IQ-EQ has appointed Ray Murphy as senior managing director of accounting & CFO services in North America. In this newly created role, Murphy will drive IQ-EQ’s efforts to grow its outsourced CFO business in the U.S., with a particular focus on private equity clients. He joins from State Street. IQ-EQ first entered the U.S. alternative…
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BNY Mellon appoints head of Americas asset owners
BNY Mellon has appointed Anders Reinertsen as head of asset owners for the Americas, an internal move.
IQ-EQ names global head of outsourcing
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services, has named Matt Okolita as global head of outsourced business services. Okolita previously led Greyline Partners LLC, a regulatory, compliance and governance consultancy which was acquired by IQ-EQ in 2021. Okolita will report to Mark Fordyce, regional CEO, Americas, and will join the IQ-EQ U.S. executive…
MUFG forms consulting practice
MUFG Investor Services has launched a business consulting group. The group will be led by Brian Yegidis, most recently the head of prime services hedge fund consulting for the Americas at Credit Suisse. Joining him will be Caley Watnick, also from Credit Suisse, where she was an associate in prime consulting. Based in New York,…
AssetMetrix hires in UK
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based fintech, has appointed Clifford Norton as head of business development for the UK & Ireland. Norton was previously at Allvue Systems.
Michael Oliver joins Siepe
Michael Oliver has joined Siepe, a U.S.-based provider of technology, data and analytics for asset managers. He will be director of sales for middle-office services. Oliver spent 20 years at U.S. Bank, most recently in the corporate trust business.
Gareth McKeon joins Gen II
Gareth McKeon has joined Gen II Fund Services in Luxembourg. He was previously at State Street. Gen II is thought to be the largest independent private capital administrator, with USD650bn AuA.
Komainu appoints new CEO
Komainu, a C.I.-based regulated institutional-grade digital asset custody services provider with >USD5bn AuC, has appointed Matthew Chamberlain as its CEO. For the past five years, Chamberlain has served as CEO of the London Metal Exchange, Komainu was founded in 2018 as a joint venture between Nomura, digital asset security firm Ledger, and digital asset investment…
HSBC appoints new Lux CEO
HSBC has appointed Emanuele Vignoli as the new CEO of HSBC in Luxembourg, subject to regulatory approval. He is currently regional head of global liquidity & cash management – UK & Europe International. He will succeed Niccolo Polli, recently promoted to head of strategy & planning Europe and chief of staff to the Europe CEO.
Apex appoints new Bermuda MD
Apex has appointed Keith Mahon as managing director, Bermuda. Established in 2003, Bermuda was the location of Apex’s first office. Mahon returns to Apex after a period of self-employment. Ross Webber, the previous incumbent, has left the company.