Pat Sharman has left CACEIS. Sharman, who spent almost 30 years at HSBC, was most recently country head for the UK, having joined CACEIS after its acquisition of KAS BANK.
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Aztec appoints RE head
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Claire Stapleton as group head of real assets. Based in Kilkenny, Ireland, she joins from BNY Mellon, where she was global head of real estate accounting. Prior to that, she was head of the Kilkenny real assets & private equity team at State Street International (Ireland) Limited. Her…
Arteria AI hires from BNY Mellon
Arteria AI, a fintech specialising in enterprise documentation infrastructure, has hired Kay Hayre as a strategic account director. Hayre joins Arteria AI from BNY Mellon, where she was head of business development for UK and Ireland in the asset servicing and digital division. Based in London, Hayre will be responsible for driving new business, with…
Banks takes global role for BNPP
David Banks has been appointed global head of depository & fiduciary solutions for the securities services business of BNP Paribas, based in Paris. Banks joined BNP Paribas in 2019 and was previously acting head of the securities services business in Australia & New Zealand.
True Potential for Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing services to True Potential, a UK-based wealth management firm, supporting GBP26bn (USD33bn) of AuM. Northern Trust is providing fund accounting, custody, depositary and transfer agency services to True Potential’s OEIC UK-domiciled fund range. This range supports all True Potential’s investment products and assets under management.
Pandiri leaves Apex
After less than a year in the post, Samir Pandiri has left Apex, where he was group president. He joined Apex in May 2023, taking responsibility for operations, technology product innovation, risk and human resources. Apex confirmed that he had left the company, but did not comment further on the circumstances of his departure. Pandiri…
SimCorp expands in Australia
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse Group, has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as country manager for Australia. He joins from HSBC, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. SimCorp and Challenger, the Australian investment management firm, established Artega Investment Administration in 2022. Artega offers front, middle, and back office solutions tailored for investment…
VanEck selects Gemini
VanEck, the U.S.-based fund manager with USD76.4bn AuM, has named Gemini as BTC custodian for its recently approved bitcoin ETF under the ticker HODL, which is listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange. State Street is the custodian of cash, fund accountant, transfer agent, ETF basket servicer and order-taker.
HornbyChapman hires for APAC
HornbyChapman, the UK-based asset servicing and post-trade recruiter, has appointed Andy Allen as managing director and head of sales, APAC. Allen was most recently head of APAC ex-Malaysia for RBC’s investor services business, and has over thirty years’ post-trade experience in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and London. The appointment follows the recent hiring…
U.S. Bank wins multi-domicile mandate
U.S. Bank has been appointed by Monroe Capital LLC to provide custody, fund administration and depositary services for its new fund structure, Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V, including Luxembourg, U.S. and Irish entities. Monroe Capital has a 20-year track record in direct lending/private credit.