Arcmont Asset Management, the Nuveen-controlled European private debt asset management firm, has received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to launch a long-term asset fund (LTAF), with Carne Global Fund Managers (UK) Ltd as the LTAF’s Authorised Corporate Director.
Year: 2024
Engle steps down from BNY
BNY has appointed Leigh-Ann Russell as chief information officer and global head of engineering. She will join the company on September 15, reporting to Robin Vince, president and CEO, and will be a member of the executive committee. Russell joins from bp where she was most recently executive vice president of innovation and engineering. She…
FAB deploys Fenergo CLM solution
Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management, has struck a deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the largest bank in the UAE. FAB has integrated Fenergo’s SaaS CLM solution to accelerate client onboarding and enhance its AML compliance processes.
Harris returns to RBC
Jim Harris has returned to RBC Investor Services as associate director, network management risk and control. Harris, who worked for RBC for 23 years, was most recently at BMO, and also ran Soterium, a consultancy. He is based in Toronto.
NAB invests in Zodia
Zodia Custody, the digital asset custodian, has received an investment from NAB Ventures, the venture arm of NAB. Zodia is owned by SC Ventures, in association with Northern Trust.
Oak gets new COO
David Ainger has joined Oak Group, the C.I.-based administrator, as group chief operating officer, based in Guernsey. He was previously with Intertrust.
Langham Hall opens in Tokyo
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has opened an office in Tokyo, which will be led by Shinobu Miyata. Prior to Langham Hall, Miyata spent seven years as COO of a secondary strategy GP, leading fund formation and management in both Cayman Islands and Japan, as well as secondary transactions including several GP-led secondaries. He also…
FINBOURNE raises GBP55m
FINBOURNE Technology, the UK-based fintech, has raised GBP55m (USD70m) in Series B funding. This latest round was led by Highland Europe and AXA Venture Partners and follows a Series A funding round of GBP15m (19m) in 2021. The company will remain majority employee-owned. This investment will fund the next phase in FINBOURNE’s commercial development, including…
Monks defects from JPM to BNY
Shane Monks has joined BNY as global head of ETF and UIT operations, based in Boston. Monks joins from J.P. Morgan, after spending 15 years at State Street. This is the second major loss for J.P. Morgan from its ETF business, with Josh Jacobs recently moving to U.S. Bank. Vivian Tung, who was BNY’s global…
Gonzalez joins Amundi
Nicolas Gonzalez has joined Amundi Technology as a sales and relationship manager. Gonzalez spent 15 years at SGSS, including assignments in India and Russia, before a brief spell with Bank GPB International in Luxembourg. He is based in Paris.