HSBC Securities Services has launched Digital Vault, a custody blockchain platform to digitise the transaction records of private placements. The platform will enable global custody clients to access details of their private assets, including equity, debt and real estate, directly and in real-time instead of having to request a search of paper-based records. HSS says…
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U.S. Bancorp to sell Quasar Distributors to Foreside
Foreside Financial Group, LLC, the U.S.-based provider of regulatory and compliance service and technology offerings to clients in the global asset and wealth management industry, intends to acquire U.S. Bancorp’s mutual fund and exchange-traded funds distribution business, Quasar Distributors. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. The acquisition will also…
State Street hires HSBC’s Cara Brosnan to head sector solutions for Aus & SE Asia
State Street has hired Cara Brosnan as head of sector solutions, Australia and Southeast Asia, a newly created role. Brosnan is based in Sydney, and leads sales across all of State Street’s products and client sectors including asset managers, asset owners, insurance, official institutions and alternatives in Australia and Southeast Asia. She reports to Jason…
CACEIS to provide depositary services to Fondazione ENPAIA in Italy
CACEIS, the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole, has been appointed to provide depositary bank and related services by Fondazione ENPAIA, the National Social Security Institute for Agriculture Industry Workers in Italy. ENPAIA has over 38,000 subscribers and more than EUR1.5bn in assets under management.
Noor Adhami appointed MENAT head for HSBC Securities Services
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Noor Adhami as head of MENAT, in addition to her current role as head of global liquidity and cash management for MENAT. She will continue to report on a functional basis to Diane Reyes, global head of global liquidity and cash management, and on an entity basis to Gareth Thomas,…
HSS appoints Ciara O’Sullivan as head of trustee & depositary In Ireland
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Ciara O’Sullivan as head of trustee and fiduciary services in Ireland. She joins from Duff & Phelps, where she spent nine years as a director in the regulatory consulting team, and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman in several roles, including European compliance officer and head of depositary.
BP2S takes stake in AssetMetrix
BNP Paribas Securities Services has taken a stake in the German fintech firm, AssetMetrix. The partnership will enable BPSS to expand its services for private capital clients and investors. By deploying AssetMetrix’s services within its private capital business, BPSS will give its clients access to analytics and reporting tools dedicated to the analysis of private…
StanChart appoints Simon Kellaway as head of greater China SS
Standard Chartered has appointed Simon Kellaway as head of greater China securities services. Kellaway joins from RBC Investor & Treasury Services, where he was COO for global client coverage and operations. He will report to Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of securities services.
HSS wins two new mandates
Two mandates for HSBC Securities Services: HSS has been appointed as custodian and administrator for International Asset Management’s UCITS and AIF ICAV multi manager platforms, domiciled in Ireland. As part of the mandate, HSS will provide custody, trustee, transfer agent, fund administration and other related banking services. Kommunalbanken, a local government funding agency wholly owned…
BNY Mellon hires Jane Mancini as head of Americas asset servicing sales
Jane Mancini has joined BNY Mellon as head of sales for the asset servicing business across the Americas. Based in Boston, she reports to Emily Portney, head of asset servicing for the Americas. She was most recently head of global client solutions at State Street.