Mal Cullen has been appointed as CEO of CIBC Mellon. He will remain a member of the board of directors of CIBC Mellon Trust Company. Cullen will be returning to Canada to assume his new role. He replaces Steven Wolff, who will retire from CIBC Mellon effective December 30, 2022, after six years of leadership.…
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Broadridge & SLIB extend voting service
Broadridge, the U.S.-based fintech, and SLIB, a software editor for electronic voting and securities services based in France, have gone live with their joint end-to-end global voting solution. The deal builds on the cross-border proxy voting service for France-based investors that hold international shares, launched by Broadridge and SLIB in 2021.
CACEIS partners with Sismo
CACEIS, the European asset servicing group, and Sismo, a French fintech, have formed a partnership to offer a new solution for portfolio analysis and optimisation, as well as investment strategy development. The Sismo web platform is available through the CACEIS Connect Store. Sismo’s solution offers data visualisation and an advanced comparative analysis tool.
Kneip and Next Gate form alliance
Kneip, a provider of fund-level data management and regulatory reporting, and Next Gate Tech, a fintech specialising in portfolio-level data management and analytics, have formed a commercial partnership to bring together both companies’ expertise in fund data management. Both businesses are based in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Kneip was acquired by Deutsche Börse.
Jupiter expands SS&C mandate
Jupiter Asset Management, the UK-based investment management group with GBP47bn (USD57bn) AuM, has extended its transfer agency contract with SS&C. SS&C provides TA services to Jupiter’s unit trusts and has now taken on Jupiter’s OEIC fund range, acquired in 2020 as part of its Merian Global Investors acquisition. The value of funds administered by SS&C…
Generali RE deploys Fenergo
Generali Real Estate, the real estate asset manager that is part of the Italy-based Generali Group, has selected Fenergo, the provider of KYC and CLM solutions for financial institutions, for its SaaS-based CLM solution to address new EU regulations and enhance client onboarding experiences. Generali Real Estate, which has c. EUR38bn (USD40bn) AuM, will deploy…
SDX appoints head of digital securities
SIX Digital Exchange has appointed Alexandre Kech as head of digital securities, based in Switzerland. He was most recently with Citi Ventures, where he launched and ran its blockchain & digital asset team.
Socium appoints head of bus dev
Socium Fund Services, which C.I.-based Suntera Global acquired earlier this year, has appointed Matthew Reynolds as head of business development, Americas. He joins Socium from Sanne, now part of Apex.
Morphosis appoints Apex for new VC fund
Morphosis Venture Capital Limited has appointed Apex to provide fund services to Alicorn India Fund 1 LP. Morphosis, which is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is a venture capital firm and accelerator, investing in early-stage tech-first start-ups. Alicorn India Fund 1 LP is a USD100m fund focused on India, with an emphasis on…
73 Strings partners with A&M
73 Strings and Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) have signed a partner program agreement to deliver 73 Strings’ portfolio monitoring and valuation solutions to their mutual clients. Collaborating on shared international clients, the firms will jointly support the configuration and implementation of 73 Strings’ platform. 73 Strings digitises alternative investments by combining its corporate finance and…