MUFG Investor Services has appointed Yannis Matsis as managing director and head of the Cyprus office, the firm’s new operational centre located in Limassol, Cyprus. Matsis will be responsible for oversight of the firm’s local asset servicing footprint, growth within the local Cypriot market, and business expansion activities in Europe and the Middle East. Matsis…
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MUFG opens hub in Cyprus
MUFG Investor Services, the asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has established an operational centre in Limassol, Cyprus. This is MUFG’s second European hub, working alongside its Dublin office. MUFG has c. USD800bn AuC/A.
MUFG forms consulting practice
MUFG Investor Services has launched a business consulting group. The group will be led by Brian Yegidis, most recently the head of prime services hedge fund consulting for the Americas at Credit Suisse. Joining him will be Caley Watnick, also from Credit Suisse, where she was an associate in prime consulting. Based in New York,…
LJ Jhangiani joins MUFG IS securities lending team
LJ Jhangiani has joined MUFG Investor Services’ global securities lending solutions team He will be working for Tom Ryan, head of asset & liability trading, as head of securities lending automated processing. He was previously at BMO Harris Bank.
MUFG launches private markets ESG reporting service
Following its recent roll-out of an ESG reporting solution, MUFG Investor Services has launched its private markets ESG reporting service. The solution will allow data to be collected in an automated way, with an overlay of ESG expertise from analysts, while being tailored to industry, investment, and client requirements. MUFG will provide reporting services, starting…
MUFG hires from Deutsche Bank – again
Thomas Ryan has joined MUFG Investor Services as head of asset and liability trading in New York, reporting to Tony Toscano, head of North American global securities lending solutions. Ryan joins from Deutsche Bank.
MUFG launches ESG reporting service
MUFG Investor Services has launched an ESG Reporting solution. Within the reporting suite, ESG data will be mapped to a client’s portfolio, providing a top-level portfolio rating, highlighting top and bottom performing positions. Additional analysis will also be provided based on sector, asset class and other metrics. The service will extensively analyse both private and…
MUFG hires three managers
MUFG Investor Services has made three appointments. Simon Coombes joins as executive director, business development, based in the UK. He will focus on prospects throughout Europe and the APAC regions. He was previously head of middle office solutions sales at Apex. Vasilis Sotiris joins as head of data engineering & strategy, based in the U.S.…
MUFG expands LP services to Europe & Asia
MUFG Investor Services has expanded its limited partner services offering to Europe and Asia. This expansion out of North America is in response to increased market demand for LP services from private equity, real estate and other institutional investors. The enhanced offering automates data extraction and optimises specificity and accuracy to make functionality compatible with…
Christopher Morley joins MUFG to run sec lending in Lux
Christopher Morley has joined MUFG to run the global securities lending group in Luxembourg. He was previously with Deutsche Bank.