Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed three new general partners: Thomas Davis (private banking), Christopher Gothard (investor services), and Justin Reed (private banking). Based in London, Gothard is taking on responsibility for the global markets group within the investor services division, including the FX and securities lending businesses.
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Northern Trust to integrate with SimCorp
Northern Trust has agreed with SimCorp, a provider of SaaS investment management solutions, to enable integration for data exchange for mutual clients using the SimCorp Dimension platform. The two companies will automate custody data file exchange for Northern Trust clients via two different methods: direct integration of files which can be delivered to SimCorp, as…
IQ-EQ hires from HSBC
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Matthew Abbott to the newly created role of global head of sales operations. He is based in the London office, reporting to Emma Crabtree, group chief commercial officer. Abbott was previously global head of sales & client enablement for HSBC’s securities services business.
UBS hires from HSBC
John Worden has joined UBS as head of custody & post trade strategy, based in the UK. He was previously a senior product manager at HSBC.
SimCorp hires from Northern Trust
J.R. Bogan has joined SimCorp as head of investment operations. Bogan spent 17 years at Northern Trust, most recently as a senior product manager for its investment operations business.
Waystone appoints new CRO
Waystone, the Ireland-based service provider to the investment management industry, has appointed Des Johnson as global chief revenue officer. Johnson, who is based in the U.S., was previously CEO for The Americas at Centaur, which Waystone recently acquired. Johnson joined Centaur in 2017 after a long career at Citi and a brief spell at SS&C.
Jaid adds top talent to board
Kelly Mathieson has joined Jaid’s board of directors. UK-based Jaid is an Al-powered automation platform that extracts critical data from all company and client communications across all channels. It analyses and organises the data into meaningful, actionable insights and integrates with existing systems and workflows. Mathieson spent 26 years at J.P. Morgan in a variety…
CACEIS adds OSMOZE to app store
CACEIS has agreed with Heavenize, a fintech specialising in front-office software, to offer OSMOZE, a decision-making dashboard for all asset classes, to management companies and institutional investor clients. Available via the Connect Store, CACEIS’ subscription hub for fintech partners’ services, the OSMOZE platform provides portfolio managers with asset management and investment simulation tools to fine-tune…
SEBA Bank hires APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. SEBA Bank recently opened a Hong Kong office. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of…
CACEIS to support SideCaps
Germany-based fintech SideCaps has launched a block trade platform for listed SME secondary-line stocks. The platform is designed to create a liquidity pool for German SME block trades. Vertically integrated with XETRA and Eurex CCP, SideCaps provides counterparty risk management and settlement discipline. CACEIS will settle and clear cash equity transactions for all trades executed…