Northern Trust has appointed Aisling Keane as head of asset servicing, Hong Kong. In this newly created role, Keane will lead Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction for the asset servicing business and providing solutions to clients. Keane was most recently head of…
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Zodia appoints CFO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held a similar role.
Northern Trust appoints FX chief
Northern Trust has appointed Dane Fannin to lead its global FX business. Fannin, who joined the bank in 2006, will retain his existing responsibilities for the securities finance business. He reports to Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, banking & treasury services. Fannin replaces Marisa Kurk, who left earlier this year.
Steve David leaves Northern Trust
Steve David has left Northern Trust, where he has spent the last 19 years. David was CEO of Northern Trust Global Services Societas Europaea, its EU bank, as well as country head for Luxembourg. He was instrumental in growing the Luxembourg franchise and also played a key role in the successful integration of the UBS…
Higgins to run GFS AsPac for NTRS
Northern Trust has named Caroline Higgins as head of Global Fund Services (GFS), Asia Pacific. Higgins will be responsible for overseeing services to global investment managers including fund administration, depositary, global custody, transfer agency, investment operations outsourcing and data solutions. Higgins, who joined Northern Trust in 2016, was most recently head of Hong Kong, Macau,…
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
Northern Trust appoints HK chief
Northern Trust has appointed Benze Lam as the head of its Hong Kong office, a newly created position. Based in Hong Kong, Lam will retain his position as Head of Asia, ex Japan, for Northern Trust’s asset management business in the region, and report to John McCareins, head of Northern Trust Asset Management for EMEA…
Northern Trust builds links with Singapore digital think tanks
Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes: A joint research project on custody in the age…
Senior management changes at Northern Trust
Some senior management changes at Northern Trust. Banking & treasury services is being combined with the capital markets business line, with Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, leading the combined unit. Peter Sanchez, who was appointed head of banking and treasury services in 2022, is to leave the company. Marisa Kurk, head of the…
Zodia hires sales head for Europe & MENA
Zodia Custody has appointed Gary Afentakis as head of sales for Europe & MENA. He was previously at Matrixport.