On June 17, 2025, Global Finance announced the winners for the 23rd annual Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards, naming Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) Best Sub-Custodian Bank 2025 in several countries.

Market concentration is not the only aspect that can help Europe thrive. Integration and technological enhancements are the key topics are a shared focus on delivering value.

The rise of semi-liquid funds and liquidity mechanisms, with the introduction of ELTIF 2.0, is transforming access to private markets. Pierre Monteillard, Co-Founder of Frame, and Armand Affortit, Senior Manager at Frame, delve into the liquidity challenge in private markets. They emphasise the importance for retail investors to fully understand the potential...

Fabio Ranghino, Partner and Head of Sustainability & Strategy at Ambienta explores the significant opportunities in sustainability investing within the European mid-market Private Equity segment.

On 12 January 2025, the European Commission took a further step towards reducing the settlement/delivery cycle by publishing its proposal to amend the regulatory text.

This paper explores the evolving landscape of Responsible Investment (RI) in Private Equity (PE), building on prior research and enriched by a comprehensive survey of industry participants - both General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs)(1).

Ghana had gone through a challenging period in the last few years.

How Azimut is reshaping access to private markets through product innovation and distribution intelligence.

The private equity market, historically reserved for institutional clients through closed funds with high entrance fees (>€1m), is seeking to democratise access in order to target more private investors.

In a constantly evolving financial environment, asset management companies are facing unprecedented challenges. Digitalisation, technological innovation, and changing customer expectations are redefining the contours of their business. At the heart of this transformation, platformisation emerges as an essential strategy, but also as a major challenge.

David Zerbib, Head of Private Wealth France at Partners Group, answers questions about the rise of the private investor in private markets.

AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments with €186 billion of assets under management (1) comprising over €93 billion (2) of Private Debt and alternative credit.

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Italy, a key player in the securities services industry, confirms its commitment to promoting an increasingly equitable, inclusive and diversity-focused working environment by obtaining the renewal of the UNI/PdR 125:2022 Certification for gender equality.

The possibility for UK CCPs to offer their service to European clearing houses has been a recurring issue since Brexit and their new status as "third country CCPs".

In March 2025, the European Commission published a report assessing the application of the Shareholder Rights Directives (SRDs) approximately four years after the entry into force of SRD2.