Apex is to provide its single-source solution, on a pro-bono basis, to Greater Share, an innovative philanthropic investment platform working to close the education gap and enact measurable change on children’s lives across the world. Apex and its subsidiaries will deliver corporate services, fund administration, transfer agency and banking services to Greater Share, which aims…
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BNY Mellon veteran to head EDB
David Claus is to become the new CEO of European Depositary Bank, which has been owned by Apex since 2017. The Luxembourg-based bank provides depositary services for >USD300bn of client assets. Claus will join from BNY Mellon, where he spent more than 20 years, most recently as head of Luxembourg.
Symphony hires head of Americas sales
Symphony, the market infrastructure and technology platform, has appointed Richard Griffith as head of sales and account management, Americas. Prior to Symphony, he held a number of commercial roles at StreetLinx, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Lehman Brothers and, most recently, Palantir Technologies.
Harmonate hires VP of bus dev
Harmonate, the provider of a SaaS-based solution which enables scale and efficiency for mid to back office functions in the private funds space, has hired Kristin Winkler as the vice president of business development. Based in New York, Winkler joins from Mainstream.
FINBOURNE appoints CTO
FINBOURNE Technology, the UK-based investment data management provider, has appointed Robert Byrne as chief technology officer (CTO). He joins from City Science, where he was CTO.
U.S. Bank hires CCO for Ireland
Tony O’Brien has joined U.S. Bank Global Fund Services as chief commercial officer for Ireland. O’Brien was previously at BNY Mellon, where he spent 25 years, most recently as a senior business development manager in Ireland.
State Street goes live in Singapore with Fund Connect ETF portal
State Street has gone live in Singapore with Fund Connect ETF, a global primary market ETF portal with access to more than 960 ETFs. Fund Connect ETF is an online fund portal for the creation and redemption of ETFs, designed as a single point of access for sponsors. The portal’s automated order placement solution and…
Oak appoints new head of Guernsey funds
Oak, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed James Tracey as head of the Guernsey funds business. He was previously at JTC Group in Guernsey. He succeeds Paul Schreibke, who is moving to Mauritius to take up a new role with the firm.
State Street Digital hires senior tech managers
State Street Digital has appointed Rob Otter as head of blockchain engineering and Nitin Gaur as digital technology strategy lead. Otter, based in London reports to Aman Thind, chief technology officer of State Street Digital. Gaur, based in Austin, Texas, will report to Otter. Otter joins State Street from JPMorgan Chase, where he was CTO…
Apex to acquire Maitland
Apex has announced its planned acquisition of the fund services and third-party ManCo business operations of Maitland International Holdings plc, a South Africa-based fund services provider. Founded in 1976, Maitland provides fund services including administration, transfer agency and ManCo services to 120 investment managers and 25 fund sponsor clients. This client base includes traditional, alternative…