Northern Trust has appointed Natalie Leaver as head of asset owner business development, UK & Ireland. She replaces Ian Hamilton, who has been appointed head of UK asset owners, succeeding Mark Austin, who has been named pensions sector lead for EMEA. She joins from J.P. Morgan, where she spent 17 years, most recently as head…
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New CEO for CACEIS
The board of directors of CACEIS has appointed Jean-Pierre Michalowski as CEO, effective 6 March 2023. He will also become a member of Crédit Agricole S.A. management committee. He was most recently senior country officer of Singapore at Crédit Agricole CIB. Michalowski takes over from Jean-François Abadie, who spent six years as CEO. He has…
Zurich Bank expands with BNPP
Zurich Bank has appointed BNP Paribas for custody of Italian and foreign securities and for the settlement of fund units for total assets of c. EUR3bn (USD3.25bn), expanding a longstanding relationship.
EDB adds to executive board
Apex-owned European Depositary Bank has appointed Robert Steele and Jean-François Thils to its executive management board. They join EDB CEO David Claus and managing director Holger Barth as members of the bank’s executive management board. David Rhydderch, previously a member of the board, is stepping down and becoming a member of the board of directors…
Further changes at HSBC
Further changes at HSBC’s securities business, where Sébastien Danloy continues to lead as interim global head of securities services. Rafael Moral, regional head of securities services of Asia-Pacific & MENAT, will expand his remit as global head of country management for securities services. Brendan Matthews, US country head and Americas COO for securities services, will…
Kevin Duddy joins State Street in Poland
Kevin Duddy has been appointed COO of State Street in Poland. He joins from BNY Mellon, where he spent 15 years, most recently based in Poland as head of EMEA fund accounting.
Brijesh Patel joins SS&C
Brijesh Patel has joined the private markets team at SS&C, based in the UK. He was most recently at Sanne (now part of Apex) and previously spent 15 years at State Street.
Ocorian hires from SS&C
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Chris Bickley as business development director (funds). Based in London, he will cover all asset classes in private markets, with a particular focus on renewables and unlisted real estate. He joins from SS&C Technologies where he was a business development manager for private markets, covering private equity, real estate,…
Crestbridge appoints governance director
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Marcelo Gazzi as director, institutional governance services. Governance services includes ManCo, director, client compliance, depository, trustee, Appointed Representative and Operator business units. Gazzi has spent the past 12 years working for HSBC in both the UK and Jersey, where he was most recently wholesale chief administration officer for HSBC’s…
BNP Paribas and SimCorp expand partnership
The securities services business of BNP Paribas has expanded its strategic partnership with SimCorp, a provider of SaaS investment management solutions, to offer insurance accounting and reporting solutions integrated with its custodian and banking services. This collaboration leverages SimCorp’s new SaaS solutions for investment operations and accounting services, and is built on the companies’ longstanding…