Apex has appointed Anthony Edmonds as country head – New Zealand. Apex entered the New Zealand market in 2022 through the acquisitions of MMC, and Implemented Investment Solutions (IIS) and InvestNow. Originally founded and led by Edmonds, IIS delivers fund hosting services to global investment managers wanting to provide Kiwi investors with access to their…
Month: July 2023
Citco upgrades Æxeo
Citco has upgraded its Æxeo Treasury platform to enable users to transfer securities via Swift through its new securities transfer service, Securities View.
Broadridge appoints new Canada president
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Karin Yorfido as president of Broadridge Canada. Yorfido succeeds Michael Dignam who, after a 42-year career with Broadridge, will become vice chairman of Broadridge Canada, an advisory role. Yorfido, who is based in Toronto, will lead Broadridge’s investor communication solutions business in Canada and global technology and operations (GTO), reporting…
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
AccessFintech hires head of buy-side
AccessFintech, the provider of data and network collaboration services, has appointed Chris Daur as global head of buy-side. The hire comes on the back of significant momentum in the business and the growth of the Synergy Network, which now has more than 100 buy-side institutions connected, expanding the sell-side and custodian network. Synergy generates real-time…
Northern Trust appoints HK chief
Northern Trust has appointed Benze Lam as the head of its Hong Kong office, a newly created position. Based in Hong Kong, Lam will retain his position as Head of Asia, ex Japan, for Northern Trust’s asset management business in the region, and report to John McCareins, head of Northern Trust Asset Management for EMEA…
Pirum and Kingfield connect
Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in securities finance, and Kingfield, an exceptions processing fintech, have collaborated to develop connectivity to assist clients in fully automating income claims. With this new connectivity, mutual clients using Kingfield’s solutions can leverage Pirum’s CoacsConnect service, linking to all their trading counterparties. This allows matching, reconciliations, and automation of the…
SG-FORGE obtains DASP status
Société Générale – FORGE, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, has obtained regulatory approval as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), or Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN), with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The move anticipates the implementation of the European MiCA regulation, which aims to…
BNPP appoints new head of IADS
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has appointed Remi Toucheboeuf as head of investment analytics & data solutions (IADS). He moves up from his role as head of investment analytics, and replaces Neil Ryan, who recently joined Finbourne.
Ardian appoints CACEIS for new fund
Ardian, the France-based private equity manager, and Eight Advisory, a specialist financial advisory firm, have appointed CACEIS to provide custodian and registrar services for the Booster Fund, launched in March this year. With an initial size of EUR1m (USD680K), the Booster Fund supports female entrepreneurs aged over 45.