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.

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

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...

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 generative AI to tokenisation, crypto, cybersecurity and sustainable development, let's take a look together at the major technological trends in finance for 2024.

As we turn the page from 2023 to 2024, it’s worth pausing to take stock of a year that has seen decisive innovation in the financial services sector. However, there have as yet been very few real-world developments, and we look forward to seeing these become a reality in 2024.

The adoption of the SWIFT ISO 20022 standard for Corporate Actions is the next step in the evolution of European markets. This adoption will have a significant impact. Societe Generale Securities Services will allow its clients to gradually migrate to this new format until the ISO 15022 format is discontinued.

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). Due to their proximity to the US market, the Canadian and Mexican markets have decided to closely follow the American move.

As one of Europe’s leading providers of traditional investment fund services, Luxembourg already has numerous advantages for seizing the potential of the alternative fund market.

With a few months left until ELTIF II authorisations start on January 10, 2024 this topic is on everybody’s mind and a subject of every discussion related to private markets, at least in Luxembourg. Regulatory and populist aspects aside, here we’d like to provide insights into "behind the scenes" of an ELTIF II fund to help managers distinguish between the...

Luxembourg has no reason to envy its European neighbours when it comes to new technologies, particularly those relating to blockchain. Luxembourg Blockchain Week, which was held for the third consecutive year, from 9 to 13 October 2023, was attended by more than 300 participants and more than 80 renowned speakers. Organised by the Luxembourg Blockchain Lab...

ETFs have proliferated across the European markets since the 2000s. Societe Generale Securities Services takes a look back over their recent history, brimming with incontestable achievements, and analyses how to make the difference to meet investors' new needs.

With the last phase of EMIR's implementation in September 2022, collateral management by triparty agents for triparty schemes has really reached cruising speed.