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.
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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…
Northern Trust appoints HK chief
Northern Trust has appointed Benze Lam as the head of its Hong Kong office, a newly created position. Based in Hong Kong, Lam will retain his position as Head of Asia, ex Japan, for Northern Trust’s asset management business in the region, and report to John McCareins, head of Northern Trust Asset Management for EMEA…
BNPP appoints new head of IADS
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has appointed Remi Toucheboeuf as head of investment analytics & data solutions (IADS). He moves up from his role as head of investment analytics, and replaces Neil Ryan, who recently joined Finbourne.
Alter Domus promotes Summonte
Alter Domus has appointed Angela Summonte as group director, key accounts, based in Luxembourg. Summonte joined Alter Domus in 2021 from BNP Paribas.
Broadridge appoints new international CEO
Broadridge Financial Solutions, the U.S.-based fintech provider, has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International, based in London. Sleightholme joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its asset management solutions business. He previously spent five years at SS&C Technologies where he was CEO and general manager of its DST Systems business. Prior to SS&C,…
IQ-EQ appoints France CEO
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has appointed Bertrand d’Anselme as the new CEO of IQ-EQ France. He joins from BNP Paribas, where he was most recently head of listed and OTC derivatives clearing services, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.