volatility and shaky counterparties have focused attention on valuation methodologies and the data underpinning them, finds Brian Bollen
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Special Report
Custody in a post-Lehman world
While safe-keeping is now in the spotlight, it is in investment managers’ search for a business model to withstand a bull or bear market that a custodian can addtrue value, says Andrew Gelb
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Special Report
Custodians seen in a changed light
Sponsors are increasingly seeking the help of custodians as they feel the pressure, along with trustees, to manage risk and achieve service quality, writes Iain Morse
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NewsBarnet considers search for custodian
[16:50 CEST 27-08] UK – The London Borough of Barnet is preparing to tender for global custodian services for its £481m (€546m) pension scheme for the first time.
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Special Report
Upheavals in the fee world
Credit crisis pressures are forcing trustees and boards to seek more from their custodians both in terms of better risk management and lower costs, finds Iain Morse
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Special Report
Keep it simple
Choosing collateral and counterparty wisely will help to mitigate substantially against the future risk of default in securities lending, finds Iain Morse
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Special Report
Credit crunch reshapes custody
Demand for custodians’ services is rising as the credit crunch forces trustees and pension boards to pay attention to previously neglected areas of risk, finds Iain Morse
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Special ReportGet the risks right
Tony Freeman addresses the increasing importance of operational issues for asset managers
