European Fund Administration, the Luxembourg-based independent administrator with EUR167bn (USD185bn) AuA, has appointed Paulo Fernandes as its chief commercial officer and member of EFA executive committee. He will be responsible for commercial, marketing, product & strategic development. Fernandes was previously head of client relationship management.
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Ocorian appoints new Cayman MD
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has promoted Fiona Crellin to MD of the Cayman Islands office. She was previously director, business implementation – Americas, Bermuda, and Caribbean.
State Street appoints new country head for France
State Street has appointed Christophe Baurand as country head of France. Reporting to Denis Dollaku, executive management board member of State Street Bank International GmbH, Baurand began his new role in February 2022. He is responsible for leading the design and execution of State Street’s growth and client relationship strategy in France, strengthening the company’s…
SG hires former HSBC executive
Société Générale has hired Jane Karczewski as UK head of asset manager and hedge fund sales within its global markets business. Most recently, she was head of global custody at HSBC.
BNY Mellon RE specialist joins Sudrania
George Acosta has joined Sudrania Fund Services as SVP, real estate fund administration, based in New York. He was previously at BNY Mellon.
IQ-EQ appoints new compliance chief
IQ-EQ has appointed Tasnoova Zaki as group head of compliance, a newly created role. She will report directly to David Wild, IQ-EQ’s group chief risk officer.
Commerz Real hires new Luxembourg head
Commerz Real, a subsidiary of Commerzbank specialising in real estate, has appointed Dirk Holz to head its Luxembourg business. He succeeds Jan-Peter Müller. Holz joins from RBC, where he was head of product management for private capital services.
ZEDRA acquires in Jersey
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based provider of corporate services, wealth and fund solutions, plans to acquire BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Limited. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. The trust company offers trustee and fiduciary services to its clients. The firm also has over a decade of experience providing trustee services to private equity and real…
Deutsche Börse to acquire Kneip
Deutsche Börse Group is expanding its offering in the data services space by acquiring Kneip Communication S.A., a leading European fund data specialist. The companies have reached an agreement through which Deutsche Börse will acquire 100pct of the Luxembourg-based fund data manager. Further terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to…
State Street links to Pirum
State Street has integrated its Collateral+ platform with Pirum’s CollateralConnect service to support mutual clients with collateral management and optimisation. This collaboration builds on a series of investments in the Collateral+ suite, which was recently expanded to include a tri-party service, which enables buy-side firms to optimise collateral usage and efficiency when posting margin to…