Apex has appointed Kavitha Ramachandran as CEO of FundRock LIS (FR LIS) and head of third-party ManCo services in Luxembourg. Apex operates two ManCo entities in Luxembourg: FR LIS, focused on private assets and alternative strategies, and FRMC, focused on financial assets and liquid strategies.
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Aztec hires CEO
Aztec, the UK-based provider of private markets services, has appointed Benjamin Lucas as CEO. He joins from Amundi Technology, where he was CEO. He succeeds Sean Hagerty, who has led the group as interim CEO since the departure of Kathryn Purves, and who will now return to his role as chair of the Aztec Group…
Swabey joins Arendt Investor Services
Henning Swabey has joined Arendt Investor Services as a senior client relationship director, based in Luxembourg. He was previously CCO at Governance.com. In 2025 BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt entered into a partnership that will see BlackFin become the majority shareholder of Arendt Investor Services.
BNPP appoints head of FI&C for AsPac
BNP Paribas has appointed Gary O’Brien as head of financial intermediaries & corporates (FI&C) client line for its securities services business in Asia Pacific. Based in Australia, he reports regionally to Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific for securities services, and functionally to Bruno Campenon, global head of the FI&C client line. He was most…
BlackRock appoints head of ETF servicing
Shane Monks has joined BlackRock as global head of ETF servicing, based in Boston. He was previously at BNY.
BNY replaces Reinertsen
BNY has appointed Matt Mackay as head of asset owners, Americas. He joins from J.P. Morgan, where he spent 19 years, most recently as MD, securities services sales, asset managers. He replaces Anders Reinertsen, who joined Clearwater Analytics earlier this year.
BNPP promotes within FI&C client line
The securities services business of BNP Paribas has appointed Camille Papillard as deputy head of its financial intermediaries & corporates (FI&C) client line, and Laurent Libiszewski as regional head of FI&C EMEA. Both report to Bruno Campenon, head of the FI&C client line. Libiszewski expands his responsibilities to regional head of FI&C EMEA, succeeding Papillard,…
UI hires from CACEIS
Universal Investment has appointed Nils Mordt as head of international sales and relationship management, based in London. He joins from CACEIS, where he was head of regional coverage for the UK, U.S., Middle East, and Asia. Prior to that, he spent more than six years at RBC Investor Services, most recently as head of UK…
TMF appoints new CFO
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has appointed Christoph Hobo as its CFO. He succeeds Patrick de Graaf, who will retire from TMF after serving as CFO since 2019.
Maiuri joins Ultimus board
Ultimus has appointed Lou Maiuri as an independent member of its board of directors. Maiuri is currently chairman and group CEO of AssetMark, and was previously, president, COO and head of investment services at State Street.