State Street has appointed Christophe Baurand as country head of France. Reporting to Denis Dollaku, executive management board member of State Street Bank International GmbH, Baurand began his new role in February 2022. He is responsible for leading the design and execution of State Street’s growth and client relationship strategy in France, strengthening the company’s…
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SG hires former HSBC executive
Société Générale has hired Jane Karczewski as UK head of asset manager and hedge fund sales within its global markets business. Most recently, she was head of global custody at HSBC.
SGSS wins RE depositary mandate
SGSS has been appointed as depositary for five AIFs managed by SOFIDY for a total of EUR3.7bn AuM. A subsidiary of Tikehau Capital, SOFIDY is an investor in the consumer real estate fund market with EUR7.6bn AuM. In 2021, SOFIDY launched SCP Sofidy Europe Invest, for which SGSS now provides depositary services, as well as…
SGSS expands in Africa
Société Générale Securities Services has expanded its securities custody offering in Africa to include Ghana. SGSS already offers custody services from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) from Côte d’Ivoire, the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) from Cameroon, as well as from Morocco and Tunisia.
LuxSE and SG pioneer DLT token listing
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and Société Générale have completed the admission of the first financial instruments registered on a public DLT platform on LuxSE’s Securities Official List. The three sets of security tokens admitted on LuxSE SOL are digital covered bonds (OFH tokens) and structured products that have been issued and deployed by SG’s…
SGSS partners with Lumi for e-voting
SGSS and Lumi Technologies, a provider of electronic voting services, have signed a partnership to ensure the long-term success of the existing SGSS tablet voting service and offer new remote voting services for general meetings. At the request of SGSS, Lumi Technologies recently acquired the intellectual property and the stock of touchscreen voting tablets developed…
Sionic hires Matt Davey
Sionic, a UK-based consultancy firm that is part of the Davies Group, has appointed Matt Davey as a partner within its asset management practice. Davey, who has worked at State Street, J.P. Morgan and HSBC, was most recently head of UK coverage, marketing, & solutions at SGSS.
SGSS supports BTC ETF launched by Melanion Capital
Melanion Capital, a French asset management company regulated by the AMF, has launched a bitcoin ETF under the UCITS banner. The Melanion BTC Equities Universe UCITS ETF was launched on Euronext in October 2021 Melanion worked with SGSS throughout the planning and product design phase, which took two years, and subsequently appointed the bank as…
Fidelity mandates SGSS for securities lending
Société Générale Securities Services in France has been mandated by Fidelity International to provide securities lending services. The asset management company, FIL Gestion – Fidelity International, has been a client since 2011. Fidelity International is an independent company providing investment solutions and services, as well as retirement-related expertise, to more than 2.5 million clients worldwide.…
Conor O’Brien joins Crestbridge
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Conor O’Brien as head of accounting and transfer agency for Ireland. He joins from SGSS.