Jamie Stevenson has returned to the inserv business after four years with Insight Investment. He has joined BNY in London as head of EMEA asset owners product and platform (BNY owns Insight.) He previously spent 10 years with BNP Paribas before moving to RBC Investor Services, latterly as head of digital client solutions.
Category: RBC
Nick Emmins RIP
I am saddened to have to report the death of Nick Emmins. Nick worked for BNP Paribas before a seven-year stint at RBC Investor Services, where he led development of its fund trading platform, GFP. After a brief spell at Allfunds Nick carved out a highly successful career as an iNED, working with clients that…
Broadridge hires Street
Broadridge has appointed Richard Street as head of international sales. Based in London, he will report to Mike Sleightholme, president of Broadridge International. Prior to joining Broadridge, Street was chief revenue officer & head of business development at a portfolio of specialist fintechs, and has also worked at at RBC Investor and Treasury Services, and…
Stillabower joins Euroclear Bank board
Paul Stillabower has been appointed as an independent, non-executive board member of Euroclear Bank SA/NV. He will also be risk committee chair. Stillabower has a storied career in the investor services industry, having worked at HSBC and, most recently, RBC before the acquisition of its investor services business by CACEIS. He remains based in the…
CIBCM reaches AuA milestone
CIBC Mellon has surpassed CAD3trn (USD2.1trn) in AuA. The last reported AuA number for RBC Investor Services, its main competitor in Canada, was CAD2.6trn.
UI hires new head of Lux
Universal Investment Group (UI), the Germany-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has appointed Jeremy Albrecht as its new CEO for Luxembourg. In this role, he will be responsible for heading UI’s Luxembourg platform, which consists of both UI Luxembourg, the largest AIFM and third party ManCo in Luxembourg, and fund administrator UI efa. He…
Universal hires chief product officer
Universal Investment Group, the Europe-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has scored a major coup with the appointment of Ronan Doyle as chief product officer. Doyle joins from CACEIS, where he was global head of product management, based in Dublin, having transferred from RBC following the takeover. U-I has also promoted André Jaeger to…
Kaleido appoints RBC
RBC Investor Services has been selected as custodian and fund accountant for Kaleido Growth Inc. and its IDEO+ registered education saving plans (RESPs) and legacy funds. This agreement marks the first between Kaleido Growth Inc. and RBCIS.
Euroclear to acquire Inversis
Euroclear has acquired a 49pct stake in Inversis, a provider of global investment technology solutions and outsourced financial services. Euroclear will become the full owner of Inversis by the end of 2027. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Founded in 2001…
Blackie moves to State Street
State Street has hired Charlotte Blackie as head of network management controls, based in London. She previously spent 23 years at RBC, but did not move to CACEIS.