BNP Paribas Securities Services has been mandated by FNZ, the global wealth management platform provider, for global custody, asset servicing and transactional services across Germany and other European markets. As part of this mandate, FNZ will deploy BP2S’s broker-to-custody service, which offers integration between the bank’s execution and custody services. BP2S will also provide FNZ…
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Renard to replace Senanayake at BP2S
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Luc Renard as head of securities services for Southeast Asia. He replaces Diana Senanayake, who has left the bank. Renard has worked for BP2S for 20 years, spending the past 12 years in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Based in Singapore, He will report to Franck Dubois, head of…
BP2S selects Fireblocks & METACO to develop digital asset custody capabilities
BNP Paribas Securities Services has selected two fintechs – Fireblocks and METACO – to develop its digital asset custody offering and help clients issue, transfer and safekeep regulated digital assets. BP2S has selected Fireblocks as its hot wallet, tokenisation, and connectivity infrastructure layer. As a first step, BP2S will use Fireblocks’ solution in its ongoing…
Teslin Capital Management appoints BP2S
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been mandated by Teslin Capital Management to provide investment and fund administration, depotbank and global custody services for its EUR1.2bn (USD1.2bn) of global assets. Teslin Capital Management is a long-term investor focused on small and midcaps in The Netherlands and other European capital markets. Koos van der Helm, manager finance,…
BNP Paribas tokenises EDF bond
BNP Paribas has structured, tokenised and distributed a bond, the proceeds of which aim at refinancing a solar energy project sponsored by EDF through its subsidiary, EDF ENR. This native digital asset, issued on the public blockchain, represents the first renewable energy bond tokenisation in the project financing market. For this transaction, the BNP Paribas…
BP2S appoints new head of NZ
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Iain Martin as head of New Zealand with effect from 1 October 2022. He is based in Wellington and reports to David Banks, the acting head of securities services Australia and New Zealand. Martin, who joined the bank in 2003, was most recently head of relationship management and sales…
BP2S appoints client chief for SE Asia
BNP Paribas has appointed Jen-Thai Ewe as head of client development for securities services in Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for securities services sales, client relationship management and client services across Southeast Asia. He was previously head of client management – securities services, ASEAN, at HSBC, and also worked at State Street…
BP2S appoints Shóna Lynch to new U.S. role
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Shóna Lynch as a senior sales director for its alternatives investments business in the U.S. She relocates from the UK.
BP2S makes senior hire for Americas
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Chris Richmond as head of the asset owner, asset manager and alternatives client lines for the Americas. He will report to Dennis Bon, head of BNP Paribas Securities Services in the Americas, Arnaud Claudon, global head of asset managers and owners, and Patrick Hayes, global head of alternative investors.…
BNPP’s Manaos platform adds new client
Fondo di Previdenza Mario Negri, the Italian pension fund, has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services’ Manaos platform for its ESG data and analytics needs. Fondo di Previdenza Mario Negri is the pension fund for managers of commercial shipping and transport companies in Italy, with EUR3.9bn (USD4.1bn) AuM. The fund will be using the Manaos platform…