David Claus is to become the new CEO of European Depositary Bank, which has been owned by Apex since 2017. The Luxembourg-based bank provides depositary services for >USD300bn of client assets. Claus will join from BNY Mellon, where he spent more than 20 years, most recently as head of Luxembourg.
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U.S. Bank hires CCO for Ireland
Tony O’Brien has joined U.S. Bank Global Fund Services as chief commercial officer for Ireland. O’Brien was previously at BNY Mellon, where he spent 25 years, most recently as a senior business development manager in Ireland.
Oak appoints new head of Guernsey funds
Oak, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed James Tracey as head of the Guernsey funds business. He was previously at JTC Group in Guernsey. He succeeds Paul Schreibke, who is moving to Mauritius to take up a new role with the firm.
Apex to acquire Maitland
Apex has announced its planned acquisition of the fund services and third-party ManCo business operations of Maitland International Holdings plc, a South Africa-based fund services provider. Founded in 1976, Maitland provides fund services including administration, transfer agency and ManCo services to 120 investment managers and 25 fund sponsor clients. This client base includes traditional, alternative…
Citi makes European management changes
Citi has announced some senior management changes in Europe: Alex Todd has been appointed head of securities services for Europe. He will report to Maria Cantillon, EMEA head of securities services sales, Kristen Braden, and Bryan Murphy, global head of bank sales. He will continue in his role as EMEA head of bank sales. He…
BNY Mellon to administer new Grayscale European ETF
BNY Mellon in Ireland has been appointed as custodian and administrator for Grayscale’s first European ETF, launched through the HANetf platform, for which BNY Mellon provides custody and administration. The Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF (GFOF) will list on the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse and Borsa Italiana and will be available to investors…
Matt Haynes takes new role at IQ-EQ
IQ-EQ has appointed Matt Haynes as global head of business intermediaries & partners. Haynes spent eight years as group business development director. In his new role, he will lead a number of strategic relationships and a group-wide strategy to build upon the relationships IQ-EQ has with business partners and intermediaries globally. He will report directly…
MUFG appoints head of new Cyprus office
MUFG Investor Services has appointed Yannis Matsis as managing director and head of the Cyprus office, the firm’s new operational centre located in Limassol, Cyprus. Matsis will be responsible for oversight of the firm’s local asset servicing footprint, growth within the local Cypriot market, and business expansion activities in Europe and the Middle East. Matsis…
Aztec supports new Advent tech fund
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported longstanding client, Advent International, with the fundraising activities and final close of its second dedicated technology fund, Advent Global Technology II. The fund exceeded its USD3bn target by 33pct. Advent Tech II is double the size of its predecessor, Advent Tech. Aztec assisted with investor onboarding and will continue…
IQ-EQ hires head of depositary
IQ-EQ has appointed Thomas Korteweg as head of depositary. He is based in the Netherlands. Korteweg joins from CACEIS.