FNZ, the end-to-end global wealth management platform, has appointed a new senior management team following the decision of Adrian Durham, FNZ’s founder, to transition from his role as group CEO to a non-executive role as founding director and senior advisor. He will continue to sit on the group board and will remain a significant shareholder…
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JTC acquires Buck businesses
JTC, the C.I.-based professional services provider, plans to acquire the Buck UK and European share plan administration and trustee businesses (Buck Share Plans) from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm. Completion is subject to regulatory approvals. The acquisition will add 16 employees based in the UK,…
BNY adds global head of marcom
BNY has appointed Steve James as global head of marketing and communications. He reports to Jayee Koffey, head of enterprise execution and chief corporate affairs officer at BNY. He joins BNY from Fannie Mae. Natalie Sunderland, who was chief marketing and communications officer, is leaving the firm. BNY also has a chief communications officer, Garrett…
JTC hires for Ireland
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Lloyd Collier as a senior director responsible for the growth of its institutional client services business in Ireland. Prior to joining JTC, Collier spent two decades with BNY.
BNY partners with Snorkel AI
Snorkel AI has struck an agreement with BNY to provide software, expertise and insights that help turn unstructured data into actionable insights and solutions for clients. Snorkel AI is a California-based AI data development specialist, helping companies move from legacy manual efforts to a programmatic approach for more affordable, scalable and secure AI model creation.
BNY appoints Lux country head
BNY has appointed Brian McMahon as Luxembourg country head & EMEA head of alternative business development. McMahon, who has been with BNY for nearly 13 years, was previously global head of alternative business development. He replaces Brenda Bol, who left earlier this year to join Cecabank.
BNY wins ETH ETP mandates
BNY has been appointed as administrator for seven of the nine ETH ETPs approved for trading in the U.S. in July. BlackRock (ETHA), Bitwise (ETHW), Grayscale (ETHE & ETH), Franklin Templeton (EZET), 21shares (CETH), and Invesco Galaxy (QETH) have named BNY as the cash custodian, transfer agent, and administrator, providing administrative, tax and accounting services,…
Northern Trust hires in Singapore
Northern Trust has hired Kai Jebens as head of client development, Southeast Asia, and Chris Vera as senior digital solutions consultant, APAC, for its asset servicing business. Both are based in Singapore. Jebens previously held positions at Collibra, BNY, and FIS, inter alia. Vera previously worked at BlackRock, AIA, and BNY, amongst others.
BNY & BlackRock to support AIA
BNY has struck an agreement with AIA and BlackRock. AIA will implement BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, with BNY’s investment operations and data management services and technology, to create a connected and scalable ecosystem to support AIA’s investment activities. AIA and its subsidiaries are the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It had total assets…
Pirum hires U.S. sales director
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance and collateral management, has appointed Richard Marquis as director, sales, North America. Based in New York, Marquis joins Pirum from MUFG Securities, where he ran the securities finance regulatory project for 10c-1a compliance. He has also worked at BNY, J.P. Morgan and UBS.