State Street has appointed Benjie Fraser as the regional segment head for asset owners in EMEA. Fraser led the global pensions practice at J.P. Morgan, and has previously worked in sales roles for BNY Mellon and State Street.
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State Street hires Vistra’s Marcia Rothschild as head of LatAm
State Street has appointed Marcia Rothschild as head of Latin America, with responsibility for leading sales and deepening relationships with clients and prospects. She joins from Vistra, where she was business development director for its alternatives division. Prior to Vistra, Rothschild worked at SS&C, Citigroup, and BNP Paribas. Additionally, State Street’s Brazilian bank has begun…
Christopher Morley joins MUFG to run sec lending in Lux
Christopher Morley has joined MUFG to run the global securities lending group in Luxembourg. He was previously with Deutsche Bank.
LiquidShare hires Jean-Marc Eyssautier as CEO
LiquidShare, the fintech co-founded by major European financial institutions in 2017 to develop post-market solutions by leveraging distributed ledger technology, has appointed Jean-Marc Eyssautier as CEO. He was previously at CACEIS.
TMF hires Derek Chen for senior role in China
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Derek Chen as a new senior executive to accelerate the growth of the firm’s funds business in China. Chen joins as commercial director for fund services and will focus on fund administration and investment structuring. He will report to Andrew O’Shea, global head of…
Crestbridge hires Tim Ridgway for governance services
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fund services, has appointed Tim Ridgway as a director in the governance services team. Based in Jersey, he will act as a fiduciary for alternative investment funds and fund management firms, with responsibility for the management and oversight of client structures. He joins from Bletchley Park Asset Management,…
Cooper Wood adds Glen Townsend as independent associate
Glen Townsend, formerly senior client director at Aberdeen Standard Investments in London and Luxembourg, has become an independent senior associate of Cooper Wood & Associates, the UK-based asset servicing consultancy.
Arti Sharma resurfaces at MJ Hudson Amaces
Arti Sharma has joined MJ Hudson Amaces, the FX and custodian benchmarking service, as a managing director, based in Canada. Sharma was one of the leading names in the North American custody industry before she stepped down from her role as president and CEO of Northern Trust Canada in 2020. She was also an executive…
Farah Ballands steps down as CEO of Ocorian
Farah Ballands has decided to step down as CEO of Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, after only a year in the job. Ocorian’s chairman, Frederik van Tuyll, will take over her responsibilities. Ballands led Estera before its acquisition by Ocorian in 2020.
David Sarfas joins Intertrust as head of private capital
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and fund services, has hired David Sarfas as head of private capital, based in New York. He joined from Cannon Hill Partners, and has also worked for MUFG Investor Services and Citco.