IQ-EQ has appointed Florent Michel as its sales director Switzerland, based in Geneva. He joins from SGSS.
Category: Bank Providers
State Street wins ETH ETF mandates
State Street has been appointed as a service provider by two issuers of the recently-approved ETH spot ETFs in the U.S. VanEck (ETHV) and Fidelity (FETH) have selected State Street to provide cash custody, fund accounting, transfer agency, basket services and electronic order taking.
Trovata links to Fund Connect
Trovata, the U.S.-based provider of an API-powered platform for managing cash & liquidity, has integrated the platform with State Street’s Fund Connect. This integration will enable joint clients to access Fund Connect as a third-party investing and trading tool with access to over 25 leading fund managers, from the Trovata platform. Trovata helps businesses to…
Citi to support new Eurizon ETF
Eurizon SLJ Capital, the UK-based investment manager of Eurizon, the asset management company of Intesa Sanpaolo with EUR384bn (USD418bn) AuM, has launched its first Ireland-domiciled actively managed ETF with Connect ETFs, a new ETF platform connecting asset managers with leading ETF service providers. The platform uses Carne Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited as ManCo and…
Euroclear to acquire Inversis
Euroclear has acquired a 49pct stake in Inversis, a provider of global investment technology solutions and outsourced financial services. Euroclear will become the full owner of Inversis by the end of 2027. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Founded in 2001…
Coremont hires from Northern Trust
Coremont, the UK-based fintech, has appointed Lisita Shah as client service director. Prior to joining Coremont, she spent more than seven years at Northern Trust.
Zodia Markets to acquire Elwood business
Zodia Markets, a UK-headquartered digital asset trading business backed by Standard Chartered, has agreed with Elwood Technologies, a provider of digital asset execution and portfolio management software, to acquire Elwood Capital Management Ltd, Elwood’s digital asset OTC trading business based in Jersey, C.I., and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Following completion of the…
Blackie moves to State Street
State Street has hired Charlotte Blackie as head of network management controls, based in London. She previously spent 23 years at RBC, but did not move to CACEIS.
HSBC veterans launch SpireBay
Two veterans of the fund services industry have co-founded SpireBay, an independent advisory firm based in Dublin. Ronnie Griffin and Paul Ellis previously worked together at HSBC with responsibilities for key parts of its securities services business globally, from Dublin and London. SpireBay aims to provide outcome-focused leadership and consultancy that combines decades of industry…
New CEO for State Street Brazil
State Street has appointed Tomas Truzzi as the CEO of State Street Brazil. Truzzi replaces Telly Theodoropoulos, who is returning to the firm’s headquarters in Boston, for a new role where he will focus on the global integration and expansion of CF Global Trading. Truzzi joined State Street Brazil in 2019 as head of FX…