HSBC Securities Services has appointed Ciara O’Sullivan as head of trustee and fiduciary services in Ireland. She joins from Duff & Phelps, where she spent nine years as a director in the regulatory consulting team, and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman in several roles, including European compliance officer and head of depositary.
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Ocorian authorised to act as AIF depositary in Lux
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has received authorisation to act as a depositary to alternative investment funds in Luxembourg. Ocorian already offers depositary services in UK and Jersey.
SGSS to service Italian healthcare fund for Primonial
Société Générale Securities Services in Italy has been mandated by Primonial Luxembourg Real Estate to provide depositary and fund administration services for its Primonial Italian Healthcare Fund. Primonial is an independent asset manager based in France.
David Suetens steps back from Lux role with State Street
After seven years at State Street, David Suetens has decided to take a step back, “for personal reasons”. Suetens will be replaced in his role as head of State Street’s Luxembourg businesses by Eduardo Gramuglia Pallavicino, but will continue in his role as a supervisory board member and chair of the risk committee of State…
Daiwa AM hires Lemanik as ManCo for Lux UCITS funds
Lemanik Asset Management, a third-party management company, has been appointed by Daiwa Asset Management to provide ManCo services for a newly launched range of Luxembourg UCITS funds. RBC was recently appointed as custodian and administrator for the funds.
IQ-EQ hires in Cayman, Japan
Two appointments at IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator. Hiroki Allen joins the Tokyo office as director, funds for Japan. He was previously at Bloomberg and has also worked at BNY Mellon. Tedrick Green has joined the Cayman Islands business as client director. He was previously at Walkers.
SANNE appoints country heads for Hong Kong & UK
SANNE, the C.I.-based provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has appointed Wendy Cheng as country head for Hong Kong and Chris Warnes as country head for the UK. Both are internal appointments.
Ocorian hires Pamela Valasuo to head Lux/Netherlands sales
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired Pamela Valasuo as head of sales for Luxembourg and the Netherlands. She joins from Intertrust, where she was a business development director in Luxembourg.
FundRock hires Lee Marshall as chief transformation officer
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based administrator and corporate services provider, has appointed Lee Marshall as chief transformation officer and director of group strategic clients, based in the firm’s headquarters in Luxembourg. This is a newly created, group-wide role. He joins from MasonBower where he was COO. He has also worked at KNEIP and J.P. Morgan in Luxembourg.
RBC to service Daiwa AM’s first Lux UCITS fund
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has supported the launch of the first Luxembourg UCITS fund for Daiwa Asset Management, the second largest asset management company in Japan. RBC will provide custody, fund accounting, transfer agency and depositary services.