Metaco, the Switzerland-based digital assets platform provider, has signed a deal with DZ BANK AG, the central institution of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative financial network, one of the largest banking groups in Germany. DZ BANK has AuC of EUR297bn (USD315bn). Metaco’s custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize, was selected by DZ BANK after an extensive proof-of-concept…
Month: February 2023
LemonEdge appoints CTO
LemonEdge, the UK-based platform provider for private markets fund and portfolio accounting, has promoted Angus Armstrong to chief technology officer. He was previously development director.
Ocorian hires head of funds BD
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Paul Spendiff as head of business development, global funds. He joins from FundRock, an Apex company, where he was global head of strategic development.
Krypton hires BD director
Bermuda-based Krypton Fund Services has hired Jerry Barbara as director of business development. He was previously at SS&C.
Euronext bids for Allfunds
Euronext has submitted a preliminary offer to buy Allfunds, the fund distribution platform, for EUR5.5bn (USD5.8bn). BNP Paribas, which struck a wide-ranging distribution deal with Allfunds in 2020, holds a significant stake in the business.
Citi hires head of SS technology
Ken Sansom has joined Citi as the head of securities services technology. He joins from Amazon Web Services. His hiring is the latest in a string of senior management acquisitions by Citi’s securities services business. These include Mary Gaspar-Hillenbrand, global head of digital first transformation; Joe Bonanno, global head of data, digital, and innovation; and…
Morgan Stanley veteran joins State Street
State Street has hired Taryn Siglain as global head of enhanced custody, its principal securities lending program. Siglain will report to Gino Timperio, global head of financing solutions for the global markets business. Siglain was most recently at Morgan Stanley where she held a variety of leadership roles, including head of Americas secured funding trading…
BBH appoints three GPs
Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed three new general partners: Thomas Davis (private banking), Christopher Gothard (investor services), and Justin Reed (private banking). Based in London, Gothard is taking on responsibility for the global markets group within the investor services division, including the FX and securities lending businesses.
Northern Trust to integrate with SimCorp
Northern Trust has agreed with SimCorp, a provider of SaaS investment management solutions, to enable integration for data exchange for mutual clients using the SimCorp Dimension platform. The two companies will automate custody data file exchange for Northern Trust clients via two different methods: direct integration of files which can be delivered to SimCorp, as…
Yarra appoints Apex
Apex has been appointed by Yarra Capital Management to support the Yarra Private Capital Discovery Fund. Yarra Capital Management is one of Australia’s largest independently owned, active fund managers, with c. AUD19bn (USD13bn) AuM. Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration, transfer agency and custody services for the closed-ended vehicle.