Société Générale Securities Services has expanded its securities custody offering in Africa to include Ghana. SGSS already offers custody services from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) from Côte d’Ivoire, the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) from Cameroon, as well as from Morocco and Tunisia.
Category: Bank Providers
AssetMetrix hires in UK
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based fintech, has appointed Clifford Norton as head of business development for the UK & Ireland. Norton was previously at Allvue Systems.
Michael Oliver joins Siepe
Michael Oliver has joined Siepe, a U.S.-based provider of technology, data and analytics for asset managers. He will be director of sales for middle-office services. Oliver spent 20 years at U.S. Bank, most recently in the corporate trust business.
Gareth McKeon joins Gen II
Gareth McKeon has joined Gen II Fund Services in Luxembourg. He was previously at State Street. Gen II is thought to be the largest independent private capital administrator, with USD650bn AuA.
BNY Mellon selects ALTO* for control & compliance
BNY Mellon has chosen Amundi Technology and its ALTO* platform to deliver trustee controls and compliance monitoring for depositary and fund administration functions. The solution will be deployed across BNY Mellon global operations. ALTO* Investment Compliance is a component of the ALTO* Asset Servicing, part of Amundi’s ALTO* (Amundi Leading Technology and Operations) portfolio management…
HSBC appoints new Lux CEO
HSBC has appointed Emanuele Vignoli as the new CEO of HSBC in Luxembourg, subject to regulatory approval. He is currently regional head of global liquidity & cash management – UK & Europe International. He will succeed Niccolo Polli, recently promoted to head of strategy & planning Europe and chief of staff to the Europe CEO.
Charles River hires chief product officer
Charles River Development, a State Street company, has appointed Nidhi Singh as chief product officer. In this newly created role, she will lead CRD’s technical product strategy and product marketing, including the identification, development and execution of the overall product roadmap and integration with the State Street Alpha platform strategy. Singh previously led global technology…
London CIV appoints CACEIS for cost analysis
LGPS CIV LTD (London CIV), which manages London’s Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, has appointed CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services.
Universal-Investment wins EUR4.5bn ManCo mandate
Universal-Investment has been appointed as the new ManCo for the Luxembourg fund portfolio of Switzerland’s Fisch Asset Management. The Fisch Umbrella Fund, with AuC of c. EUR4.5bn (USD5.1bn), covers 13 UCITS sub-funds which include corporate bond, convertible bond and absolute return funds. RBC Investor Services Bank remains responsible for fund administration, custody and transfer agency.…
Leith Wheeler expands CIBC Mellon relationship
CIBC Mellon has been selected to provide custody services to Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. for several investment funds. This mandate builds on a 25-year asset servicing relationship between CIBC Mellon and Leith Wheeler. Leith Wheeler manages >CAD23bn (USD18bn) for clients across Canada.