Northern Trust has hired Jessica Donohue as head of product management for asset servicing. Based in Boston, she reports directly to Teresa Parker, asset servicing president. Before taking a break from the industry, Donohue was at State Street, latterly as global head of the asset owner segment.
Category: Bank Providers
CIBC Mellon appoints CIO
CIBC Mellon has appointed Alastair Angus as chief information officer. In this role, he will lead the company’s technology, data, and AI strategies. Prior to joining CIBC Mellon, he held leadership positions at Canada Pension Plan Investments, where he directed the firm’s technology delivery in support of its growth toward CAD1trn AuM.
Ultimus hires senior management duo
Ultimus Fund Solutions has hired John Lehner as president, Ultimus Public Fund Solutions, and Jay Martin as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions, Jim Cass will transition to vice chairman of Ultimus, having previously served as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions. All three roles report to CEO Gary Tenkman. Martin was most recently president, investment services,…
State Street expands in Japan
State Street and Daiwa Institute of Research have formed a partnership covering fund accounting solutions for investment trust management companies. State Street will implement FAIMS, the investment trust accounting system owned by DIR, for fund accounting solutions in Japan to support global clients. Earlier this year, State Street agreed with Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. to…
UniCredit expands with BNPP
BNP Paribas has been awarded a mandate from UniCredit Group to provide custody and settlement services to its entities in Italy, Germany and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas will provide specialised services that are tailored to UniCredit S.p.A., UniCredit GmbH, and UniCredit International Bank S.A. for their settlement, custody and clearing needs. The service spans different locations,…
Timeline expands with Northern Trust
Timeline, the UK-based fintech platform for financial advisers, has launched its first multi-asset fund, following regulatory approval by the Financial Conduct Authority. Northern Trust Asset Management has been appointed as the sub-investment manager on the fund-of-funds structure, continuing a relationship with Timeline which began in 2021 with a mandate to manage pooled investments. Northern Trust…
Confluences poaches CEO from State Street
Confluence, a fintech providing enterprise data, software, and AI-driven solutions for regulatory, analytics, and investor communications in the investment management industry, has appointed Spiros Giannaros as CEO, effective immediately. Mark Evans, founder and CEO, will transition to executive chairman. Confluence is backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Giannaros was most recently CEO of Charles River…
State Street selects wealth platform
State Street and Apex Fintech Solutions have formed a partnership that includes a minority investment by State Street into Apex Fintech Solutions. State Street will leverage Apex’s digital custody and clearing platform to expand its wealth services offerings. Apex Fintech Solutions is a fintech platform provider with >200 clients and 22 million brokerage accounts holding…
State Street hires for wealth custody
State Street has appointed Jennifer Stokes as head of wealth custody and clearing. She was previously at Altruist.
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.