Duncan Lowman has joined Pictet Asset Services as an executive director, based in London. Lowman was previously at Link Fund Services, where he was head of client coverage, after spending 19 years at RBC.
Month: August 2021
The Song Remains The Same – the market needs Brown Brothers Harriman to remain independent. Here’s why.
Did you, like me, have to stifle a yawn when you read the “news” that BBH had been in talks with BNP Paribas Securities Services about a possible merger? “Here we go again,” was my initial reaction. Those of us who have been in and around the industry for more years than we care to…
Ocorian supports GBP180m Seraphim Space Investment Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported the GBP180m (USD250m) initial public offering of Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The trust is a closed-ended investment company and will invest in a diversified international portfolio of early and growth stage space technology businesses. Ocorian’s UK team is providing…
BNY Mellon wins award for best workplace for innovators
Whilst it is my editorial policy not to feature news about industry awards – most of which are worthless – this one is notable, as it demonstrates how far BNY Mellon has come in the last three years. BNY Mellon has been named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators for 2021. This annual…
GK8 partners with Securrency
GK8, an Israel-based cybersecurity and digital asset custodian, has partnered with fintech company Securrency to provide banking clients with institutional-grade blockchain services. The partnership centres around GK8’s enterprise-grade custody solutions, which will become available to Securrency’s clients as it builds its tokenisation infrastructure. Securrency’s main focus is tokenising real-world assets such as stocks, commodities and…
BNP Paribas granted QFI licence in China
BNP Paribas has been granted a licence to provide custody services for China’s Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) scheme. BNP Paribas can now directly support foreign institutional investors across the full scope of schemes, allowing access to China’s equities and bond markets, in addition to providing FX services. BNP Paribas China Limited was one of the…
Apex acquires Greenough Consulting Group in U.S.
Apex has acquired Greenough Consulting Group (GCG), a U.S.-based provider of finance, accounting, and human resources services to technology companies, venture capital and private equity funds. GCG’s client base is evenly split between start-ups or midmarket corporates, and venture capital and private equity funds.
EquiLend acquires majority stake in Stonewain
EquiLend, the fintech company for the securities lending, collateral and swaps industries, has acquired a majority stake in Stonewain Systems, an independent provider of software and solutions for the securities finance industry. EquiLend’s stake in Stonewain comes after a two-and-a-half year-partnership for EquiLend Spire.
HSBC hits USD10trn AuC
For H1 2021, HSBC’s assets under custody rose to more than USD10trn, following a 30pct year-on-year increase. Its AuA reached USD2.9trn. Over the same period, revenues for the securities services business rose by 3pct.
Jeslyn Tan joins State Street as AsPac product development head
State Street has appointed Jeslyn Tan as Asia Pacific head of product management. Based in Singapore, Tan will will report globally to Brenda Lyons, global head of asset servicing product, and regionally to Mostapha Tahiri, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific. Tan joins from Deutsche Bank, where she was most recently global head of product…