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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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...

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See...

The desert race series is considered by TIME Magazine as one of the top 10 endurance competitions in the world, but this didn’t put off Bryan Murphy, global head of intermediaries client coverage at Citi. Here, Murphy takes us through his epic adventures through the Atacama, Gobi and Namibian deserts and a grueling final leg in Antarctica. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After 25 years in financial services, Andrew Pitts-Tucker made the move of a lifetime out of the sector to focus on his passion for wildlife conservation in Africa. Andrew tells his tale of charity work, face-offs with poachers and applying lessons learnt from financial services to make a real difference in the country and how it inspired his move back to securities services to focus on ESG. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before his role as EMEA head of network management for Barclays, Daniel Hickey was an officer in the British army, completing two tours of Afghanistan and one of Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis. In this captivating episode, Hickey tells his story and gives his perspectives on some important issues in the world right now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More people have been to space than have completed the 777 endurance race - 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days - but Scott Coey, formerly of BNY Mellon, stepped up to the challenge. He talks us through the epic adventure that took him through extreme conditions as he was spurred on by a great cause. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After serving 10 years as the first female Police Officer in Cranford, NJ, Vanessa Van Brunt made the jump to Wall Street where she held senior roles with Wells Fargo and BlackRock. In this episode, Van Brunt discusses stories from her time in the force where she worked on a variety of undercover assignments, narcotics task forces, and first-responder duty during 9/11 supporting NYPD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to GC Stories, the podcast which tells incredible tales from familiar voices in the securities services industry. In this inaugural episode, we speak with Pat Sanderson, head of global client coverage at RBC, and formerly a professional rugby player. From breaking onto the scene to becoming England captain, Sanderson takes us on his journey – highlighting the physical and mental aspects, the highs the lows, the injuries, the trophies and how he has transitioned into his new career...