Michael Passmore has been named as IQ-EQ’s head of debt, capital markets & corporates for the Americas, a new role. Passmore joined Blue River, part of the IQ-EQ Group, in 2014.
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Vince to replace Gibbons as BK CEO
Todd Gibbons will retire as CEO of BNY Mellon on August 31, 2022. The board of directors has appointed Robin Vince to be his successor. Vince will initially serve as president and CEO-elect, effective immediately. Vince currently serves as vice chair of BNY Mellon and CEO of global market infrastructure, which includes Pershing, treasury services,…
Brian Godins steps down from HSBC
Brian Godins has stepped down as head of HSBC’s securities services business in Asia Pacific and MENAT. He will move back to the UK from Hong Kong. Godins joined HSBC in 2007. No successor has yet been announced.
Centaur hires in Luxembourg
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has appointed Kevin McFadden as head of investor services, Luxembourg. He will report to Centaur’s CEO of Luxembourg, Antonio Frias, leading a team responsible for maintaining relationships with investors and analysts, and providing them with specialist accounting, investor relations, customised reporting and day-to-day management of their funds. He joins…
Copper hires COO
Copper, the UK-based provider of custody and prime services for digital assets, has appointed Sabrina Wilson as chief operating officer. She was previously at Citi, where she was the global co-head of the futures, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage business.
Eruch Mody joins BNY Mellon
Eruch Mody has joined BNY Mellon‘s asset servicing business in a senior relationship management role. Mody spent nearly 12 years at BBH, most recently as a senior relationship manager in the investor services business. At BNY Mellon, he will be part of the global investment managers team run by Irene Speridakos.
HSBC hires ANZ sales head from State Street
HSBC is expanding its Australian sales team with the appointment of Sinclair Scholfield as head of sales and client management for its securities services business in Australia and New Zealand. Scholfield spent the last 18 years at State Street, where he was most recently head of platform solutions for Asia Pacific. HSBC estimates that it…
Ultimus hires from BBH
Paul Wahmann has joined Ultimus Fund Solutions as an SVP in the middle office products team. Based in Colorado, he joins from BBH, where he spent over 16 years, most recently as an SVP in investment operations.
Saltgate hires new head of depositary
Saltgate, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator with c. USD100bn AuA, has named Jean-François (Jeff) Flamant as its head of depositary. He joins from TMF Group, where he was head of depositary services.
BBH veteran joins BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon has appointed Vivian Tung as global head of ETF services. Based in the U.S., she will be responsible for managing all operational and client services aspects of the ETF business, including innovation, design, technical implementations, client onboarding, and client servicing. Tung joins from BBH, where she spent nearly 17 years, most recently in…