Conor Hession has joined HSBC as global head of fund accounting & ETF services, based in Hong Kong. He joins from Citi, where he spent 28 years, most recently as an MD responsible for fund services product management & development across APAC.
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Waystone shuffles client solutions management
Waystone, the Ireland-based provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, has made two senior client-facing appointments. Tom Williams has been appointed as U.S. head of client solutions, based in New York, and Daniel Forbes, who previously led the U.S. team, has moved to head up client solutions for EMEA from the firm’s Dublin headquarters.…
FINBOURNE hires chief product officer
FINBOURNE Technology, the cloud-native data and investment management platform provider, has appointed Gareth Evans as chief product officer to help enhance data and AI innovation across the company and transform how the investment community harnesses data to reduce costs. Evans brings over two decades of experience in financial technology, having held senior roles at Mosaic…
ZILO hires COO
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in asset and wealth management software, has appointed Andrew Cole as chief operating officer, reporting to ZILO CEO Phil Goffin. Cole will be based in London. He joins from Fidelity International, where he was most recently head of global platform solutions delivery, The COO role has been vacant since the…
Aztec hires head of investor services
Aztec Group has appointed Maria von Oldenskiöld as global head of investor services, based in Luxembourg. Joining from EQT Fund Management, her career spans senior roles at EQT and Partners Group, where she led strategic restructuring programs, process optimisation and operational digitisation to enhance governance, regulatory compliance, financial reporting and operational efficiency. In her new…
Carne hires MD for client solutions
Carne Group, the European third party ManCo and a provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, has appointed Clair Turketo as managing director, client solutions, based in New York. Her career includes senior roles at Cerberus and Blackstone in New York, as well as at KKR, BlackRock, Gartmore, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London.…
UI opens in Singapore
Universal Investment Group, the Germany-based ManCo, has opened an office in Singapore, marking its entry into the APAC region. The office will provide local support to clients, with a focus on helping them access opportunities in the region’s real estate market. The office will also serve as a gateway for APAC asset managers and institutional…
NTRS appoints global head of TA
Northern Trust has appointed Josh Lovell as global head of TA and investor servicing. Based in Boston, he reports to Nadia Ivanova, head of accounting and fund services. He previously spent 10 years at State Street.
Sonata One appoints COO
Sonata One, the private funds clearinghouse, has appointed Colin Clunie as COO, He joins from Clearwater Analytics a U.S.-based data and investment accounting platform for institutional investors, prior to which he held senior leadership and operational roles at Athora and BlackRock.
Slavin moves to new ETF role at BNY
BNY has appointed Ben Slavin to the newly created role of industry head of ETFs, where he will work across the firm to shape priorities and drive alignment with the firm’s global enterprise ETF commercial strategy. BNY created this role to accelerate continued growth in the ETF sector. BNY currently services >USD3trn in ETF assets,…