Roz Smith has joined Broadridge International as COO. Smith, who is based in London, will work with Mike Sleightholme, president of Broadridge International. Prior to joining Broadridge, Smith spent eighteen years at HSBC.
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BNY Mellon rebrands
BNY Mellon has revamped its brand name and logo, and will now be known as BNY. The company’s legal parent name will remain The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
Doherty retires
After a 32-year career with Chase and J.P. Morgan, Ann Doherty has retired.
Ripple acquires Standard Custody
Ripple, the UK fintech, has completed the acquisition of Standard Custody & Trust Company, a U.S.-based regulated custodian for digital assets. The acquisition adds a limited purpose trust company regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services, and follows the 2023 acquisition of Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenisation technology.…
Apex hires India CRM head
Apex Group has appointed Sonal Gokhale as head of client relationship management for India. She is based in Mumbai, joining from Axis Bank.
Komainu appoints CFO
Komainu, the Nomura-backed regulated custody provider for the digital assets industry, has appointed Tony Larkin as CFO. He joins from Citi.
State Street wins Super mandate
State Street has been appointed as custodian and administrator for the >AUD30bn (USD20bn) in funds invested for members of Brighter Super, an Australian super. State Street will provide services to Brighter Super’s >130 portfolios across multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income, private assets and derivatives. Under the new mandate, State Street will provide Brighter…
Berenberg expands BNPP mandate
Berenberg, one of Europe’s oldest privately owned banks, has appointed BNP Paribas to provide depositary bank, transfer agency, listed derivatives clearing, and OTC derivatives services in Germany and Luxembourg. This new mandate expands Berenberg’s long-term partnership with BNP Paribas, which already includes local clearing, settlement, and custody services across multiple markets. The mandate covers Berenberg’s…
Suntera hires IoM funds head
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Alex Stokoe as head of funds in the Isle of Man. He joins Suntera from Apex.
NZ Super expands with Northern Trust
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has expanded its relationship with Northern Trust to include data services through its data warehouse solutions offering. Northern Trust has provided the NZ Super Fund with global custody and compliance monitoring services since 2007 and securities lending services from 2019. Northern Trust Asset Management has provided investment management services to…