After four months in the role, Claire Johnson, CEO of RBC Investor Services, has initiated a shake-up of the senior management team. Paul Burd, who has relocated to Canada from the UK, is head of client operations, with Christine Knott joining from Citisoft as head of transformation & client solutions. Joel Kornblum joins from FactSet…
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Cit completes PA tokenisation PoC
Citi has completed a proof of concept on tokenisation of private funds along with Wellington Management and WisdomTree. With ABN AMRO simulating the role of a traditional investor, the PoC tested the tokenisation of a Wellington-issued private equity fund by bringing it on to a DLT network. The underlying fund distribution rules were encoded into…
BNY Mellon upgrades ETF basket construction
BNY Mellon has launched a new ETF basket construction platform. The new platform will provide asset managers with a digital workflow, backed by start-of-day NAV data, to present market-making information to liquidity providers. This solution will support asset managers in valuing, creating, and publishing basket information more efficiently. Users will be able to customise and…
BBH adds to markets strategy team
BBH has expanded its markets strategy team with the appointment of Elias Haddad as senior markets strategist. Based in London, he will provide insights and research that help clients navigate and understand the global economy and make informed decisions about their FX strategy. Prior to joining BBH, Haddad spent eight years with the Commonwealth Bank…
Jacobs rejoins State Street
Martin Jacobs has returned to State Street as client solutions lead for its State Street Alpha front-to-back solution. Jacobs previously spent nearly seven years at Citi, where he was most recently global product head of data strategy & architecture. He is based in London.
MUFG hires from Credit Suisse
MUFG Investor Services has hired Tim Bulmer as global head of asset-backed fund financing, based in London. He was previously at Credit Suisse.
State Street upgrades ETF portal
State Street has upgraded APIs for its Fund Connect ETF portal and now offers coverage to all clients globally, including Europe and the APAC region. Fund Connect ETF APIs have previously been available in the U.S. and Canada and account for nearly half of North American order volumes. Fund Connect ETF is an online portal…
Citi launches FIX connectivity for ETFs
Citi’s securities services business has launched Financial Information eXchange (FIX) API connectivity on its Advanced Citi ETF System (ACES); the bank’s online, global ETF portal that automates the entire ETF lifecycle. With FIX API connectivity, clients and APs can directly connect to Citi’s ACES platform from their OMS platforms and manage ETF share creation and…
Leadership changes at Northern Trust
Northern Trust has appointed Clive Bellows, currently head of EMEA Global Fund Services (GFS), as president, EMEA. The move is pending regulatory approval. Bellows will succeed Teresa Parker, who plans to retire at midyear, following a 42-year career at Northern Trust. Upon taking the EMEA president role, Bellows will join Northern Trust’s management group and…
BNPP wins Indeval U.S. mandate
BNP Paribas has been appointed by Indeval as its local custodian for the U.S., representing USD60bn of assets. Indeval is the Mexican CSD, responsible for trades on the Mexican Stock Exchange and money market instruments. It is owned by the Mexican Stock Exchange (Grupo BMV). In 2018 Citi was appointed as custodian and tax services…