BNP Paribas has been mandated by Swissquote, a provider of online banking, to provide custody services. The mandate expands the existing relationship between Swissquote and BNP Paribas, which covers execution for cash equities, to include global and local custody services for Swissquote’s portfolio of assets in European markets.
Month: May 2024
Fenergo appoints EMEA MD
Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management, has appointed Ruth Ormsby as managing director of EMEA, based in London. Ormsby joined from Salesforce, where she served as a senior vice president for the UK and Ireland.
Nest moves to Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Nest as its new fund administrator, replacing the current provider when the contract expires in October 2025. Northern Trust will provide services including custody, asset allocation and rebalancing, and performance measurement. Nest was set up to ensure every UK employer could offer a workplace pension to their employees. It…
Gen II hires Lux client service head
Gen II Fund Services has appointed Richard Browne as head of client service – Luxembourg. He joins Gen II having most recently served as deputy CEO and head of private asset fund administration at Credit Suisse Fund Services Luxembourg. The appointment follows the recent completion of Gen II’s acquisition of Crestbridge’s private equity and real…
BNY Mellon hires from J.P. Morgan
BNY Mellon has hired Sid Patel from J.P. Morgan as a senior director in the asset servicing business development organisation. Patel, who has also worked at BBH, is based in Boston.
Vistra gets CBI green light
Vistra, the Asia-based business services provider that merged with Tricor in 2023, has secured authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services from Ireland. To support the expansion of Vistra’s global fund administration network, Vistra Funds Services (Ireland) has appointed Aimee Gill as CEO and head of fund accounting, Paul McDonald…
Symphony expands into ME
Symphony, the markets infrastructure and technology platform provider, has opened a commercial office in the Middle East. The new office will be located in the Abu Dhabi Global Market.
NTRS wins Cornerstone FTM mandate
Cornerstone FTM, a fintech-focused investment fund, has selected Northern Trust and its strategic partner, Equity Data Science (EDS), for the Research Management System (RMS) and Portfolio Construction solutions. Cornerstone will also leverage Northern Trust’s custody and hedge fund administration services, and data visualisation and ingestion capabilities from EDS. RMS and Portfolio Construction are data-driven tools…
BK appoints Japan country head
BNY Mellon has appointed Kunio Watanabe as Japan country executive and representative for its Tokyo branch. He is responsible for leading the BNY Mellon business in Japan and will be a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Council. He joins from Nomura, where he most recently held the role of executive chairman of Nomura Holding…
New Silk Road outsources trading
Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) for New Silk Road Investment Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based investment manager. In addition to the new mandate for trading services, Northern Trust continues to provide global custody services for New Silk Road funds, which it has done since 2011.