Theresa Messina has joined Principal Asset Management as managing director, investment operations. She joined BNY Mellon in 2017 to lead the middle office services business.
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Ocorian hires global head of fund accounting
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of alternative fund services, has appointed Eamon Burns as global head of fund accounting. Previously Burns was EMEA head of private markets accounting at BNY Mellon, based in Dublin.
Alger moves to BNY Mellon
Fred Alger Management, LLC, a privately-owned USD22bn growth equity investment manager, has appointed BNY Mellon to provide global fund services, as well as portfolio accounting, performance measurement and data management solutions. Alger expects to complete this transition by early 2024. Two of the outgoing providers are thought to be BBH as custodian, and UMB as…
Ocorian hires from BNY Mellon
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, has appointed Christoph Schwarz as business development director, capital markets, focusing on financial institutions and law firms in the UK and Europe. Based in London, he was previously at BNY Mellon in its corporate trust team.
New head of fund accounting at BNY Mellon
Dermot Finnegan has been appointed global head of fund accounting for BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business. He relocates to New York, having previously worked for the bank in Ireland. He replaces Allen Cohen, who has taken on a new role as head of enterprise revenue and billing services.
BNY Mellon appoints HK chief
Francis Giglio has been appointed as Hong Kong chief executive for BNY Mellon. He takes on this role in addition to his responsibilities as global head of relationship management for depositary receipts. He joined BNY Mellon in 2016.
BNY Mellon appoints head of international ops
BNY Mellon has expanded the brief of Francis Braeckevelt as head of international operations, adding LatAm to his existing responsibility for EMEA and APAC. He reports to Richard Gordon, the recently appointed global head of operations. Braeckevelt, who is based in Singapore, will be replaced as Singapore chief executive by Winnie Chen, who takes on…
BNY Mellon to establish digital R&D hub
BNY Mellon is to establish a digital R&D hub in Dublin that will drive innovation in the areas of AI, ML, and data analytics. The development includes an initial EUR8m (USD8.5m) investment, with support from IDA Ireland. The investment will also lead to a more than doubling of the digital team in Dublin and the…
Apex appoints group president
Apex has appointed Samir Pandiri to the newly created role of group president and member of the executive committee. Reporting to founder & CEO, Peter Hughes, Pandiri will be responsible for overseeing functions including operations, technology product innovation, risk and human resources. He joins from Broadridge, where he was most recently responsible for post-trade technology,…
BNY Mellon expands liquidity options
BNY Mellon has expanded LiquidityDirect, its short-term investment platform, to incorporate access to mutual funds, enhanced focused investing options, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts and sponsored cleared repo sweep capabilities. These new options provide a platform for leveraging more than 100 investment vehicles. The expansion covers integration with SAP‘s Treasury Management workstation, creating efficiencies for self-directed…