Prescient Fund Services has appointed Nicola Gerety as Ireland country head. She replaces Emily Davy, who will continue to serve on the boards of Prescient Fund Services Ireland and its fund platforms. Gerety was previously at Northern Trust.
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Euroclear hires from Zodia
Euroclear has appointed Usman Ahmad to lead Euroclear’s digital assets strategy, based in the UK. He most recently served as co-founding CEO of Zodia Markets, the institutional digital asset brokerage.
Trident hires U.S. sales head
Trident Trust has appointed Rafael Pérez as head of business development for fund services in the U.S., based in New York. He most recently led the Americas business development function at ONE Group Solutions.
Waystone supports Pictet ETF launch
Waystone, a provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, has supported Pictet Asset Management with the launch of its first European AI Enhanced Equity Active UCITS ETF range. The ETFs are listed on XETRA and Euronext, with further listings on the London Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange to follow. Waystone is providing…
CACEIS appoints Lux country head
CACEIS has appointed Ramy El Houayek as country managing director in Luxembourg. He joined CACEIS in 2007 and was most recently global head of operations, fund services. He replaces Philippe Bourgues, who has been appointed global head of PERES operations and joins the ExCo of CACEIS.
HSBC joins UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox
HSBC Bank Plc has become the first applicant approved by the Bank of England to go live in the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS), part of the UK’s innovation agenda for digital assets. HSBC Orion, HSBC’s digital assets platform, will be able to operate within the DSS as a Digital Securities Depository (DSD) for digitally…
Aztec appoints CCO
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based provider of private markets services, has appointed Melissa Ferraz as chief commercial officer and a member of its executive committee. Based in London, she joins from BlackRock, where she held senior roles across its private markets and technology businesses.
Arendt hires from BBH
Roxane Fricou has joined Arendt Investor Services as regional chief commercial officer, based in London. She joins from BBH. AIS is in the process of being taken over by Blackfin, a private equity firm.
BNY hires from J.P. Morgan
Matthew Goldblatt has joined BNY as global head of alternatives for client service, asset servicing. Based in Luxembourg, he previously spent 19 years at J.P. Morgan.
JTC collaborates with Asset Class
JTC, the UK-listed administrator being taken private by Permira, and Asset Class, the U.S.-based fintech focused on private markets, have launched JTC ONE in the U.S., an end-to-end solution for private markets firms that combines fund administration with a purpose-built digital investor experience. JTC ONE combines two specialist businesses with complementary strengths: JTC’s expertise in…