Peter Salvage, a veteran of the alternatives fund administration industry, has joined Enfusion, a U.S.-based, private equity-backed fintech that provides front-to-back investment management software and SaaS solutions. Salvage joins as managing director, global head channel & alliance partners, a role that will see him work to strengthen Enfusion’s global channel partnerships with prime brokers, fund…
Category: BNY Mellon
Björn Storim nominated to head BNY Mellon’s European Bank
Björn Storim has been nominated to succeed Leonique van Houwelingen as CEO of the Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (the European Bank), subject to board and regulatory approval. Ms. van Houwelingen has been appointed as EMEA head of strategic growth and regional head of client coverage for the asset servicing business, and will be…
Brock U appoints CIBC Mellon
CIBC Mellon has been selected by Brock University to provide custody, institutional accounting and pension benefit payment services to the Brock University Pension Plan, as well as access to data and investment information. Brock University sponsors a hybrid pension plan, which contains both defined contribution and defined benefit components. Josh Tonnos, Brock University’s chief financial…
Andy Duffin joins J.P. Morgan to run EMEA network management
J.P. Morgan has hired Andy Duffin to run network management for EMEA. Duffin, who spent nearly 12 years at SGSS, was most recently business development director at BNY Mellon’s Pershing business in the UK.
BNY Mellon partners with Saphyre for client onboarding
BNY Mellon has become the latest custody bank to partner with a fintech to improve the client onboarding experience. It is working with Saphyre, which leverages patented AI technology to digitise all pre-trade activities across multilateral counterparties: asset owners, investment managers/hedge funds, broker/dealers, custodians, and prime brokers. The firms are working together to deploy AI…
State Street hires Jason Knight as global head of insurance
State Street has appointed Jason Knight as global head of the firm’s insurance segment. Knight joins from BNY Mellon, where he was most recently head of the insurance segment in the Americas for the asset servicing business.
BNY Mellon to provide European TA services for Invesco
BNY Mellon has been appointed by Invesco Fund Management Limited and Invesco Management S.A. to provide transfer agency services to USD100bn of their respective ICVC and SICAV fund ranges. BNY Mellon already provides custody and fund administration services for the two fund ranges, which are domiciled in the UK and Luxembourg respectively. In addition, BNY…
Laide Majiyagbe joins BNY Mellon to head financing & liquidity
BNY Mellon has appointed Laide Majiyagbe as head of financing and liquidity, assuming oversight of the securities finance, liquidity services and collateral segregation businesses. In this newly created role, Majiyagbe will oversee the strategic direction for BNY Mellon’s financing, collateral and short-term liquidity offering. She joins BNY Mellon from Goldman Sachs, where she spent 14…
Standard wins NY state charter to offer digital assets custody
Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC, a U.S.-based custody and settlement platform for digital assets, has received charter status to operate under New York state banking law as a regulated qualified custodian. The charter permits Standard Custody to offer custodial and escrow services for digital assets. One of Standard’s board members is Tim Keaney, formerly…
Ultimus hires Frank Anduiza to head private fund sales
Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Frank Anduiza as head of private fund sales for Ultimus LeverPoint, the firm’s private fund administration services business. Anduiza joins from BNY Mellon, where he was head of U.S. business development for the alternative investment management sector.