Category: Bank Providers

Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, has received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. This follows on from the firm receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2022 and its in-principle approval by Abu Dhabi Global Markets…

PAAMCO Prisma, an alternatives investment firm, has selected Arcesium, a fund administrator in which J.P. Morgan has a strategic stake, to provide treasury management services through its Treasury Suite. Arcesium’s treasury capabilities will provide enhanced transparency and control over PAAMCO Prisma’s collateral management and securities lending activities. PAAMCO Prisma aims to optimise multi-asset collateral allocation…

Lou Maiuri, president, COO and head of investment services, will leave State Street by early 2024. Effective January 1, 2024, Ron O’Hanley, chairman and CEO, will assume the office of the president (in addition to his current roles as chairman and chief executive officer) and responsibility for investment services, State Street’s largest business. Mostapha Tahiri,…

SEI has appointed Stephanie Miller to its board of directors. She joins executive chairman Al West and current directors Jonathan Brassington, William Doran, Carl Guarino, CEO Ryan Hicke, Kathryn McCarthy, and Carmen Romeo. In addition to her board responsibilities, Miller will serve as a member of the audit and legal and regulatory oversight committees. Miller…

RBC Investor Services has hired Simon Hirtenstein as managing director, middle office. He joins from  from J.P. Morgan’s securities services business, where he was in charge of the middle office product. At RBC, he will oversee the growth and enhancement of the end-to-end middle office capability in Canada.

BNY Mellon has launched Universal FX, a new platform that helps clients manage and centralise their portfolio execution, regardless of the location of their custodian, prime broker or trade settlement bank. Targeted clients include investment managers, corporates, hedge funds and wealth managers. Universal FX builds on BNY Mellon’s OneFX suite of solutions and banking capabilities…

Saphyre, the U.S.-based fintech specialising in the post-trade space, has appointed Gerhard Kronsteiner as head of client solutions. Kronsteiner, who is based in the UK, has been an advisor to the Saphyre board for the last two years, and previously spent seven years at BNP Paribas, most recently as global head of operational excellence for…