Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund and corporate administration solutions, has appointed Rolf Caspers as global head of capital markets and managing director in Luxembourg. Caspers was previously at Apex following its takeover of Sanne, where he spent 12 years.
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SimCorp expands in Australia
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse Group, has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as country manager for Australia. He joins from HSBC, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. SimCorp and Challenger, the Australian investment management firm, established Artega Investment Administration in 2022. Artega offers front, middle, and back office solutions tailored for investment…
TMF appoints Americas sales head
TMF Group, the Netherland-based administrator, has appointed Menno de Vreeze as head of fund sales for the Americas. He was previously at abrdn.
Universal hires COTO
Universal Investment Group, the European fund services platform and Super ManCo, has appointed Johannes Elsner as its new group chief operating and transformation officer. Elsner succeeds Etienne Rougier, who has decided to step down from his role as COO and head of Luxembourg. Most recently, Elsner served as group chief information officer and member of…
HIGHVERN expands in Guernsey
HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based administrator, is launching fund administration services in Guernsey. Jenni Hartley joins from TMF Group as head of funds – Guernsey, Ali Moullin is appointed as associate director, also joining from TMF. They report to Aidan O’Flanagan, group head of funds.
Euroclear settles CEO succession
Valérie Urbain has been selected by the Euroclear board as the successor to Lieve Mostrey as its group chief executive officer, effective 3 May 2024. Urbain joined Euroclear in 1992 and is executive director and member of the Euroclear group management committee.
HornbyChapman hires for APAC
HornbyChapman, the UK-based asset servicing and post-trade recruiter, has appointed Andy Allen as managing director and head of sales, APAC. Allen was most recently head of APAC ex-Malaysia for RBC’s investor services business, and has over thirty years’ post-trade experience in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and London. The appointment follows the recent hiring…
IQ-EQ promotes for new sales role
IQ-EQ has promoted Mattias De Mol, previously business director for Luxembourg, to a newly created role of regional head of sales operations for Continental Europe.
Ocorian hires CMO
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services, has appointed Matt Bythell as chief marketing officer. He was previously marketing director at Link Group, which is subject to a bid by MUFG.
IQ-EQ hires industry veteran
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has hired industry veteran John Gout as Continental Europe sales director for funds & institutional asset owners. He joins from BNP Paribas where he was a senior business development manager, responsible for sales management, client relationship development and project management. He has also worked at J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Citi.…