Following the appointment of José Placido as CEO of BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Americas, BP2S has made the following management changes: Alessandro Gioffreda, currently regional head of continental Europe for BP2S, is appointed head of territory management, covering all regions. In his new role, he will be responsible for the BP2S regional…
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TMF hires Frank Welman and team from Intertrust
TMF Group, a provider of administration services based in Amsterdam, has appointed a new senior executive. Frank Welman joins from Intertrust in Luxembourg, where he was managing director of Western Europe for five years. He is joined by four other senior hires who are also moving across from Intertrust to take up roles at TMF.…
Fidelity hires Chris Tyrer to run digital assets business in Europe
Fidelity Investments is establishing a new entity to serve European institutions investing in digital assets. Fidelity Digital Assets, Ltd. will offer custody and trade execution services for digital assets to investors such as hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries. This business builds upon the company’s 2018 launch of Fidelity Digital Asset Services in the…
Doug Hart takes over as group CEO at Alter Domus
Further senior management changes at Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services. Doug Hart has been appointed group CEO, replacing Aidan Connolly, who was made interim CEO in 2018 following the departure of Laurent Vanderweyen. Hart joined Alter Domus following the acquisition of Cortland Capital Markets in 2018, and subsequently led Alter…
IQ-EQ appoints Colin Targett as MD for Bermuda and Cayman
IQ-EQ has appointed Colin Targett as managing director of Bermuda and Cayman Islands operations, based in Bermuda. He was previously head of offshore investment operations with Barclays.
Simon Gunson to head FundRock’s UK business
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Simon Gunson as managing director of its UK entity, FundRock Partners Ltd. He joins from Citi.
Niccolo Polli to head HSBC Securities Services in Luxembourg
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Niccolo Polli as head its Luxembourg business. Polli will continue in his current role as head of Luxembourg for HSBC. He replaces Nick Maton, who is understood to be leaving the bank.
State Street appoints Brian Franz as chief information officer
State Street has appointed Brian Franz as chief information officer. Franz, who joins the company in January 2020, will report to chief operating officer, Lou Maiuri, and will become a member of the management committee. Franz joins from Diageo PLC. His appointment follows the departure of Antoine Shagoury, the previous CIO, earlier this year, and…
Link Fund Solutions appoints Peter Sipek as COO
Link Fund Solutions, the Australia-based administrator, has appointed Peter Sipek as its chief operating officer. He joins from SAS Trustee Corporation.
David Felcyn joins Ultimus as director of TA tech
David Felcyn has joined Ultimus Fund Solutions as the director of transfer agent technology. Felcyn will be responsible for the core TA technology and primary oversight of the Envision relationship, which is the technology that Ultimus uses for TA activity. Felcyn previously worked for U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, most recently as head of dealer…