Securrency, the U.S.-based developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has appointed Nadine Chakar as CEO. Her appointment will allow Dan Doney, Securrency’s founder, who has served as the company’s CEO and lead architect since its inception, to focus on innovation, technology delivery, and commercialisation by continuing to serve as chief technology officer. Most…
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State Street hires UBS senior for European role
State Street has appointed Dr. Andreas Przewloka as CEO for State Street Bank International GmbH (SSBI). Based in Frankfurt, Przewloka reports to Joerg Ambrosius, chief commercial officer for State Street and chairman of the board of SSBI. He will lead State Street’s custody and investment servicing business across continental Europe. He joins State Street from…
MUFG hires from Citi for APAC push
MUFG Investor Services, has appointed Fi Dinh as head of fund finance for the APAC region. She joins from Citi Private Bank, where she led a portfolio of private equity fund finance relationships and directed the ESG-linked financing initiative for the business globally. In her new role, Dinh will focus on expanding the fund financing…
EPF expands BNY Mellon mandate
The Employees Provident Fund Board of Malaysia (EPF) has appointed BNY Mellon to deliver an investment accounting service. In addition to custody solutions BNY Mellon currently provides for the EPF, this broader remit aims to deliver a solution for fund accounting and administration of the entire public assets of the EPF, with increased automation and…
NZ Super renews with Northern Trust
New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, the NZD58.7bn (USD37.2bn) NZ Super Fund, has renewed its longstanding asset servicing and custody relationship with Northern Trust, which will continue to provide global custody, compliance monitoring and securities lending services. The fund first appointed Northern Trust in 2007.
HSBC appoints head of global product delivery
HSBC has appointed Alistair Bentivoglio as head of global product delivery for securities services. This role brings together the direct custody & clearing and investor services delivery functions. He joined HSBC’s securities services strategy team in 2020 from BNY Mellon. He reports to Sébastien Danloy, interim global head of securities services, and will join the…
BNP Paribas makes senior appointment for ANZ
BNP Paribas has appointed Philippe Kerdoncuff as head of the asset managers & asset owners client line for Australia & New Zealand. He was most recently head of China for the securities services business. This follows the recent appointment of Daniel Cheever as head of securities services for Australia & New Zealand.
Zodia appoints new CEO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custody service from Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, has appointed Julian Sawyer as its new chief executive. Sawyer takes over from Maxime de Guillebon, who was seconded from Standard Chartered’s innovation unit, SC Ventures, in 2020. Sawyer was most recently CEO of Bitstamp, a crypto exchange.
Northern Trust adds to fund services team
Northern Trust has confirmed the appointment of Steven Reydel as head of North America fund accounting and Michael McMaster as head of North America fund administration. Reydel was most recently head of BBH’s global fund accounting operations team and the fund accounting product executive. McMaster was chief tax officer – head of global fund services…
CIBC Mellon partners with InvestorCOM
CIBC Mellon is collaborating with InvestorCOM Inc., a fintech focusing on the compliance disclosure needs of the financial services industry. Through this partnership, CIBC Mellon’s clients can now tap into InvestorCOM’s Publisher solution to ensure print-ready status of financial statements, create management reports for fund performance, and provide quarterly performance disclosure documents.