Jon Watkins is a journalist who writes for Global Custodian, a publication focused on the securities services industry. His articles cover a range of topics including industry news, executive appointments, fund administration, and market trends. Jon's work has also been featured in The TRADE News.
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Jon Watkins predominantly covers the business, finance, and legal aspects of the securities services industry. His focus on private sector announcements and press releases indicates a preference for news directly from financial institutions or related organizations.
Given his coverage patterns, Jon is likely to be responsive to pitches that offer exclusive insights into executive appointments at major financial institutions, analysis of trends in securities services or fund administration, and reports on regulatory changes impacting this sector.
The geographic focus of Jon's reporting is not explicitly stated; however, considering the global nature of financial markets and institutional business activities he covers, international perspectives related to key players in the industry could also be relevant.
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By: Jon Watkins
Private market specialist's software and services will be made available to Northern Trust's asset servicing clients.
By: Jon Watkins
A record first half of the year for the biggest asset servicers was driven by custody revenues, with EMEA the standout region for growth.
Incoming hire joins from ION Corporates, where he served as CEO. By Chris Lemmon EMEA was the growth driver for largest custodians during the first half of the year
Custodian also posts a record high AUC/A of $17.4 trillion, rising 5% from the previous quarter.
Partnership will see Standard Chartered's asset servicing clients gain access to TP ICAP's UK-based spot cryptoasset exchange.
Global Custodian sits down with Alan Flanagan, head of global client coverage for asset servicing at BNY, to discuss the major trends currently facing the asset servicing industry.
This week's securities finance round-up features the South Korean National Assembly,, Pan Asian Securities Lending Association, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Options Clearing Corporation, Central Securities Depository Prague, Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand, and Wematch.
By: Jon Watkins
The exchanges will co-own a new Netherlands-based company named SimpliCT which will seek to leverage the expertise of its founders to develop a “best-of-breed equity CT”.
HSBC has published its third quarter results for 2024, revealing a quarterly revenue of $564 million – down 7% from the same period in 2023.
The new partnership builds on Standard Chartered's recent digital asset announcements, including last week's collaboration with inter-dealer broker TP ICAP and the launch of its digital asset custody service in the UAE.
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