HornbyChapman, the UK-based recruitment firm specialising in the securities services space, has appointed John Barnes as chief representative for Asia. Barnes, formerly global head of HR at Deutsche Bank’s global transaction banking division, will be based in Singapore. He replaces Roger Harrold, who will move to an advisory position.
Month: October 2021
BNY Mellon expands Custody FX service
BNY Mellon is expanding its Custody FX offering, adding new trading capabilities and evolving from a primarily custody-focused service model into a transparent open architecture that can be leveraged by a variety of client types for their rules-based, end-to-end transaction needs. Effective immediately, clients in the FX trading programs can customise how they trade currencies…
Harbor Capital Advisors appoints State Street for ETF servicing
State Street has been appointed as the servicing agent for Harbor Capital Advisors’ first actively managed fully transparent fixed income ETFs, launched in September in the U.S. The two funds are the Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF (SIFI), and the Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF (SIHY). State Street will provide various ETF servicing solutions, including…
JTC acquires SALI
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has acquired SALI Fund Services, a U.S.-based provider of fund services to the insurance dedicated fund (IDF) and separately managed account (SMA) market. Founded in 2002, SALI provides a turn-key solution for the creation and administration of IDFs and has over USD15.8bn AuM.
AssetMetrix opens in Lux
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based fintech in which BNP Paribas has a strategic stake, has opened an office in Luxembourg. Alexander Wedlich has joined AssetMetrix as head of business development for Luxembourg, Belgium and France. Wedlich has worked at Credit Suisse, RBC, CACEIS, Clearstream Banking and BNY Mellon.
John Lehner joins FundGuard as president
FundGuard, the U.S./Israel AI-powered investment management and asset servicing enterprise SaaS platform, has appointed John Lehner as president. Lehner, who previously served as global head of State Street’s investment manager services unit and CEO of BNY Mellon Technology Solutions, is responsible for driving the firm’s go-to-market strategy and client-facing activities including broader expansion globally, onboarding…
U.S. Bank launches cryptocurrency custody service
U.S. Bank has launched its cryptocurrency custody service, targeted at institutional investment managers with private funds in the U.S. and/or Cayman looking for a safekeeping solution for Bitcoin, with additional coin support to follow. NYDIG, a technology and financial services company dedicated to Bitcoin, is the first crypto sub-custodian appointed in the bank’s network of…
Citi to administer first OFC for BEA Union Investment
Citi has been appointed by BEA Union Investment Management Limited as fund custodian and administrator for its first mutual fund restructure, converting five funds into an open-ended fund company (OFC). Citi has been providing custody and fund services, including fund accounting, transfer agency and FX share class hedging, to BEA Union Investment since 2013. Eleanor…
FSBA to deploy BNY Mellon’s ESG app
The Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA) has signed an agreement to leverage BNY Mellon’s ESG Data Analytics application to better manage, monitor and analyse ESG data across multiple sources. The application is built on the Microsoft Azure cloud and offered through BNY Mellon’s OMNI securities services platform. FSBA will also be collaborating with BNY…
Northern Trust appoints Gary Paulin to new role
Northern Trust has appointed Gary Paulin as head of Global Strategic Solutions for its asset servicing business. In this newly created position, Paulin, who is based in London, will lead the development and design of solutions that will enable clients to access and benefit from the full range of Northern Trust’s global capabilities. Paulin, who…