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What have the true impacts of T 1 been on us so far? Join our "T 1 War Room – 120 days later" webinar where we will discuss how operating models have evolved, how costs have been impacted, the current state of automation, as well as offer valuable insights for markets preparing for T 1. 📅 When: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 ⏰ Time: 10:00 EST | 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET 🔗 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gyc_9-Yx Expert speakers include: - Michele Pitts of Citi - Julian Chesser of Delta Capita - Rui Ferreira of FIS - John Bevil of Xceptor and Barnaby Nelson as moderator

How and where are industry leaders driving meaningful change in their corporate action processing? Join Us for the Corporate Action Change Maker Forum - run in partnership with S&P Global Market Intelligence. In this exclusive webinar, Chris Thiebaut (US Head of Corporate Actions at BlackRock) will explain the why, where, and how of transformation in corporate actions processing. Chris will share his first-hand insights on how BlackRock is evolving its corporate actions processes to meet the demands of an increasingly complex environment.   📅 When: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 ⏰ Time: 10:00 EST | 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET 🔗 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/dDWYu6aH

What is drawing other investors to invest into Africa today? In our last "World to Africa" research, fintech and digital infrastructure investments were the most appealing sectors for global investors looking for African opportunities. What do your plans look like today? Join our latest industry-wide "World to Africa" benchmarking campaign, run in partnership with Standard Bank Group, BNY, AVCA - The African Private Capital Association, Mercer, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility and the Institutional Investors Network - to compare your plans with those of your closest peers. Take 15 minutes to share your Africa plans with us at https://lnkd.in/e9at9VVB and we can be talking you through how your plans compare in just over a month.

What makes up the global securities services agenda in 2024? We're really excited to be launching our annual "Future of Securities Services" industry whitepaper, led by Citi - digging into the core details of how and where we are spending our resources in 2024. As one of the only surveys to cover the immediate aftermath of the T 1 transitions, this report gives perspectives from almost 500 investors, brokers and bankers globally. Make sure you download the report at thevx.io/thankyou

How are you making the most of the African investment opportunity? In our last "World to Africa" research, over 50% of Asian investors and 30% of North American investors were planning to grow their African investments. What do your plans look like today? Join our latest industry-wide "World to Africa" benchmarking campaign, run in partnership with Standard Bank Group, BNY, AVCA - The African Private Capital Association, Mercer, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility and the Institutional Investors Network - to compare your plans with those of your closest peers. Take 15 minutes to share your Africa plans with us at https://lnkd.in/e9at9VVB and we can be talking you through how your plans compare in just over a month.

T 1: how was it for you? After nearly 2 months of T 1 in North America, help us to define the true impact of the transition on the global industry. Join our latest global T 1 pulse survey - run in partnership with ISSA - Intl Securities Services Association, AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe), ASIFMA, ISITC, The Investment Association and EFAMA - to help define the dollars and cents impact of T 1. Share your thoughts at https://lnkd.in/gJg_MymE - and we'll send you your own benchmarking scorecard in September. And then look out for us at POSTTRADE 360°, SIFMA Ops, at Sibos and at The Network Forum if you want to talk more!

T 1: how was it for you? After nearly 2 months of T 1 in North America, help us to define the true impact of the transition on the global industry. Join our latest global T 1 pulse survey - run in partnership with ISSA - Intl Securities Services Association, AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe), ASIFMA, ISITC, The Investment Association and EFAMA - to jhelp define the dollars and cents impact of T 1. Share your thoughts at https://lnkd.in/gJg_MymE - and we'll send you your own benchmarking scorecard in September. And then look out for us at POSTTRADE 360°, SIFMA Ops, at Sibos and at The Network Forum if you want to talk more!

How was the transition to T 1 in the first few weeks? Make sure you read Global Custodian's excellent write up of our T 1 War Room discussions - gathering expert views and insights from around the world on what T 1 meant immediately after the transition! And if you're keen to dig deeper, join our latest T 1 Pulse survey this week - and benchmark your own T 1 experience with your global peers. Share your experiences today at https://lnkd.in/gJg_MymE and we will be debriefing with you in a few weeks on how your T 1 compares!

How are global investors making the most of the African market opportunity in 2024?   In 2022, our first World to Africa research campaign revealed that 78% of global investors would increase their investments in Africa. Are you tapping into opportunities in technology, health and infrastructure opportunities across the region? Help to understand how the industry is involving - and benchmark your own plans with the rest of the industry today!   Join our global "World to Africa" survey led by Standard Bank Group and run in partnership with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, BNY Mellon, Global Custodian, the Institutional Investors Network, The Liquidity & Sustainability Facility, Mercer, Mida Advisors, NCPERS and SAVCA - by completing our online survey at https://lnkd.in/exVbbHEu   We'll then be in touch directly to talk you through the key findings - and to compare your results with global peers - in just a few weeks!

Asset servicing: not a problem for the portfolio manager? The scale of the asset servicing challenge is understood to be huge across the industry, but if it is not showing up in 80% of funds' performance, then where is the incentive to really drive change? We're really excited to be launching the key findings of our industry-wide "Asset Servicing Innovation" survey this week. Led by ISSA - Intl Securities Services Association, Broadridge and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), this is our latest snapshot of where and how the worlds of corporate action and proxy vote processing are evolving in 2024. Make sure you download the key findings at https://lnkd.in/ghc968QR and reach out if you want to talk asset servicing with us!