Now more than 30 years old, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have enjoyed astronomical growth since their inception, while the products themselves are becoming increasingly diverse and complex.
These changes are forcing ETF asset servicers to adapt, but many are struggling to do so. Although many providers are investing heavily in their businesses, most of this capital expenditure is either being earmarked for maintaining legacy technology or for supporting highly bespoke builds for specific clients.
This is making it harder for asset servicers to both innovate and standardise their technology, which in turn is preventing them from achieving scalability.
In this paper, Calastone looks at how asset servicers can overcome these challenges, enabling them to meet the requirements of the rapidly transforming ETF industry.