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Pirum, the UK-based technology provider for securities finance automation and collateral management, has hired Reid Cheyne as director of fixed income sales, Americas. Following RepoConnect’s success, he will lead on accelerating Pirum’s expansion in the U.S. and wider North America’s fixed income industry. He was most recently at Citi, where he moved from directing fixed…

SEI has appointed three leaders in Luxembourg, reporting to Ian MacWilliams, managing director of SEI’s Luxembourg office. Claire Matteucci serves as head of depositary, overseeing depositary services, which SEI recently launched in Luxembourg. Matteucci most recently was head of depositary for Standish Management Luxembourg, Manuel Martin de Rosales is conducting officer, responsible for compliance and…

Apex has raised its commitment to Vietnam, with a new country head and a new country office based in Ho Chi Minh City, Tyler McElhaney will lead a team of corporate and financial services professionals. McElhaney has over 20 years of international experience, having lived in the U.S., China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar and Vietnam.…

Laurent Marochini has been appointed as CEO of Standard Chartered’s new entity in Luxembourg, which will act as its EU entry point for the provision of crypto and digital asset custody services to EU clients, following implementation of MiCA regulation. Marochini joins from Société Générale where his last held position was head of innovation.

Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of asset servicing for private markets and corporate and fiduciary administration, has hired Lynne Westbrook as head of fund services in Dallas. Prior to joining Ocorian she was a director in private markets at Aztec.

Equiniti, the UK-based shareholder services business, has appointed Dan Kramer as chief executive to lead its combined global shareholder services division. Kramer and his leadership team will focus on unifying EQ’s current UK and U.S. shareholder services divisions into a single business unit. Kramer will report to the group chief executive officer, Paul Lynam, and…

Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Nigel Pasea as country head for the Middle East. He joined Waystone in 2021 as part of the acquisition of CCL Compliance, and has been leading the company’s compliance solutions business in the UAE. Waystone currently employs 45 people in…

Northern Trust has appointed Melanie Pickett as head of asset servicing, Americas, leading its business serving institutional, corporate and asset manager clients in the region. Pickett, who has been head of asset owners Americas since 2022, will continue to oversee product and service delivery to asset owner clients, including pensions, foundations, endowments, insurance companies and…