{GI - Ed picks - 27.02.26}This week's editor's picks with Governance Intelligence's senior reporter, Natalie Bannerman

Modernizing transfer, custody and exchange operations: a digital reckoning for the capital markets

The capital markets are undergoing a long overdue transformation. While trading went digital decades ago, the systems underpinning ownership, voting and settlement remain rooted in outdated, paper era design; resulting in friction, delays and vulnerabilities that no longer fit a real time world.

Now, pressure from issuers, investors and regulators is accelerating a shift toward modern, integrated platforms that combine real time data, automation, AI driven workflows and blockchain enabled functionality.

As industry leaders rethink everything from transfer agencies to proxy voting, a pivotal question emerges: how do we modernize without destabilizing the very infrastructure we rely on? To read more on this topic click here.

In focus this week:

ESG


US boards answer to all shareholders, not just the loudest ones

Read more

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

 

SEC’s new cyber-security rules put boards on the hook

Learn more

PEOPLE MOVES

 

American Water promotes Jeffrey Taylor to SVP legal role

Learn more

You received this email because you have chosen to receive communications from IR Media Group Limited.

If you would like to tailor the content you receive, we invite you to update your email preferences.

If you no longer wish to receive these emails you may unsubscribe at any time. View our privacy policy.

IR Media Group Limited Registered in England at 6 Lloyd’s Avenue, London, EC3N 3AX

 

Copyright © 2026 IR Media Group Limited. All rights reserved.

...