Citco, the alternative investment assets servicer with USD1.5trn AuA, has announced the launch of a new office in Hyderabad as part of its ongoing expansion in India. The Hyderabad office plans to hire more than 1,200 employees over the next two years, and will operate as a Citco CoE.
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Northern Trust names Scott Bachmann as UK head of LGPS
Northern Trust has named Scott Bachmann as UK head of public sector (LGPS) within its institutional investor group. Bachmann joined Northern Trust in 2006, and was most recently head of investment risk & analytical services for EMEA and Asia.
Eric Chng joins State Street in APAC
State Street has appointed Eric Chng as an SVP within its client segments group, focused on the alternatives and insurance sectors in Asia Pacific. He is based in Singapore, and joins from Citco, where he was head of business development and sales across APAC.
Apex appoints new CEO of Luxembourg fund services
Apex has appointed Frederic Bilas as CEO and member of the board of directors of Apex Fund Services in Luxembourg. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. He joined Apex in 2020 as COO of the Luxembourg business.
ZEDRA appoints head of fund management services in Lux
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Charles-Alexandre Houillon as director of fund management services in Luxembourg. He was previously self-employed, after spending five years at Vistra.
State Street appoints new head of global markets for Europe
State Street has appointed Simona Stoytchkova as its new head of Global Markets, Europe. Global Markets is State Street’s capital markets business, providing research, trading, and securities lending services for foreign exchange, securities and derivatives. Based in Frankfurt, Stoytchkova joins from IG Europe, where she was country head for Germany & Netherlands.
Citi’s Chris Perkins joins CoinFund
CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm, has hired Chris Perkins from Citi as managing partner and president. At Citi, Perkins was global co-head of the futures, clearing and foreign-exchange prime brokerage businesses. At CoinFund, he will work to narrow the divide between crypto investing and traditional equities. Jake Brukhman, CoinFund’s founder and CEO, said: “Chris Perkins…
Imperium hires new head of accounting
Imperium Fund Services, a Guernsey-based administrator, has appointed Colette Taylor as head of accounting. She joins from Apex.
Rob Rushe joins CACEIS to head ETF solutions
Robert Rushe, one of the pioneers of the European ETF industry, has joined CACEIS as head of ETF solutions, based in Ireland. Rushe was part of the BoISS ETF team that joined Northern Trust after its acquisition in 2011, and most recently worked at BNY Mellon as head of the ETF business for EMEA.
BNY Mellon adds two seniors to asset servicing team
Two senior hires for BNY Mellon’s asset servicing operations team: Paul Vigilante has joined as head of accounting and investor solutions operations from J.P. Morgan. Based in New York, he reports to Jeremy Dobrick, head of asset servicing operations and technology. Prior to this role, Vigilante held senior operations roles in securities services and asset…