IQ-EQ has appointed David Giannone as senior managing director in the business development team in the U.S. He will specialise in private capital, offshore structures and business development. Giannone spent nearly 10 years at RBC Investor Services, most recently as global head of business development. It is understood that RBC IS is winding down its…
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Industry legend retires from BNPP
Charley Cock is stepping down as vice chairman of BNP Paribas’ securities services business. Cock started his career at J.P. Morgan as a management trainee in the commercial department of Euroclear in Brussels, and held senior management roles across Europe for both institutions before the BNPP acquisition of J.P. Morgan’s European securities services business in…
BBH promotes Foley to global role
BBH has appointed Orla Foley as global head of relationship management for its investor servicew business. Foley, a principal of the firm, will relocate to BBH’s Boston office. She joined BBH in 1997 and was most recently head of relationship management for investor services in Europe.
Citco hires global ops head
Carl Andrews has been appointed global head of operations for Citco, the specialist alternatives administrator. Andrews, who is based in the UK, previously spent over 13 years at HSBC, most recently as head of Europe and the Americas for the securities services business.
Citi settles first trades through Synapse
Citi has settled trades for China Asset Management (Hong Kong) on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) Synapse platform, which recently went live. These were among the first trades executed and settled on Synapse, HKEX’s integrated settlement acceleration platform designed to complement the existing Northbound Stock Connect post-trade infrastructure. Citi claims to be…
J.P. Morgan launches Data Mesh
J.P. Morgan has launched its Securities Services Data Mesh for institutional investors, available through Fusion by J.P. Morgan. The solution enables investors to retrieve critical investment data held by J.P. Morgan using cloud-native channels including REST APIs, Jupyter notebooks and the Snowflake Financial Services Data Cloud.
State Street hires India CEO
State Street has appointed Arindam Banerrji as the firm’s country head for India. Based in Bengaluru, Banerrji reports to Lou Maiuri, president, chief operating officer, and head of investment services. He joins State Street from Wells Fargo, where he most recently served as the executive vice president and managing director for its operating centres in…
Northern Trust wins ADPF mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed by Abu Dhabi Pension Fund (ADPF) to provide services including global custody, alternative asset administration through its Front Office Solutions business, liquidity management, performance and risk analytics, and compliance monitoring. ADPF is a growing pool of sovereign sponsored pension assets in the Middle East. Ali Alqemzi, COO for investment at…
Hazeltree appoints Miller as CEO
Hazeltree, the U.S.-based provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the asset management industry, has appointed Stephanie Miller as the company’s president, chief executive officer, and board director. She will take over the CEO role from Tushar Amin, who will be stepping away from his leadership role for personal and family reasons. Miller was…
Zodia appoints CCO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed James Harris as its chief commercial officer. He joins from CCData.