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. Smollen will be based in New York and will be joined by eight additional hires who
Equity Trustees Fund Services has made three new appointments in its London and Dublin offices.“The Fund Services division of our business has built a market leading proposition over two decades in independent fund governance,” says Harvey Kalman, Head of Global
BMLL Technologies, a data engineering and analytics firm, has appointed Paul Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A senior executive with decades of experience in leading positions across the brokerage, banking, data and exchange world, Humphrey joins BMLL Technologies to drive
Napier Park Global Capital (Napier Park), an alternative asset management platform with more than USD14 billion in assets under management offering a diversified product mix of hedge funds, private investments, CLOs and structured credit to large, sophisticated institutional investors, has
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has promoted six attorneys to counsel. Their experience spans private equity, hedge funds, finance, asset management, real estate, tax and estate planning. “These are best-in-class advisors who know their industries inside out,” says chair Julie
Fixed income specialist Ardea Investment Management has made a senior appointment to its investment team as part of a strategic plan to capitalise on future growth opportunities.Ardea has appointed Dr Laura Ryan to a newly created role as Head of
Otkritie, the Russian brokerage, has signed up MDM Bank’s FX and money markets team in Moscow. The six-strong team is responsible for global currency markets foreign exchange operations, lending and borrowing activities on the interbank market domestically and worldwide, including
Carne Group, a provider of governance and oversight services to the global funds industry, has appointed Jean de Courrèges as a director within its international team of independent fund directors. Courrèges brings to Carne more than 30 years in
Maples Fund Services has hired Jason Brandt, regional head of fund services for the Americas, to lead the firm’s growing presence in the region. Brandt has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services sector, focused primarily
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has opened for business in Dublin, having always had close links with the Irish funds industry. Simmons & Simmons says that Ireland has been the fastest growing major fund domicile in Europe over the
