Citi has appointed Reto Faber as EMEA head of securities services. He succeeds Maria Cantillon, who has chosen to focus on her EMEA securities services sales responsibilities. Faber, who has been at Citi for over 36 years, is currently EMEA head of custody. In his new role, he reports to David Livingstone, CEO of EMEA,…
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J.P. Morgan appoints new SS head
J.P. Morgan has appointed Teresa Heitsenrether as head of a new unit, data & analytics, which will focus on AI. She is replaced as head of the securities services business by Tim Fitzgerald, currently head of global custody & fund services. He joined J.P. Morgan in 2016 from Deutsche Bank.
BNPP deploys AI-driven virtual agent
BNP Paribas’s securities services business has launched a virtual agent, NOA (NextGen Online Assistant), on its client services portal, NeoLink. NOA deploys the latest cognitive technology from Amelia, a U.S.-based provider of enterprise conversational AI. Leveraging Amelia’s advanced machine learning for context recognition, NOA helps clients find the information they need quickly and efficiently. NOA…
Gen II hires BBH veteran in Lux
Michael Mekhaeel has joined Gen II Fund Services as head of depositary at Gen II Luxembourg Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Mekhaeel previously spent 17 years at BBH in Luxembourg. Gen II focuses exclusively on the private capital sector, and claims to have USD900bn AuA.
Optimum expands RBC relationship
RBC Investor Services has expanded its relationship with Optimum Asset Management, a Quebec-based asset management subsidiary of Optimum Financial Group. The expanded mandate includes custody, fund accounting and shareholder services for OGP’s nine mutual funds. RBC previously provided custody, fund accounting and TA for six of Optimum’s funds. The relationship was expanded by transferring funds…
Citi wins Fubon ETF mandate
Citi has been selected by Fubon Fund Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited to provide a range of custody and fund services for Fubon’s latest thematic ETF, Fubon ICE FactSet Asia Battery and Energy Storage Technology Index ETF, recently listed in Hong Kong. Citi will provide custody, fund accounting and administration, ETF processing, and registrar services,…
Citi hires senior manager from Morgan Stanley
Vibhor Singh has joined Citi as head of data products and platforms for the securities services business. He joins from Morgan Stanley, where he led data strategy and execution for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Joe Bonanno, global head of data, digital & innovation, joined from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in 2022.
BNY Mellon appoints HK chief
Francis Giglio has been appointed as Hong Kong chief executive for BNY Mellon. He takes on this role in addition to his responsibilities as global head of relationship management for depositary receipts. He joined BNY Mellon in 2016.
CACEIS onboards Kepler Cheuvreux
CACEIS has completed the migration of the operations of Kepler Cheuvreux, the European sell-side firm, onboarding cash equity clearing & settlement activities. The mandate covers c.30 trading venues and eight CCPs across c.35 CSDs. CACEIS handles all of Kepler Cheuvreux’s activities across clearing & settlement, custody, reporting services for corporate brokerage, and securities lending.
State Street upgrades ETF E2E service
State Street has expanded its Alpha front-to-back asset servicing platform to support the entire ETF lifecycle with front, middle and back-office capabilities, underpinned by the State Street Alpha Data Platform. The new offering integrates Charles River Development’s front office products with State Street’s ETF servicing capabilities to deliver end-to-end processing for ETF issuers across the…