Episodes

  • GC Stories: Augustine Kwakye-Agyekum

    GC Stories: Augustine Kwakye-Agyekum
    Sep 30 2022
    On the latest episode of Global Custodian’s podcast exploring the incredible tales and life experiences from people within the global securities services industry, Augustine Kwakye-Agyekum - a GC Legend and sub-Saharan custody expert - discusses his incredible life story and illustrious career which became the subject of a book Against All Odds.

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    22 mins
  • GC Stories: Ben Bobroff

    GC Stories: Ben Bobroff
    Aug 30 2022

    Kicking off series 3 of Global Custodian’s podcast exploring the incredible tales and life experiences from people within the global securities services industry, Northern Trust’s Ben Bobroff talks about his time in the bomb disposal unit within the British Armed Forces. Here he shares his background and the family motivation which saw him join the army, to his tours abroad and some of the common misconceptions about one of the most pressurised roles one can imagine.



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    22 mins
  • GC Stories: David Wright

    GC Stories: David Wright
    Jul 21 2021
    David Wright, senior product manager in the global asset owner and management product delivery team at HSBC, is also a Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue team leader. Having spent 15 years as a volunteer, Wright shares some of the rescues he’s participated in, the life lessons he’s picked up from a decade and a half in the team and the importance of teamwork and communication.

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    31 mins
  • GC Stories: Kate Webber

    GC Stories: Kate Webber
    Jul 14 2021
    Kate Webber, lead product manager, fund services at Northern Trust is also the founder of Women in Asset Servicing, a group established to grow female representation across all levels of the financial services industry. Kate discusses the goals of the association, her background, some of the incredible women she has known throughout her life and how they have shaped her journey, and the endeavours of Women in Asset Servicing going forward.

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    34 mins
  • GC Stories

    GC Stories
    Jul 1 2021
    Paul Wilden – formerly of Standard Chartered and BNY Mellon and now global head of capital markets at Apex- is an LGBT+ man who lives with a disAbility. In this podcast, Paul takes us through his journey from childhood to the workplace, giving us an insight on the challenges, experiences and treatment he has faced throughout his life, in this extraordinary story of self-discovery, self-acceptance and proving people wrong.

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    35 mins
  • GC Stories: Bill Stone

    GC Stories: Bill Stone
    Jun 24 2021
    Bill Stone, the founder of SS&C, is one of the most recognisable and well-known individuals in the fund services space, but while the story of SS&C’s journey from basement start-up to largest independent administrator in the world is well-known, Stone’s work outside of the industry is the story we’re delighted to share. A philanthropist who has decided to give back to the people and communities close to his heart, Stone shares his philosophy on charity and not forgetting where you came from.

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    24 mins
  • GC Stories: Mike Trinkaus

    GC Stories: Mike Trinkaus
    Jun 9 2021
    Fund services expert Mike Trinkaus was celebrating the sale of his company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in January 2017 when he was caught in an avalanche. We talk to Mike about the incident and how he went on to start a new fund administrator named after the trail in which his nearly catastrophic accident occurred.

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    37 mins
  • GC Stories: Duane Shippey

    GC Stories: Duane Shippey
    May 13 2021
    Duane Shippey, one of the BNY Mellon’s Rising Stars and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion champion, set up scholarship at his alma mater three years ago that has created a steppingstone for students to defeat the odds which can be stacked against them from an early age – particularly those from a minority background. Here he discusses what this kind of financial support and representation can bring, along with highlighting the racial inequality that remains across our society.

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    39 mins