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.
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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.
LuxSE and SG pioneer DLT token listing
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and Société Générale have completed the admission of the first financial instruments registered on a public DLT platform on LuxSE’s Securities Official List. The three sets of security tokens admitted on LuxSE SOL are digital covered bonds (OFH tokens) and structured products that have been issued and deployed by SG’s…
Fireblocks hits USD8bn valuation
Fireblocks, the U.S.-based crypto services provider in which BNY Mellon has a stake, has raised USD550m in Series E funding. This brings its valuation to USD8bn, making Fireblocks the highest-valued digital asset infrastructure provider in the world. This follows the recent USD350m fundraising round by Anchorage Digital, the U.S.-based crypto custody platform, valuing the business…
Clearwater hires head of global delivery
Clearwater Analytics, a U.S.-based provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has hired Diane McLoughlin as head of global delivery. In this capacity, she will set the strategic direction of the company’s global delivery function and lead the team responsible for the onboarding of clients to the Clearwater solution in North America and…