Category: State Street

Cory Thackeray has been appointed as IQ-EQ’s head of Caribbean, a newly created regional leadership position responsible for overseeing strategy, operations and performance across its Cayman, Curaçao and Bermuda offices. Prior to joining IQ-EQ, he was CFO for CrossTower, a crypto investment and trading firm. He has also headed up hedge fund services in North…

Marketnode, the Singapore-based joint venture between Temasek and SGX, has launched Fundnode, an industry-wide investment funds utility using distributed ledger technology. Fundnode will begin by streamlining fund processes, facilitating simplified subscription, redemption, and record-keeping workflows for funds offered to retail investors (Authorised Collective Investment Schemes). Pilot phase participants of Fundnode will include fund distributors, fund…

Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent provider of fund administration and investor solutions with USD400bn AuA, has hired Shannon Thibeaux-Burgess as an SVP in the relationship management team. Thibeaux-Burgess most recently served as head of regulatory services at J.P. Morgan. Prior to that, she was chief administrative officer on the fund administration legal team at State…

State Street has appointed Min Kim as Korea country head. Min has been with State Street for over 20 years and was instrumental in developing the bank’s franchise in Korea. Prior to taking on this role, he was head of Korea Institutional Services. Reporting to Mostapha Tahiri, CEO, Asia Pacific at State Street, Min is…

Arcesium, a U.S.-based investment services fintech and administrator, has partnered with State Street Fund Connect, a global trading and analytics platform, to provide mutual clients with a consolidated view of their cash portfolios and a single point of access to multiple markets and fund providers. With the support of Arcesium’s Treasury Suite and Fund Connect’s…

State Street has been appointed by Australia-based Mercury Capital as fund administrator for the Mercury Capital Fund twenty2. The AUD1bn (USD690m) fund completed its fund raising and closed on June 30 to launch what is Mercury Capital’s fourth private equity fund since its inception. Mercury Capital Fund twenty2 will focus on mid-market private equity transactions…

State Street has appointed Brenda Tsai as the firm’s global chief marketing officer. Tsai will report to Julia McCarthy, global head of client experience for State Street. Tsai will oversee global brand and marketing strategy and execution including content, digital marketing, events, product campaigns and media relations. Most recently, Tsai served as the chief marketing…