Kris Dabrowiecki has joined BNY Mellon as a senior relationship manager within the banks, broker dealers, and insurance client segment. He joins from BBH, where he spent more than 12 years, most recently as relationship manager and sales manager for the global insurance business, covering the U.S. and Bermuda insurance and reinsurance markets.
Northern Trust hires CX specialist
Northern Trust has hired Andrea Istwan as head of client experience (CX) for the asset owners, Americas segment. She joins from Envestnet.
Zodia hires head of sales
Richard Clark has joined Zodia Custody as head of sales & partnerships. Zodia Custody, which is registered in the UK by the FCA as a crypto asset business, is owned by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust. Clark previously spent 15 years at Merrill Lynch.
Torstone appoints head of Japan
Torstone Technology, the UK-based SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing and risk management, has appointed Yasuaki Hayashi as senior Japan representative, based in Tokyo. Hayashi-san joins from Interactive Brokers, where he was head of Japan, having helped to establish the firm’s Japanese business in 2008.
Fireblocks certified by ISO across three categories
Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, has been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018). Fireblocks claims that it is the only crypto tech company to achieve all three certifications.
IQ-EQ to support first RE fund for SHRE
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has been appointed by central European real estate developer SITNO HOLDING Real Estate (SHRE) to provide support services for the launch of its first Luxembourg-domiciled real estate fund. The SHRE SITNO Adriatic Investment Fund, which is targeting a raise of EUR100m (USD107m), will invest in eight real estate development…
Windward launches with SS&C’s front-to-back solution
Windward Management LP, a Miami-based hedge fund management firm, has launched its operations with SS&C’s front-to-back-office solution. SS&C will provide fund administration, order and execution management, investor relations, compliance and regulatory services. SS&C will also support fund and investor accounting, FATCA and CRS compliance, and Form 13-F filings.
Northern Trust makes senior management changes
Northern Trust has appointed John Turney as global head of Front Office Solutions. Turney, who has led the foreign exchange business (GFX) since 2018, reports to Melanie Pickett, head of asset owners, Americas. Marisa Kurk replaces him as head of GFX. Kurk joined Northern Trust as chief operating officer for GFX in 2019 and was…
AssetMetrix hires deputy tech head
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based fintech in which BNP Paribas has a stake, has hired Vasileios Antonopoulos as deputy head of technology. He will be based in Luxembourg. He joins from RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
RBC to service Tradex in Canada
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been selected by Tradex Management Inc. to provide back-office services, including custody, fund accounting, securities lending and transfer agency. Tradex, a fund manager based in Ottawa, has exclusively supported the investment needs of public service professionals and their families since 1960. Blair Cooper, president and CEO of Tradex, said:…