In our first video of our Road to Sibos campaign, we share insights on the impact and benefits of moving custody services to the cloud. Appetite for cloud technology is growing among financial institutions. Cloud technology helps businesses reduce their overall spend, and it enables them to become more scalable and agile. So, what does it mean to the securities services industry? What are the benefits for clients? What are the main security concerns and what barriers remain when it comes to migration to the cloud? Watch Mike Clarke, our Global Head of Product Management, Securities Services talks to Jonathan Watkins from Global Custodian on this topic as we head to Sibos 2023.

Watch the concluding video of our Road to Sibos campaign in partnership with Global Custodian where Chris Lemmon talks to Anand Rengarajan, our Global Head of Sales and Head of Asia-Pacific, Securities Services on the development and growth in the Asian market. In this insightful discussion, Anand highlights 3 factors contributing to the growth in Asia: Firstly the stellar growth Assets Under Management in Asia fueled by growth of AIFs in India, family offices in Singapore and ETFs in China, Secondly rise of FinTech-led distribution in Asia and thirdly increasing demand for new services such as 365-day NAV by Asset Managers. He also shares his views on the state of innovation in Asia including T +1 and how Deutsche Bank leverages its ‘people strength’ to ensure consistency in the region with its culturally diverse and multi-regulatory landscape.

The launch of ChatGPT last year was perhaps the ‘iPhone Moment’ for artificial intelligence. Generative AI promises to usher in a new age of competitive services and efficient processing based on digital intelligence. Watch our third video of our Road To Sibos campaign in partnership with Global Custodian, where Paul Maley, our Global Head of Securities Services speaks to Jonathan Watkins as they discuss AI and its application for asset servicing. So, what are the most notable examples of where AI can be applied to increase efficiencies in asset servicing and what is the realistic timeframe for industry-wide adoption of these AI solutions? Commenting on AI use cases, Paul adds “At Deutsche Bank, we are developing AI use cases and capabilities across content management, anomaly detection and workflow optimisation to name a few and we’re leveraging our partnerships with Google Cloud and Nvidia to build these”.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed in February 2022 that the US market would shorten the settlement cycle from T+2 to T+1 by no later than the first half of 2024. In our second video of our Road to Sibos campaign in partnership with Global Custodian, we take a closer look at the market structure changes in the US as we draw nearer to that May 2024 deadline, drawing on insights from Kamalita Abdool, our Head of Securities Services, Americas and Global Custodian Coverage. So, what are the key market segments that require attention in the coming months? How is Deutsche Bank working with firms to ensure readiness for the shortened settlement cycle and does the market expect a brief lapse in settlement efficiency once T+1 goes live? As Kam puts it, “this focus will continue beyond May 2024, as new processes are operationalised and embedded into our day-to-day to continue to provide uninterrupted access in the US markets to all of our clients.” To learn more insights, watch this video featuring Kamalita Abdool in a recent interview with Global Custodian’s Chris Lemmon.