Month: September 2023

Fundrella AB, the Sweden-based fintech, has appointed Struan Malcolm as chief operating officer. Malcolm was most recently head of Nordic sales for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business. Fundrella is a matchmaker in asset management, allowing professional investors to discover funds that align with their ESG criteria.

Northern Trust has appointed Aisling Keane as head of asset servicing, Hong Kong. In this newly created role, Keane will lead Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction for the asset servicing business and providing solutions to clients. Keane was most recently head of…

Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Chantal Free as CEO. She joins from Capita, where she was CEO of the portfolio division, The CEO position has been vacant since Farah Ballands stepped down after only a year in the job in 2021. Ocorian’s chairman, Frederik van Tuyll, took over her responsibilities.

Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on the securities finance business, has appointed Jacob Koopmans as chief revenue officer. He will be taking on sales responsibilities from Karl Wyborn, who will be taking some time out of the business. Koopmans was previously chief commercial officer at Kneip.

Arendt Services, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has signed a deal with Fenergo, the Ireland-based provider of CLM and KYC/AML services. Arendt Services will leverage Fenergo’s Saas CLM solution for client onboarding and maintenance.

SimCorp has appointed Gretchen Garrigues as chief marketing officer. Based in New York, she will be responsible for marketing, branding and communication. Prior to joining SimCorp, Garrigues was founder and global CMO of the Global Growth Marketing Group, a consulting firm.

Altum Group, the C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has appointed Alexandra Fantuz as director for its Luxembourg office. She joins from Global Serve. Altum recently announced plans to acquire the Luxembourg operations of Link Fund Solutions.