Citi has acted as the issuing and paying agent for the first digitally native note (DNN) issuance under English law via Euroclear’s digital financial market infrastructure (D-FMI) DLT platform. The EUR100m 3-year DNN was issued by the World Bank (IBRD) and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Month: October 2023
U.S. Bank promotes Curley
U.S. Bank has named Dylan Curley head of sales and relationship management for its global fund services division. Curley has been with U.S. Bank since 2018 and was previously head of sales.
Universal hires new CEO
Universal Investment Group, the European fund services provider, has appointed Francesca McDonagh as its new group CEO. David Blumer, who has been leading the business as the interim group CEO for the past five months, will continue as chairman. She replaces Michael Reinhard, who left in May. McDonagh was most recently COO of Credit Suisse…
PIMCO goes live with HUB
PIMCO is now live on the HUB platform. HUB is a fintech specialising in the investment management sector. Founded in 2021, HUB is backed by PIMCO, Man Group, S&P Global, Microsoft and State Street. PIMCO will initially use two products: HUB Trade, which manages trades through the stages of their lifecycle and enables connectivity with…
TMF appoints head of China
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has appointed Lilian Huang as market head of China and Taiwan. She will also serve as a member of the APAC executive committee. Before joining TMF, she held leadership roles at J.P. Morgan, Citi and GE Capital. Huang reports to Shagun Kumar, regional head of…
SimCorp wins AP3/AP4 mandates
SimCorp has been selected by AP3 and AP4 as their new provider of a portfolio management system. Following a public procurement process and a thorough analysis of 13 applications, the two Swedish national pension funds have signed a front-to-back SaaS service agreement with SimCorp, covering the entire investment management value chain. AP3 and AP4, collectively…
Citco upgrades CitcoConnect
Citco has released an upgrade to its online service, CitcoConnect, introducing features designed to streamline the capital raising and subscription process and enhance UX. Prospective investors can now start their AML/KYC pre-review online, in advance of completing their initial subscription form through CitcoConnect’s online technology. In addition, the platform’s new data pre-population function enhances online…
Wilson AM appoints Equity Trustees
Wilson Asset Management, an Australian investment manager, has appointment Equity Trustees to be responsible entity/trustee for its new Wilson Asset Management Leaders Fund. Wilson Asset Management currently manages >AUD5bn (USD3bn) for >130,000 retail investors.
Vroegop joins BNY Mellon
Simone Vroegop has joined BNY Mellon as EMEA head of investment managers, based in London. She replaces Mark Moor, who is retiring. Vroegop reports to Irene Speridakos, global head of investment managers. She was previously at BBH, where she led strategy for the investor services business, and also spent nearly 15 years at State Street.
State Street launches T+1 FX solution
In preparation for the US equity market’s transition to a T+1 settlement cycle in 2024, State Street has launched an automated workflow solution and integration with DTCC within State Street’s FX trading service, StreetFX. By connecting to DTCC Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) and its central trade matching platform, CTM, StreetFX can now receive settlement instructions…