Category: Citi

Jon Gezotis has joined Mercer as U.S. chief operating officer for its wealth & investments business. Gezotis spent seven years at Citi, most recently as head of fund services for North America and global co-head of middle office. He had previously spent 11 years at J.P. Morgan.

SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse Group, has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as country manager for Australia. He joins from HSBC, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. SimCorp and Challenger, the Australian investment management firm, established Artega Investment Administration in 2022. Artega offers front, middle, and back office solutions tailored for investment…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has hired industry veteran John Gout as Continental Europe sales director for funds & institutional asset owners. He joins from BNP Paribas where he was a senior business development manager, responsible for sales management, client relationship development and project management. He has also worked at J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Citi.…

ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in the global asset and wealth management sector, has completed a GBP25m (USD32m) Series A funding round. The fundraising, which was oversubscribed, was co-led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and Portage, with participation from State Street and Citi. In 2023 ZILO onboarded the first client to its global digital transfer…

Following its corporate shake-up in September, Citi’s business units are now undergoing significant change. Under the continued leadership of Okan Pekin, the securities services business has already made some initial moves, with a number of senior management changes that align the unit with the corporate direction and structure. Some notable changes include: a new global…