Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based alternatives fund administrator, has appointed Michael Marisca as global head of business development. Based in Centaur’s U.S. headquarters in New York, Marisca will report to Des Johnson, CEO of Centaur U.S. He joins from RS Metrics.
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Hannah Grove appointed NED at abrdn
The board of abrdn plc, formerly Standard Life Aberdeen, which has GBP535bn (USD743bn) AuM, has appointed Hannah Grove as a Non-Executive Director from 1 September 2021. Melanie Gee will stand down from the board at the conclusion of her second three-year term of appointment on 31 October 2021. Grove will succeed Gee as the board…
Andy Clayton retires from Northern Trust
Andy Clayton has retired from Northern Trust after a 35-year career with the firm. Clayton held a number of senior positions with the securities finance and capital markets business lines, most recently as head of Northern Trust’s capital markets division in EMEA. He has also run the global securities lending business. His retirement is the…
GemCap promotes Conor Hoey to CEO
GemCap, the Ireland-based ManCo, has appointed Conor Hoey as CEO of Gemini Capital Management (Ireland). He was previously managing director. Hoey joined GemCap in 2016 from RBC Investor Services.
Apex hires two PA specialists for Asia Pacific & Australia
Apex has appointed Andrea Gallenca as head of private market sales for Australia, based in Sydney, and Prakash Kharel as head of real estate, Asia Pacific. Gallenca was head of sales at Alter Domus Australia. Kharel joins Apex in Singapore from Revantage Asia, provider of corporate services to Blackstone’s real estate investment structures and investment…
J.P. Morgan makes senior custody appointments
Scott Markowitz has joined J.P. Morgan to head its Americas direct custody business. Markowitz spent four years at HSBC, most recently heading the securities services business in the Americas, following 16 years at BNY Mellon. J.P Morgan has also appointed Tom Casteleyn as head of global custody for EMEA, including responsibility for UK direct custody.…
Duncan Lowman joins Pictet Asset Services
Duncan Lowman has joined Pictet Asset Services as an executive director, based in London. Lowman was previously at Link Fund Services, where he was head of client coverage, after spending 19 years at RBC.
Jeslyn Tan joins State Street as AsPac product development head
State Street has appointed Jeslyn Tan as Asia Pacific head of product management. Based in Singapore, Tan will will report globally to Brenda Lyons, global head of asset servicing product, and regionally to Mostapha Tahiri, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific. Tan joins from Deutsche Bank, where she was most recently global head of product…
Hugo Smyth joins Ocorian in senior cap mkts role
Hugo Smyth has joined Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, as head of business development – UK & Europe – capital markets. He is based in London and reports to Simon Behan, chief commercial officer. He joins from Deutsche Bank. Ocorian’s capital markets business includes loan administration and agency, debt restructuring and trustee services.
Carne Group changes executive committee
Carne Group, the European provider of ManCo and fund governance services, has announced changes to its executive committee. Pascal Dufour, based in Luxembourg, takes on the role of Carne’s group chief product officer. Des Fullam, based in Dublin, takes on the role of Carne’s head of regulation & client solutions. Earlier this year Carne hired…