IQ-EQ has acquired Agama Group, an independent regulatory compliance firm based in France and Luxembourg. Agama provides regulatory compliance, internal control and operations support to asset managers and funds across private equity, real estate and other asset classes. The firm is made up of four business units, with >50 employees across Paris and Luxembourg.
Year: 2025
IDR hires from BNY
IDR, a private markets investor onboarding platform, has hired Kevin Skorzewski as senior commercial development director, based in New York. He joins IDR from BNY where he led the bank’s alternative asset managers business development team for the Americas.
Waystone opens in Paris
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has opened its first Paris office, hiring Amin Zeghlache to lead the operation alongside Denis Harty, head of Continental Europe.
BNY hires chief solutions innovation officer
BNY has hired Carolyn Weinberg as chief solutions innovation officer. She joins from BlackRock, where she most recently served as chief product innovation officer and led product innovation, development and commercialization globally.
Taskize hires head of client management
Taskize, the Euroclear-owned fintech, has hired Glen Sinclair as head of client management, based in Taskize’s London office, . He joins from FINBOURNE, the data management fintech.
DTCC launches digital asset solution
DTCC has launched ComposerX, a suite of platforms designed to streamline token creation and settlement with the objective of accelerating digital asset adoption. ComposerX is an end-to-end solution for managing digital assets through their full lifecycle, including issuance, distribution, servicing, and reporting.
Pirum signs Sharegain
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has signed Sharegain, a securities lending fintech, for Pirum TradeConnect.
Ocorian hires from BNPP
Colm O’Brien has joined Ocorian as head of EMEA sales – funds. Prior to joining Ocorian, he was global head of sales, alternatives, for BNP Paribas’ securities services business.
Lee Marshall joins JTC
JTC,, a C.I.-based provider of professional services, has appointed of Lee Marshall as managing director of JTC luxembourg s.a.
Gen II hires head of depositary services
Gen II Fund Services LLC has appointed Massimo Bernacchia as its new head of depositary services in Luxembourg. He will be responsible for the leadership and development of depositary services in Europe. He joins Gen II from a global wealth manager where he was the head of the business’s safekeeping and cash monitoring team for…