HSBC has appointed Sophie Villecourt as head of account management, UK, for its markets & securities services business. She moves up from her previous role as sales and business development manager for the insurance sector.
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HSBC appoints head of global product delivery
HSBC has appointed Alistair Bentivoglio as head of global product delivery for securities services. This role brings together the direct custody & clearing and investor services delivery functions. He joined HSBC’s securities services strategy team in 2020 from BNY Mellon. He reports to Sébastien Danloy, interim global head of securities services, and will join the…
HSBC streamlines securities services governance
Following the recent changes in senior management, which saw Richard Godfrey depart and Sébastien Danloy installed as interim global head of securities services, HSBC’s securities services business is moving away from its sector structure and streamlining its governance framework. At the management level, the changes cover: Product: Suvir Loomba, previously head of direct custody &…
HSBC shakes up M&SS management
HSBC has made major changes to the senior management team of its markets & securities services business. Following the integration of its M&SS operations teams into a single unit, HSBC has now moved to unify elements of the front office, which involves the elimination of some co-head roles. Richard Godfrey, who was co-head of securities…
Cooper Wood appoints brand ambassador
Cooper Wood & Associates, the UK-based asset management and asset servicing consultancy, has appointed Terry Alleyne as a brand ambassador, which will involve him engaging with existing clients, and developing and promoting the Cooper Wood brand to a broader audience. Alleyne spent 23 years with Citi, and was most recently a relationship manager in HSBC’s…
State Street hires for senior Asian TA role
State Street has hired Aaron Ng as head of transfer agency client services & operations for Hong Kong & Japan, He is based in Hong Kong. He spent more than nine years with HSBC in Hong Kong, most recently as senior product manager, global distribution support & transfer agency services, before leaving in 2020.
Yu joins HSBC
Clark Yu has joined HSBC as head of sales & client management for its securities services business across greater China, based in Hong Kong. He was previously at Allfunds.
HSBC appoints director of strategic initiatives
Ed Turner has been appointed as director of strategic initiatives for HSBC’s investor services business. He will be responsible for driving efficiencies, opportunities and business growth across the inserv business through partnerships, adoption of technology and execution of key initiatives. This follows his relocation back to the UK from Hong Kong where he was previously…
Cureton moves to SS&C
Stuart Cureton has joined SS&C in the UK as a sales director for the asset and wealth management businesses. He spent more than five years at SGSS, and has also worked at HSBC.
HSBC facilitates first QFI derivatives trades in China
HSBC has facilitated a number of market firsts following China’s progressive opening of its onshore derivative markets to qualified foreign investors (QFIs). On 11 October, HSBC facilitated the first commodities futures trade in the market. The trade was placed by a QFI hedge fund, which has been actively investing in China and using HSBC as…