Northern Trust has been appointed by Nest as its new fund administrator, replacing the current provider when the contract expires in October 2025. Northern Trust will provide services including custody, asset allocation and rebalancing, and performance measurement. Nest was set up to ensure every UK employer could offer a workplace pension to their employees. It…
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BNY Mellon hires from J.P. Morgan
BNY Mellon has hired Sid Patel from J.P. Morgan as a senior director in the asset servicing business development organisation. Patel, who has also worked at BBH, is based in Boston.
NTRS wins Cornerstone FTM mandate
Cornerstone FTM, a fintech-focused investment fund, has selected Northern Trust and its strategic partner, Equity Data Science (EDS), for the Research Management System (RMS) and Portfolio Construction solutions. Cornerstone will also leverage Northern Trust’s custody and hedge fund administration services, and data visualisation and ingestion capabilities from EDS. RMS and Portfolio Construction are data-driven tools…
BK appoints Japan country head
BNY Mellon has appointed Kunio Watanabe as Japan country executive and representative for its Tokyo branch. He is responsible for leading the BNY Mellon business in Japan and will be a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Council. He joins from Nomura, where he most recently held the role of executive chairman of Nomura Holding…
New Silk Road outsources trading
Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) for New Silk Road Investment Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based investment manager. In addition to the new mandate for trading services, Northern Trust continues to provide global custody services for New Silk Road funds, which it has done since 2011.
CIBCM partners with Duco
CIBC Mellon has formed a strategic collaboration with Duco, a SaaS provider of AI-powered data automation. By leveraging Duco’s advanced capabilities, CIBC Mellon aims “to lower operational risk, streamline processes, and empower finance and operations teams”.
BK hires global custody ops head
BNY Mellon has hired Christopher Summers as global head of custody operations. He joins from J.P. Morgan, where he had a 30-year career.
Citi expands with Multifonds
Citi has extended its 20-year relationship with Multifonds to consolidate its current regional fund accounting operation into a global operating model through the Temenos Multifonds SaaS solution. Citi’s move to a global operating model for its fund services business, and from an on-site platform to Multifonds SaaS, will enable it to manage its business across…
HSBC hires global head of funds & trustee services
HSBC has hired Julie Kerr as global head of funds & trustee services. She joins from Citi and will be based in Hong Kong. She reports to Fiona Horsewill, global head of securities services, and joins HSBC’s securities services ExCo. She spent five years at Citi, where she was most recently APAC co-head of sales…
U.S. Bank promotes Kedia
U.S. Bancorp, parent company of U.S. Bank, has appointed Gunjan Kedia as its new president, reporting to Andy Cecere, who will retain the titles of chairman and CEO. Based in Minneapolis, Kedia, 53, will oversee the company’s core business lines: consumer and business banking; payment services; corporate & commercial banking; and wealth, corporate, commercial and…