Shane Monks has joined BNY as global head of ETF and UIT operations, based in Boston. Monks joins from J.P. Morgan, after spending 15 years at State Street. This is the second major loss for J.P. Morgan from its ETF business, with Josh Jacobs recently moving to U.S. Bank. Vivian Tung, who was BNY’s global…
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Gonzalez joins Amundi
Nicolas Gonzalez has joined Amundi Technology as a sales and relationship manager. Gonzalez spent 15 years at SGSS, including assignments in India and Russia, before a brief spell with Bank GPB International in Luxembourg. He is based in Paris.
CACEIS offers access to ARTEX
CACEIS now offers broker-dealers, market makers and banks the opportunity to trade on the ARTEX trading venue, with support from CACEIS’ clearing & settlement services. ARTEX is a multilateral trading facility on which shares in world-famous, iconic works of art are traded. The shares in the artworks are tradable and transferable securities just like all…
Monochrome launches Bitcoin ETF
Monochrome, an Australia-based ETF manager, has launched the country’s first directly held Bitcoin ETF. Vasco Trustees Limited is the Responsible Entity (trustee) of the fund and has engaged State Street as cash custodian and administrator for the ETF. Vasco has also appointed Gemini Trust Company, LLC as the fund’s Bitcoin custodian.
Broadridge gets new COO
Roz Smith has joined Broadridge International as COO. Smith, who is based in London, will work with Mike Sleightholme, president of Broadridge International. Prior to joining Broadridge, Smith spent eighteen years at HSBC.
BNY Mellon rebrands
BNY Mellon has revamped its brand name and logo, and will now be known as BNY. The company’s legal parent name will remain The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
Doherty retires
After a 32-year career with Chase and J.P. Morgan, Ann Doherty has retired.
Komainu appoints CFO
Komainu, the Nomura-backed regulated custody provider for the digital assets industry, has appointed Tony Larkin as CFO. He joins from Citi.
State Street wins Super mandate
State Street has been appointed as custodian and administrator for the >AUD30bn (USD20bn) in funds invested for members of Brighter Super, an Australian super. State Street will provide services to Brighter Super’s >130 portfolios across multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income, private assets and derivatives. Under the new mandate, State Street will provide Brighter…
Berenberg expands BNPP mandate
Berenberg, one of Europe’s oldest privately owned banks, has appointed BNP Paribas to provide depositary bank, transfer agency, listed derivatives clearing, and OTC derivatives services in Germany and Luxembourg. This new mandate expands Berenberg’s long-term partnership with BNP Paribas, which already includes local clearing, settlement, and custody services across multiple markets. The mandate covers Berenberg’s…