Akash Shah, chief growth officer and head of growth ventures at BNY, has announced that he is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. He spent seven years at BNY under three different CEOs.
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Centralis hires new CCO
Centralis Group has appointed Maarten Heukshorst as chief commercial officer, based in London. He was previously at a fintech.
NTRS hires for OCIO role
Northern Trust has appointed Kate McCabe to lead the OCIO strategy for its asset servicing business unit. In this newly established role, McCabe will be responsible for developing strategic relationships with outsourced chief investment officer firms and the associated investment consultant community. She will report to Melanie Pickett, head of asset servicing, Americas. McCabe was…
BNY granted RHQ licence in KSA
BNY has been granted a regional headquarters (RHQ) licence by the Ministry of Investments in Saudi Arabia. The RHQ in Riyadh will provide strategic, administrative and corporate services for BNY in the Middle East. BNY’s existing asset servicing solutions delivered for clients in Saudi Arabia include global custody services, global risk solutions, custody FX, and…
DTCC hires from BNY
DTCC has appointed Talia Klein as head of wealth management services, reporting to Brian Steele, president, clearing & securities services at DTCC. Klein will oversee the firm’s wealth management services organisation, with responsibility for mutual fund offerings, Insurance and retirement services, and alternative investment products. Prior to DTCC, she was BNY’s head of tokenisation where…
Alter Domus adds to client partnership team
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund services for the private equity, real assets and private debt sectors, has expanded its key client partnerships team, appointing Kenny King as head of key client partnerships, North America, and Jane Karczewski as head of key client partnerships, EMEA. King joins from BNY, where he was global head…
BNY pilots first intraday repo trade
BNY has piloted the first intraday repo trade settled through its triparty infrastructure. The USD-denominated pilot transaction, which took place in February, saw UBS borrowing cash from Swiss Re while delivering collateral via BNY’s global collateral platform.
BNY expands digital assets platform
BNY has expanded its Digital Asset Platform with the launch of Digital Asset Data Insights, designed to deliver both on- and off-chain data across blockchain networks. With the data on-chain capability, BNY will broadcast select fund accounting data to the Ethereum network, enabling further utility of public blockchains. Using smart contract technology, BNY will automate…
iA Group upgrades with CIBC Mellon
CIBC Mellon and BNY have launched what they claim is the first integrated investment operations solution in Canada, marking a significant milestone in their collaboration with iA Financial Group to further optimise its investment management technologies. The solution represents a comprehensive service model, including the first outsourced general insurance fund accounting solution in Canada. This…
ATP appoints BNY
BNY has been selected by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP), Denmark’s mandatory government pension scheme, to provide custody and associated services. BNY will provide asset servicing, trade support, collateral management, and other services for ATP’s DKK 718bn (USD100bn) in assets. With 5.6 million members, ATP is one of the largest asset owners in Europe, providing income-related pensions…