Arcesium, the U.S.-based administrator in which J.P. Morgan has a stake, has opened an office in Hong Kong. The office will support its existing client base of institutional asset managers, hedge funds, banks, and private markets firms operating across the broader Asia-Pacific region, while also providing technology and services for new launches and regional expansion.
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AP3/AP4 retool with SimCorp
The third and fourth Swedish National Pension Funds (AP3 & AP4) have completed a comprehensive modernisation of their system infrastructure through a new, integrated front-to-back solution from SimCorp. This replaces multiple systems that support the entire workflow – from analysis and order placement to portfolio management, risk, performance, compliance, and financial reporting. The transition to…
Aztec hires global head of sales
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Michael Saunders as global head of sales. Prior to joining Aztec, he was managing director, securities services, sales execution at J.P. Morgan. Before that, he spent over 25 years at Brown Brothers Harriman.
FactSet and Arcesium join forces
FactSet, the digital financial platform and enterprise solutions provider, has partnered with Arcesium, an investment administrator in which J.P. Morgan has a stake, to deliver a unified investment management offering designed to integrate front, middle, and back-office asset management workflows across public, private, and alternative markets. Integrating analytics engines, data pipelines, and AI-powered workflows, this…
Thind leaves State Street
Aman Thind has joined JPMorgan Chase as global head of technology strategy and enterprise architecture. He previously spent seven years at State Street, most recently as chief technology officer for State Street Alpha.
U.S. Bank hires from JPM for ETFs
Keith Orlen has joined U.S. Bank’s global fund services product team as a senior product manager for ETFs, based in Boston. He was previously at J.P. Morgan and also spent 20 years at BBH.
Aztec hires head of product
Aztec Group has appointed Sam Metland as its new head of product and propositions. He joins from Citco, where he held roles including head of private equity product and, most recently, head of solutions engineering. Prior to this, he held senior product and strategy roles at J.P. Morgan and Brown Brothers Harriman.
Wynn returns to J.P. Morgan
Michael Wynn has returned to J.P. Morgan after five years at Citi, where he was most recently head of execution services for the securities services business. At J.P. Morgan Wynn is global head of liquidity and FX for its securities services business.
Challice steps up at Pirum
Pirum, the fintech focused on the securities finance and collateral management sector, has appointed Ben Challice as CEO. Challice re-joined Pirum last year as president & chief of strategy from J.P. Morgan, where he led its trading services business globally.
Alchelyst to merge with Lyra
Alchelyst, the Ireland-based fund administrator for alternative asset managers, and Lyra Client Solutions, a client servicing organisation spun out from Apollo, have announced a merger to form a private markets servicing platform purpose-built to transform the investor experience across the institutional and global wealth channels. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter…