After a 10-month sabbatical, Ally Kyle has emerged at Broadridge Financial Solutions as director, ICS international account management. Kyle spent 10 years at HSBC, most recently as head of account management in Europe for asset owners and managers. ICS is Broadridge’s investor communications business.
Month: March 2024
RLAM deploys Aladdin
Royal London Asset Management, a UK fund management company with GBP153bn (USD194bn) AuM, has adopted BlackRock’s Aladdin technology platform, which HSBC will leverage to manage RLAM’s middle office. RLAM’s assets are currently serviced by HSBC’s securities services business, and will now be supported by Aladdin. HSBC has provided RLAM with global custody and middle-office services…
Altum adds in Lux
Agnes Csorgo has been appointed as a director of Altum, the C.I.-based administrator, based in Luxembourg. She joins from Slate Asset Management.
CGS implements Broadridge’s SFCM platform
CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd, an Asia-based financial services provider which is ultimately owned by China Galaxy Securities, has implemented Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management (SFCM) platform. The single platform will enable CGS International to minimise costs via automation, as well as simplifying workflows and exception-based processes.
Clearwater appoints corp dev chief
Clearwater Analytics, a U.S.-based provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has appointed Mike Chen as head of corporate development. Reporting to Shane Akeroyd, chief strategy officer, he will be responsible for driving inorganic strategic initiatives. He was previously head of corporate development and ventures at Guidewire Software.
Railpen taps BK for data management
Railpen, the fiduciary and investment manager of the UK railways’ pension schemes, has appointed BNY Mellon to provide a cloud-based data platform that aims to simplify its data architecture and support the resilience of its operating model. The platform will deliver greater insights from Railpen’s proprietary data for investment reporting and analytics. Railpen is responsible…
Perennial consolidates with HSBC
Perennial Partners, an Australian manager, has appointed HSBC as custodian and fund and ETF administrator. Asset transition has been completed, with HSBC now providing services for all Perennial funds across 25 markets.
EEP appoints Apex
Entrust Evergreen Partners has appointed Apex to provide fund administration services and has announced the launch of its inaugural pan-Asia publicly listed equities fund. EEP is an independent investment firm operating out of Hong Kong.
Crestbridge hires European commercial director
Crestbridge, the UK-based administrator, has appointed James Morris as commercial director for Europe. He joins from TMF, where he was head of EMEA private equity & debt fund sales. Crestbridge is negotiating the sale of its fund administration business to Gen II, one of the world’s largest independent private capital fund administrators, with >USD1trn AuA.
eSecLending adopts Pirum’s T+1 solution
eSecLending, a global securities lending agent, has adopted the T+1-ready Recalls Manager solution from Pirum Systems, the UK-based fintech for automated post-trade services. With nearly USD850bn in lendable assets, eSecLending claims to be the industry’s largest independent securities lending agent.