AIFMD II provides clarifications expected by Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) managers regarding the AIFM passport regime regulating the issuance of loans across the EU. The new Directive establishes common rules for the granting of loans, covering the management of conflicts of interest, credit risk management and risk diversification according...

Is the quest for ESG strictly about marketing, or does it really have the potential to make a positive impact on the environment, business, fund performance, and the planet? Fouad Massabni, Head of ESG Commercial Offer at Societe Generale Securities Services, sheds light on these pressing questions and shares insights gathered through SGSS’ recent ESG survey....

Manage tech debt to optimise scalable target operating models. How are leading firms approaching retiring legacy systems, adopting emerging tech, data management & governance whilst aligning controls & merging workflows? Franck BONTE, MD & CIO, Societe Generale Securities Services, explains.

Large Language Models and Generative AI are poised to transform the world of post-trade, enabling firms to enhance client interactions and improve productivity. While AI will bring benefits for the industry, issues must be addressed on data quality, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and the risk that vital workplace skills could be lost, as the...

Julien Aïdan and Amandine Bozier, product experts at Societe Generale Securities Services, explain how private debt has become the choice of the “prince” in the private market segment and present us with the challenges introduced by the regulatory environment that is strengthening on this asset class more popular among investors in a context of higher rates.

UK (and Global) asset managers are increasingly diversifying their investment strategies and actively targeting European investors as they look to accelerate fundraising amid turbulent market conditions.

In 2021, Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) carried out a survey of key European asset management players, revealing a rapid transformation of investment models and operational difficulties. Three years having passed, a new series of interviews was conducted between January and March 2024. The goal was to review the progress made, the projects already...

Post-trade has undergone significant changes in recent years and has undoubtedly become more dynamic. Digitalization, disruptive technologies & regulations are driving this change.

In 2024, a new directive will come into force – the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Signed on 21 June 2022 and approved by the European Parliament in November 2022, the CSRD is replacing the NFRD (Non-Financial Reporting Directive) to establish new non-financial reporting standards and obligations.

Hopes are rising among investment firms that a long-awaited second iteration of the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF2), which got the green light from regulators earlier this year will pull in more investor cash than the first version of the ELTIF launched in 2015. Michael Clifford, General Manager of Societe Generale Dublin Brach tells us more about...

The role of the asset & securities service provider in the financial instruments ESG journey, in an interview with Marco Mosca, head of Coverage, Marketing and Solutions for Societe Generale Securities Services in Italy

Our experts Julien Aïdan and Amandine Bozier explain why 2024 can be considered a pivotal year for Private Markets funds after two consecutive years of slowdown.

Three years after the launch of the review process, the amended version of CSDR , known as CSDR Refit in reference to the eponymous European Commission's programme , came into force on 16 January 2024, 20 days after it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

From 28 May 2024, the US standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in securities will be shortened to 1 business day after the trade date (T+1).

Anticipating CSDR Refit and its obligation to produce a report detailing the timeliness, costs and benefits and modalities of implementing a T+1 settlement cycle, ESMA conducted during Fall 2023 a consultation on shortening the settlement cycle in Europe.