HSBC’s securities services business has made two senior appointments in its asset manager sector. Mark Low is appointed client executive – asset managers, Europe, reporting to Michelle Butler, head of business development & client management – Europe, asset owners & managers. He joins from RBC where he spent eight years, predominantly responsible for the asset…
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Ross Thomson joins Crestbridge as head of Lux fund services
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration services, has appointed Ross Thomson as head of funds services in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Crestbridge, he was COO for Carne Global Fund Managers Luxembourg, where he was responsible for the ManCo and AIFM operations.
Ultimus LeverPoint adds Patrick Mulkern to sales team
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, the private equity administration business of Ultimus Fund Solutions, has appointed Patrick Mulkern as an SVP in the sales team. He joins from Mainstream. Ultimus LeverPoint, which was formed after Ultimus bought LeverPoint in 2019, provides accounting and fund administration solutions to >200 firms with approximately USD110bn AuA.
Euroclear appoints Citi veteran as new chairman
Euroclear has appointed Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi as chairman of the Euroclear group boards, subject to shareholder approval. He joins Euroclear from Citi, where he was vice chairman of banking, capital markets and advisory for EMEA. In his 38-year Citi career, Vanni has been CEO of Citi Transaction Services, and Citi Holdings, where he managed the…
Carne hires Patrick O’Brien as head of Ireland bus dev
Patrick O’Brien has joined Carne Group, the world’s largest third-party ManCo, as head of business development for Ireland. O’Brien spent two years at Intertrust, most recently as global head of client development, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. Earlier this year, Carne secured a EUR100m investment from Vitruvian Partners.
Crestbridge hires James Watts for senior client operations role
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed James Watts as head of client operations within its institutional segment. He is responsible for the development and enhancement of cross function systems, controls and procedures that support the strategic management and growth of client relationships. Prior to joining Crestbridge, Watts was group fund operations leader for IQ-EQ.
Northern Trust promotes Higgins & Carey in Asia Pacific
Northern Trust has appointed Caroline Higgins as the head of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and Iain Carey as the head of Global Funds Services in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Higgins will report to Angelo Calvitto, recently named head of Asia Pacific asset servicing. Reporting to Higgins, and assuming her prior role as head…
Northern Trust promotes Julie Zhu to lead asset servicing in China
Northern Trust has appointed Julie Zhu to lead its asset servicing business in China. Zhu, who is based in Beijing, assumes the role of branch manager from Michael Wu, who was most recently country executive for Greater China. She will report to Angelo Calvitto, who was recently appointed head of the Asia-Pacific region. Zhu, who…
State Street appoints new heads of Taiwan & Hong Kong
State Street has appointed Pauline Wong as head of the Hong Kong SAR and Ilona Chen as head of Taiwan. These newly created roles will report to Mostapha Tahiri, head of Asia Pacific. Wong and Chen will oversee all State Street’s businesses in Hong Kong and Taiwan respectively. Wong joined State Street in 2011 and…
State Street hires Jason Knight as global head of insurance
State Street has appointed Jason Knight as global head of the firm’s insurance segment. Knight joins from BNY Mellon, where he was most recently head of the insurance segment in the Americas for the asset servicing business.