SimCorp has hired Jason Pietrafitta as head of customer success for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He was previously at CRD, a State Street company.
Category: State Street
GTCR buys AssetMark
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., a wealth management technology platform for financial advisors, has completed its acquisition by GTCR, a private equity firm. The acquisition is valued at approximately USD2.7bn, The closing of the acquisition concludes its partnership with Huatai Securities. Concurrent with the closing, AssetMark announced the appointment of Lou Maiuri as chairman and group…
Challenger signs with State Street
Challenger Limited, the publicly listed Australian investment management firm, has appointed State Street to provide custody and, through State Street Alpha, back-, middle- and front office investment administration services, for a suite of listed and unlisted investment vehicles with AUD127bn (USD85bn) AuM. Challenger will be one of the largest investment managers in the region to…
State Street signs with Taurus
State Street has signed an agreement with Taurus SA, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset infrastructure, to deliver digital assets capabilities for State Street’s clients. Subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, State Street will leverage Taurus’ custody, tokenisation and node management solutions to automate the issuance and servicing of digital assets, including digital securities…
State Street promotes Ambrosius
State Street has appointed Joerg Ambrosius as president of investment services, State Street’s largest business. He will retain his current duties as chief commercial officer. The role has been vacant since COO & president Lou Maiuri left at the start of 2024.
State Street launches Sharia services
State Street now offers Shariah-compliant global custody and fund administration services following the attainment of a Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors Sdn. Bhd, a Shariah advisory firm.
Northern Trust promotes Hamilton
Northern Trust has promoted Ian Hamilton, currently head of asset owners UK, to head of asset owners for Europe, a newly created role. Hamilton joined Northern Trust in 2016 from State Street.
State Street wins ETH ETF mandates
State Street has been appointed as a service provider by two issuers of the recently-approved ETH spot ETFs in the U.S. VanEck (ETHV) and Fidelity (FETH) have selected State Street to provide cash custody, fund accounting, transfer agency, basket services and electronic order taking.
Trovata links to Fund Connect
Trovata, the U.S.-based provider of an API-powered platform for managing cash & liquidity, has integrated the platform with State Street’s Fund Connect. This integration will enable joint clients to access Fund Connect as a third-party investing and trading tool with access to over 25 leading fund managers, from the Trovata platform. Trovata helps businesses to…
Blackie moves to State Street
State Street has hired Charlotte Blackie as head of network management controls, based in London. She previously spent 23 years at RBC, but did not move to CACEIS.