Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Joe Greenwell as associate director of business development in the UK. He will be responsible for identifying and developing business opportunities in both the real assets and private debt sectors. Greenwell has more than 10 years’ experience supporting private debt, infrastructure, real estate and private equity clients. He…
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SGSS appoints Roberto Pecora as CEO for Italy
SGSS has appointed Roberto Pecora as CEO for Italy. He replaces Frédéric Barroyer, who is moving to another part of the bank. Pecora moves from his role as head of the bank’s global markets business in Italy. He will report to David Abitbol, global head of SGSS, and Alessandro Gumier, head of global banking &…
IQ-EQ hires John Legrand to head UK & Ireland
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed John Legrand as managing director of UK and Ireland. He joins from eFront, the BlackRock-owned alternative investment software provider, where he was managing director for Asia Pacific. Before that, he spent 10 years with BNY Mellon in Singapore and London.
Tim Smollen takes sec lending team to MUFG from DB
As first reported here last November, MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Tim Smollen as global head of global securities lending solutions. He will be based in New York and will be joined by eight additional hires who will support the growth and development of MUFG’s…
BP2S reorganises as Placido gets promotion
Following the appointment of José Placido as CEO of BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Americas, BP2S has made the following management changes: Alessandro Gioffreda, currently regional head of continental Europe for BP2S, is appointed head of territory management, covering all regions. In his new role, he will be responsible for the BP2S regional…
TMF hires Frank Welman and team from Intertrust
TMF Group, a provider of administration services based in Amsterdam, has appointed a new senior executive. Frank Welman joins from Intertrust in Luxembourg, where he was managing director of Western Europe for five years. He is joined by four other senior hires who are also moving across from Intertrust to take up roles at TMF.…
Fidelity hires Chris Tyrer to run digital assets business in Europe
Fidelity Investments is establishing a new entity to serve European institutions investing in digital assets. Fidelity Digital Assets, Ltd. will offer custody and trade execution services for digital assets to investors such as hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries. This business builds upon the company’s 2018 launch of Fidelity Digital Asset Services in the…
Doug Hart takes over as group CEO at Alter Domus
Further senior management changes at Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services. Doug Hart has been appointed group CEO, replacing Aidan Connolly, who was made interim CEO in 2018 following the departure of Laurent Vanderweyen. Hart joined Alter Domus following the acquisition of Cortland Capital Markets in 2018, and subsequently led Alter…
IQ-EQ appoints Colin Targett as MD for Bermuda and Cayman
IQ-EQ has appointed Colin Targett as managing director of Bermuda and Cayman Islands operations, based in Bermuda. He was previously head of offshore investment operations with Barclays.
Simon Gunson to head FundRock’s UK business
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Simon Gunson as managing director of its UK entity, FundRock Partners Ltd. He joins from Citi.