BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Akshay Thakurdesai as head of India. BP2S in India offers asset servicing as well as third-party clearing and settlement services for local financial institutions. The bank also acts as a local custodian to foreign investors investing in the country. Thakurdesai, who joined the bank in 2006, was previously COO…
Month: September 2020
Northern Trust launches cloud-based insurance reporting service
Northern Trust has launched a cloud-based reporting application for its insurance investment accounting and analytics services solution for U.S. insurance companies. The platform incorporates Northern Trust’s interactive digital interface with the SAP Financial Asset Management (FAM) system to provide an end-to-end solution covering all asset classes. The solution allows insurance companies to: Identify trends, risks…
BNY Mellon hires Robin Vince from Goldman Sachs as CEO of global market infrastructure
BNY Mellon has appointed Robin Vince as a vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure. Vince will report to Todd Gibbons, CEO of BNY Mellon, and will join BNY Mellon’s ExCo. He will have oversight of BNY Mellon’s clearance and collateral management, treasury services, markets and Pershing businesses. He joins from Goldman Sachs, where…
BP2S partners with Digital Asset in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas Securities Services has established a partnership with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts. The new apps will provide market participants in Asia Pacific with real-time access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX)’s anticipated DLT-based trading and settlement platforms.…
SS&C to provide TA for Conbrio Fund Partners
Conbrio Fund Partners has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency for its GBP1.5bn fund range. Conbrio, formerly known as Castlefield Fund Partners, is the Authorized Corporate Director (ACD) for the CFP Sanford DeLand and the CFP Castlefield fund ranges. SS&C will be providing full-service support to Conbrio’s clients, including distributor and institutional client services.
Mark Friend joins Cooper Wood
Mark Friend, the former COO of Premier Asset Management, has become an independent senior associate of the recently launched UK consultancy partnership, Cooper Wood & Associates.
Milestone hires Marian Azer to head Asia Pacific
Milestone Group, the fund industry fintech firm, has hired Marian Azer as managing director for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Reporting to London-based CEO Paul Roberts, Azer will have overall responsibility for market engagement, client success and go-to-market strategy across APAC, with particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Most recently, she was…
Crestbridge hires Aaron Bird for business PE development role
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Aaron Bird as associate director of business development. Based in Jersey, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Bird was previously an independent consultant.
Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.
Intertrust expands Australian operations
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions, has expanded its Australian operation to include regulated trustee, custody and escrow services. For the past eight years, Intertrust has provided a range of corporate and fund administration services in Australia including company secretarial, board support, accounting and reporting, payroll and KYC/AML services.