Carne Group, which claims to be Europe’s largest third-party ManCo and a provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, has appointed Saro Grano as CEO of its Swiss ManCo, Carne Global Fund Managers (Switzerland) Ltd. Most recently, he was head of ETF platforms & strategic initiatives at Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) Asset Management, where he led…
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DTCC hires MD for digital assets
DTCC has hired Thomas Sullivan as managing director of DTCC Digital Assets, reporting to Nadine Chakar, managing director, global head of DTCC Digital Assets. Previously, he was head of business development for digital assets at Société Générale.
BNPP hires SG’s Guerin
A major coup for BNP Paribas, which has hired Mathilde Guerin as head of industrial transformation. Based in Paris, she reports to Fabrice Silberzan, COO for securities services at BNP Paribas, whom she succeeds in this role. Guerin previously held a number of senior roles within SGSS before spending a short time as deputy head…
Nangle steps down from State Street
After 22 years at State Street, Gavin Nangle is leaving the firm. Based in Dublin, Nangle was most recently head of EMEA offshore business origination.
Ocorian secures DIFC funds licence
Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of asset servicing for private and corporate markets, has secured a new fund services licence in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The new licence enables Ocorian to broaden its offering in the Middle East, Charles Rix has been recruited as head of funds, Dubai.
BNPP consolidates client activities
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has consolidated its global client development and territory management divisions under Alessandro Gioffreda. Additionally, Alvaro Camuñas has been appointed as vice chairman of securities services, effective immediately. Camuñas will maintain his sponsorship of a number of strategic clients.
BNY hires Zita
BNY has hired Tom Zita as senior director, alternatives client coverage. He reports to Dylan Curley, client coverage global head of alternatives for the asset servicing business. Zita was previously at Northern Trust.
Rothschild moves…again
Aztec Group has appointed Marcia Rothschild as European desk head within its U.S. commercial team. She joins Aztec from FundBank, where she was senior managing director, head of business development and client relations. Previously, she spent four years at State Street as head of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Waystone poaches Ryan from BNPP
Waystone, the European provider of fund administration services, has appointed Diarmuid Ryan as global head of administration solutions. He was previously global head of alternatives, liquid alternatives and hedge fund services at BNP Paribas.
Cooper leaves Northern Trust
After just over two years at Northern Trust, Duncan Cooper has left to run his own business. He was chief data officer at Northern Trust, and has also worked at BNY and HSBC. He is based in the UK.