Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private capital fund administrator, has appointed Marlene Pelage as CFO. She was previously global CFO for IPG Mediabrands.
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Andrew Capon – RIP
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of Andrew Capon. Andrew was one of the most gifted journalists of his generation, covering both investment management and administration. He had a formidable intellect, and a wicked sense of humour. He was just 54 years old.
BBH strengthens EMEA sales team
Brown Brothers Harriman has expanded its investor services sales team in Europe. David Murphy and Andrea Murray join BBH as European business development managers for alternatives and ETFs respectively, while Holly Gardner takes on the role of head of business development for Luxembourg. Murphy joins BBH’s alternatives team after most recently leading business development at…
Clearwater appoints chief product officer
Clearwater Analytics, the U.S.-based provider of investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has appointed Sunil Dixit as chief product officer. Before joining Clearwater, Dixit was responsible for financial services cloud and Einstein-driven intelligence applications for wealth management and banking at Salesforce.
Ocorian hires global head of fund accounting
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of alternative fund services, has appointed Eamon Burns as global head of fund accounting. Previously Burns was EMEA head of private markets accounting at BNY Mellon, based in Dublin.
Pirum hires for U.S. sales
Gary Messina has joined Pirum, the UK-based fintech specialising in the securities finance sector, as associate director, sales origination. Based in New York, he will report locally to Matthew Lilien, North America head of sales. Prior to joining Pirum, Messina was a vice president in client relationship management at Equilend.
Apex appoints NZ head
Apex has appointed Anthony Edmonds as country head – New Zealand. Apex entered the New Zealand market in 2022 through the acquisitions of MMC, and Implemented Investment Solutions (IIS) and InvestNow. Originally founded and led by Edmonds, IIS delivers fund hosting services to global investment managers wanting to provide Kiwi investors with access to their…
Broadridge appoints new Canada president
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Karin Yorfido as president of Broadridge Canada. Yorfido succeeds Michael Dignam who, after a 42-year career with Broadridge, will become vice chairman of Broadridge Canada, an advisory role. Yorfido, who is based in Toronto, will lead Broadridge’s investor communication solutions business in Canada and global technology and operations (GTO), reporting…
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
AccessFintech hires head of buy-side
AccessFintech, the provider of data and network collaboration services, has appointed Chris Daur as global head of buy-side. The hire comes on the back of significant momentum in the business and the growth of the Synergy Network, which now has more than 100 buy-side institutions connected, expanding the sell-side and custodian network. Synergy generates real-time…