Next Gate Tech, the Luxembourg-based fintech provider for the asset management sector, has completed a new EUR5m fund raising round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, alongside Volta Ventures and Seed X, with the continued support of all existing stakeholders, including Expon Capital, MiddleGame Ventures and SeederFund. This new round of financing will support the company’s…
Month: June 2022
Ocorian hires global head of investor services
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate, fiduciary and fund services, has appointed Don Ross as global head, investor services. He will report to Ocorian’s head of global funds, Garrett Breen. Ross was previously at J.P. Morgan, and has also worked for Quintillion.
HSBC appoints head of Ireland account management
HSBC has appointed Donal Mooney as head of account management, Ireland, for its securities services business. Mooney has been at HSBC for nearly 20 years, and was previously head of the client service office.
SEI launches voluntary separation program
SEI, the U.S.-based provider of investment processing, operations, and asset management, is launching an enhanced voluntary separation program to long-tenured employees as part of its commitment to professional development and expanded responsibilities for current and new talent by increasing advancement opportunities. The VSP is available for eligible employees in the U.S. who meet the long-term…
ZEDRA acquires in Malta
ZEDRA, the provider of corporate and fund services, is to acquire AlleyBe, a Maltese corporate service provider, trustee and virtual financial asset (VFA) agent. The acquisition will add 25 new team members to ZEDRA’s existing business in Malta.
Rimes joins BBH Connectors
Rimes, a provider of data management and investment intelligence solutions to investors and asset managers, has joined BBH Connectors, the Brown Brothers Harriman platform featuring multi-provider, open architecture technology providers. Rimes joins other specialist third-party fintech and service providers that deliver expertise in areas like ESG data, insurance accounting, class action recovery services, and AI.
BNY Mellon hires senior talent (again) from BBH
Kris Dabrowiecki has joined BNY Mellon as a senior relationship manager within the banks, broker dealers, and insurance client segment. He joins from BBH, where he spent more than 12 years, most recently as relationship manager and sales manager for the global insurance business, covering the U.S. and Bermuda insurance and reinsurance markets.
Northern Trust hires CX specialist
Northern Trust has hired Andrea Istwan as head of client experience (CX) for the asset owners, Americas segment. She joins from Envestnet.
Zodia hires head of sales
Richard Clark has joined Zodia Custody as head of sales & partnerships. Zodia Custody, which is registered in the UK by the FCA as a crypto asset business, is owned by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust. Clark previously spent 15 years at Merrill Lynch.
Torstone appoints head of Japan
Torstone Technology, the UK-based SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing and risk management, has appointed Yasuaki Hayashi as senior Japan representative, based in Tokyo. Hayashi-san joins from Interactive Brokers, where he was head of Japan, having helped to establish the firm’s Japanese business in 2008.