KB Associates has appointed Bjorn Grech as CEO of the KB Associates MiFID firm in Malta. He joins from Altarius, a Maltese fund solutions provider. Ireland-headquartered KBA is in the process of being acquired by the UK’s Waystone Group.
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State Street hires new head of global clients division
State Street has appointed Michael Knowling to head of its global clients division (GCD). Knowling will report jointly to Joerg Ambrosius and Chris Coleman. In this role, Knowling will manage a team of senior client executives, global relationship managers, and client analysts as part of State Street’s client coverage model focused on delivering cross-enterprise solutions…
Sudrania hires SVP of client success
Rob Naka has joined Sudrania Fund Services as SVP of client success. He will lead client advocacy, a service escalation point and consultancy resource for clients. Prior to joining Sudrania, Naka served as COO at Altegris/Artivest where he was responsible for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel.
IQ-EQ appoints new Lux CCO
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services group, has named Bram Eijsbouts as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) for Luxembourg. Having joined IQ-EQ in 2020, he has been promoted from his previous role as head of business development for Luxembourg.
PFS hires new director of sales
Pacific Fund Systems, an Isle of Man-based provider of fund administration software, has hired Jesper Steiness as director of sales. Based in Denmark, he will work closely with Kelly Ashe, head of sales and marketing, and the wider PFS team in promoting PFS’ software, including PFS-PAXUS, PFS-CONNECT and PFS-CLOUD to fund administration companies globally. He…
Another senior manager leaves BBH
Mark Chessler has joined Alter Domus as a senior manager, based in the U.S. Chessler was previously at BBH, working in the alternative investments product group, and has also worked for State Street.
Saphyre hires industry heavy-hitter as COO
Saphyre, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has hired Ray Shivers as its new chief operating officer. Shivers was formerly COO of global investment operations at BlackRock and, most recently, COO of Lincoln Investment.
Ultimus hires senior business development manager
Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent U.S.-based administrator, has hired Donald Colombo as senior vice president of business development. He will focus on supporting the firm’s growth in registered fund services in the institutional asset manager space, as well as growing Ultimus’ outsourced middle office presence. He joins from corfinancial, and has previously worked at Citi…
HSBC appoints new ANZ head for M&SS
HSBC has appointed Nick Wheeler as head of markets and securities services for Australia and New Zealand. Wheeler has been at HSBC since 2004. Earlier this year HSBC hired Sinclair Scholfield from State Street to head securities services sales and client management for Australia and New Zealand.
IQ-EQ hires new CCO for APAC
David Kim has joined IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, as chief commercial officer for APAC, based in Singapore. He joins from Northern Trust, where he was head of client relationship management for south-east Asia.