Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Noriyasu Sonobe as a general partner. Sonobe joined BBH in 2007 and is currently co-office head of BBH Tokyo, as well as head of relationship excellence for investor services in Japan. He is based in Tokyo.
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State Street appoints Theresa McLaughlin as global CMO
State Street Corporation has appointed Theresa McLaughlin as global chief marketing officer, with responsibility for marketing, branding, creative, communications, media, thought leadership, and events, inter alia. McLaughlin joins from TD Bank Financial Group where she was global chief marketing, customer experience & corporate citizenship officer for the past eight years. Based in Boston, she will…
HSBC to support Orchid bond structure in Singapore
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Euroclear Bank have launched the Orchid bond structure in Singapore, combining domestic bond issuance with global distribution channels. International investors will be able to purchase bonds issued by Singapore-based issuers directly on SGX’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Central Depository, via Euroclear. HSBC acts as arranger, custodian bank and paying agent for…
Northern Trust’s currency management services gain traction
Northern Trust reports strong demand for its currency management services, with a number of significant new mandates over the past 12 months. Newly onboarded clients including Blackwall Capital Investment AG, Kieger AG and TT International Asset Management Limited, in addition to significantly expanded services for existing clients including AMX (The Asset Management Exchange) and Rockefeller…
BNY Mellon to service Pioneer Funds for Amundi US
Amundi US, the US business of Amundi, one of the world’s ten largest asset managers, has appointed BNY Mellon to provide custody, fund accounting, administration and transfer agency services for the Pioneer Funds, which are managed by Amundi US. Amundi and BNY Mellon recently announced an alliance involving Amundi’s ALTO* portfolio management technology platform and…
Northern Trust expands performance reporting for Middle East
Northern Trust has enhanced its investment performance reporting services to deliver Sunday to Friday investment returns for clients with Middle East mandates. This latest development enables Middle East-specific performance data to be reported with greater depth of analytics and timeliness for local markets.
Northern Trust signs deal with NQR
Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with National Quality Review (NQR) to provide U.S. mutual fund managers with access to NQR Intermediary INSIGHT, a service that helps managers support their operational oversight of intermediary firms – entities that facilitate financial transactions between investors and investment products. Under the terms of the agreement NQR will…
Northern Trust to provide TM services to Standard Bank clients
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Northern Trust to partner on the delivery of transition management services across Southern Africa. Under the partnership, Standard Bank’s clients will gain access to Northern Trust’s full suite of transition management services.
Daniel Klier joins Arabesque to run S-Ray
Daniel Klier is to join Arabesque Group as the new CEO of Arabesque S-Ray GmbH and president of the Arabesque Group, effective in June 2021. He will lead the expansion of Arabesque S-Ray’s ESG data, advisory and research services worldwide. He was previously at HSBC, where he was global head of sustainable finance, Arabesque is…
BNY Mellon launches digital assets unit
BNY Mellon has established a Digital Assets unit that will accelerate the development of solutions and capabilities to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The cross-functional, cross-business team, which will be led by Mike Demissie, head of Advanced Solutions at BNY Mellon, is currently developing…