Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Michael Prendergast as SVP, ETF senior product specialist. Prendergast has previously worked at State Street and J.P. Morgan in senior ETF-related roles. Ultimus reports that, since the beginning of 2020, it has doubled the number of ETFs it services.
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IQ-EQ appoints new CEO for Asia
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Michael Marquardt as regional CEO for Asia. He was previously COO of Zerobridge Partners.
Goal appoints Daron Pearce as EMEA ambassador
Goal Group, the UK-based specialist in withholding tax reclaims and securities class actions recoveries, has appointed Daron Pearce as brand ambassador for its EMEA region. Pearce, who established his own consultancy earlier this year after leaving BNY Mellon, will help to promote Goal and its services to prospective clients, including large asset managers, pension funds…
Sanne appoints new head of Singapore
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of fund and corporate services that is currently the subject of a takeover bid by Apex, has appointed Tervinder Chal as country head of Singapore. He replaces David Fowler, who recently relocated to Sanne’s London office to become global head of private equity. Chal was previously head of APAC fund operations…
Northern Trust appoints new head of Australia & New Zealand
Northern Trust has appointed Leon Stavrou as head of its business in Australia and New Zealand. He succeeds Angelo Calvitto, who was named as head of Northern Trust in Asia Pacific earlier this year. Stavrou was most recently a global services executive responsible for Northern Trust’s asset servicing operations across Australia, and for ensuring the…
Citco to open a CoE in Hyderabad
Citco, the alternative investment assets servicer with USD1.5trn AuA, has announced the launch of a new office in Hyderabad as part of its ongoing expansion in India. The Hyderabad office plans to hire more than 1,200 employees over the next two years, and will operate as a Citco CoE.
Northern Trust names Scott Bachmann as UK head of LGPS
Northern Trust has named Scott Bachmann as UK head of public sector (LGPS) within its institutional investor group. Bachmann joined Northern Trust in 2006, and was most recently head of investment risk & analytical services for EMEA and Asia.
Eric Chng joins State Street in APAC
State Street has appointed Eric Chng as an SVP within its client segments group, focused on the alternatives and insurance sectors in Asia Pacific. He is based in Singapore, and joins from Citco, where he was head of business development and sales across APAC.
Apex appoints new CEO of Luxembourg fund services
Apex has appointed Frederic Bilas as CEO and member of the board of directors of Apex Fund Services in Luxembourg. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. He joined Apex in 2020 as COO of the Luxembourg business.
ZEDRA appoints head of fund management services in Lux
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Charles-Alexandre Houillon as director of fund management services in Luxembourg. He was previously self-employed, after spending five years at Vistra.