Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on the securities finance business, has appointed Jacob Koopmans as chief revenue officer. He will be taking on sales responsibilities from Karl Wyborn, who will be taking some time out of the business. Koopmans was previously chief commercial officer at Kneip.
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Maybank partners with Broadridge
Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, the Malaysia-based bank, has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to grow its securities borrowing and lending business. Leveraging Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management solution, Maybank IB’s newly launched offering for institutional investors deploys proprietary technology for a front-to-back platform that is fast, transparent and Shariah-compliant.
Northern Trust appoints FX chief
Northern Trust has appointed Dane Fannin to lead its global FX business. Fannin, who joined the bank in 2006, will retain his existing responsibilities for the securities finance business. He reports to Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, banking & treasury services. Fannin replaces Marisa Kurk, who left earlier this year.
Pirum hires for FI BD role
Pirum, the UK-based securities finance fintech, has hired Jon Ford as head of fixed income business development, based In London. Previously, Ford spent eight years at RBC Capital Markets where his most recent role was head of fixed income financing sales.
Pirum hires for U.S. sales
Gary Messina has joined Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in the securities finance sector, as associate director, sales origination. Based in New York, he will report locally to Matthew Lilien, North America head of sales. Prior to joining Pirum, Messina was a vice president in client relationship management at Equilend.
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
Pirum and Kingfield connect
Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in securities finance, and Kingfield, an exceptions processing fintech, have collaborated to develop connectivity to assist clients in fully automating income claims. With this new connectivity, mutual clients using Kingfield’s solutions can leverage Pirum’s CoacsConnect service, linking to all their trading counterparties. This allows matching, reconciliations, and automation of the…
Senior management changes at Northern Trust
Some senior management changes at Northern Trust. Banking & treasury services is being combined with the capital markets business line, with Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, leading the combined unit. Peter Sanchez, who was appointed head of banking and treasury services in 2022, is to leave the company. Marisa Kurk, head of the…
Pirum launches recall service
Pirum, the UK-based securities finance fintech, has gone live with a global and interoperable Recalls Service, which streamlines and automates the entire end-to-end recall workflow. Pirum claims that this solution “delivers significant efficiencies and assists with compliance ahead of T+1 regulation in the US, Canada and Mexico”. The service aims to transform the recall management…
Equilend and Broadridge team up on STP
EquiLend, the securities finance technology firm, has agreed with Broadridge Financial Solutions to facilitate STP to the NSCC’s CCP for equity securities finance transactions. The new service will deploy EquiLend’s liquidity sourcing options and allow clients to trade and automatically submit via Broadridge’s newly launched SFT Submission Service, which provides the market with the capability…