Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions has hired John Lumley as an SVP responsible for new business across the alternative investment practice, with a focus on private equity administration. He joins from J.P. Morgan.
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Michelle Butler joins J.P. Morgan
After several months of gardening leave, Michelle Butler has joined J.P. Morgan as head of sales, UK & Ireland, for its securities services business. Butler spent 13 years at HSBC, most recently as Europe head of business development & client management for its securities services business.
Arcesium opens in Delhi
Arcesium, the U.S.-based administrator that claims to have USD675bn AuA, has expanded its India-based operations with a new office in Delhi NCR. The Delhi office will initially have over 300 employees and is expected to triple in size to 1,000 employees over the next two years. The office will be located in DLF Cyber Park,…
Sandie O’Connor joins BNY Mellon’s board
BNY Mellon’s board of directors has elected Sandie O’Connor as an independent director. With the addition of O’Connor, the board will have 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent. O’Connor retired as the chief regulatory affairs officer for JPMorgan Chase, where she set the firm’s regulatory strategy and led engagement with G-20 policymakers. Prior to…
Citi wins lion’s share of BlackRock’s iShares rebalancing
Citi has emerged as the major winner in BlackRock’s rebalancing of its provider panel for the USD2.3trn iShares’ assets in U.S.-domiciled ETFs. The decision is the culmination of a nearly two year-long due diligence process with the selection of four of the leading custody banks to support the growth of U.S. iShares ETFs and strengthen…
J.P. Morgan appoints Clearstream in Australia
Clearstream Australia Ltd has been appointed by J.P. Morgan as its sub-custodian for unlisted managed funds and hedge funds in Australia and New Zealand. After J.P. Morgan withdrew from the sub-custody business in Australia and New Zealand in 2020, Clearstream appointed BNP Paribas as its local provider. Clearstream entered the Australian market in 2019 after…
JPMAM appoints JPM for MO
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), which has USD2.6trn AuM, has selected J.P. Morgan’s securities services division, part of the corporate & investment bank, to support a new global operations model using its investment middle office services capabilities. JPMAM is commencing a multi-year initiative to implement this model, which includes the provision of middle office services,…
State Street hires senior managers for Australia & SE Asia
State Street has appointed Tim Helyar as head of Australia and Kevin Hardy as head of Singapore and Southeast Asia. Both report to Mostapha Tahiri, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific. Helyar joins after almost two decades at J.P. Morgan Investor Services where he was most recently head of fund services product development for Asia…
Michelle Butler leaves HSBC
Michelle Butler has left HSBC’s securities services business, where she was head of business development & client management for Europe. It is understood she will be moving to J.P. Morgan after a period of gardening leave.
Paul Bishop joins J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan has hired another re-tread from Deutsche Bank. Paul Bishop has joined as head of U.S. direct custody, having held a similar role at Deutsche Bank.