Aon plc, a global professional services company, has appointed Leonique van Houwelingen as chief executive officer for the Netherlands, effective November 1, 2022, subject to regulatory approval. In 2021 van van Houwelingen was replaced as CEO of BNY Mellon’s European bank and took on a new role as EMEA head of strategic growth and regional…
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Paul Heffernan joins Waystone
Paul Heffernan has joined Waystone as CEO of its ETF business. He previously spent six years at HSBC in senior European sales roles for the securities services business. He is based in Ireland.
Another BBH defection to BNY Mellon
Clare Donnellan has joined the UK & Ireland sales team at BNY Mellon, based in London. She was previously at BBH.
State Street & FactSet form data alliance
State Street and FactSet have established a partnership that integrates State Street Alpha and FactSet to streamline data flows across the front, middle and back-office through State Street’s Alpha Data Platform. The integration of State Street portfolio accounting data into FactSet’s performance attribution, risk and reporting capabilities will provide a more seamless client experience, with…
BNY Mellon appoints new CFO
BNY Mellon has appointed Dermot McDonogh as chief financial officer for the company, effective February 1, 2023. McDonogh will join on November 1, 2022, reporting to BNY Mellon’s CEO, and will join the executive committee. As CFO, McDonogh’s responsibilities will cover global financial strategy and financial operations, including finance functions, controllership, treasury, the chief investment…
Northern Trust wins Kuwait mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed by Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) to provide a range of asset servicing solutions covering global custody, financial reporting, securities finance, private equity administration, performance measurement and compliance monitoring. AFESD, based in Kuwait, is a regional financial institution focused on funding economic and social development by financing…
BNY Mellon expands in UAE
BNY Mellon has formed a strategic alliance with Emirates NBD, the UAE-based banking group, “aimed at accelerating the growth of UAE capital markets”. In 2020 BNY Mellon formed an alliance with SNB Capital (formerly NCB Capital) in Saudi Arabia.
BNY Mellon appoints new Germany head
BNY Mellon has appointed Katarina Melvan as the German branch manager for The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (the European Bank). Melvan, who previously served as CEO for the management board of the KVG in Germany, is also responsible for the asset servicing business in Germany. Melvan joined BNY Mellon in 2007 as managing…
SG-FORGE partners with METACO
Société Générale – FORGE (SG – FORGE), a subsidiary of Société Générale, which provides issuers and investors with end-to-end services to issue, invest and manage digital-native security tokens registered on public blockchains, has selected METACO, the Swiss-based provider of digital asset management technology and infrastructure, to orchestrate its digital asset custody operations. The partnership enables…
BP2S appoints client chief for SE Asia
BNP Paribas has appointed Jen-Thai Ewe as head of client development for securities services in Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for securities services sales, client relationship management and client services across Southeast Asia. He was previously head of client management – securities services, ASEAN, at HSBC, and also worked at State Street…