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Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Bennett Egeth as president of its newly-expanded investment management business.
Building on Broadridge's 2011 acquisition of Paladyne Systems, this business offers investment managers, global banks, broker-dealers and fund administrators solutions for investment management, reference data and risk technology including enterprise-wide order management, portfolio management and reporting.
Paladyne Systems will become part of the Broadridge investment management business.
Egeth brings knowledge and expertise in helping global investment managers, asset servicing providers, banks and broker-dealers increase revenue and solve problems in complex operating environments.
"Over the last two years, Broadridge has reinforced its commitment
Custom House Global Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has opened a San Francisco office as part of its continuing expansion in the US.
Financial services veteran Gary Smith has joined Custom House as a commercial director and is responsible for continuing Custom House growth ambitions on the West Coast, opening a San Francisco office, and ongoing business development.
He will report to Scott Price, head of aales for the Americas, who is located in the company’s US headquarters in Chicago.
“Our expansion to the West Coast is part of Custom House’s
James A Webb has been appointed to BNY Mellon Global Markets’ currency administration team in London.
Webb joins BNY Mellon from the currency management business of State Street Bank Europe.
Reporting to John Murray, London-based global head of sales for BNY Mellon’s currency administration business, Webb will be responsible as managing director for the development and growth of BNY Mellon’s currency administration business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Webb has worked in a number of industry segments during his 17-year career, including global markets, asset servicing, and asset management, carrying out responsibilities that included business
Kinetic Partners has recruited Kent McParland as a director within the corporate recovery practice in the firm’s New York office.
Brought on to facilitate and execute liquidations and restructurings on behalf of distressed investments, McParland will focus on building the New York practice as well as supporting the corporate recovery team globally.
In addition to augmenting the practice’s restructuring engagements and traditional approach to the market via financial institutions and smaller institutional investors, McParland will also service the growing need of investors seeking to wind down their positions in distressed 2008 assets and zombie funds.
McParland joins Kinetic
Richards Kibbe & Orbe (RK&O) has appointed Denise R Hamer as a partner in the firm’s London office where she will focus on finance, distressed debt, financial restructuring and special situations, with a particular emphasis on developing markets.
Hamer has joined RK&O from Central European law firm Schoenherr, where she was a banking and finance partner.
With more than two decades of practice in Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia, Hamer expands the corporate team’s European platform. She has represented financial institutions, investment banks, funds, supranationals and corporates in a multitude of domestic and cross-border matters, including contentious and
Following a restructure, fiduciary and fund services specialist Abacus has formed the Abacus Financial Services Group.
The new group structure will include Abacus’ two entities in Malta, Abacus Financial Services (Malta) Limited (AFSML) and Abacus Corporate Services Limited (ACSL), and Abacus Financial Services Limited (AFSL) in the Isle of Man.
Former managing director of AFSML and AFSL Paul Kneen (pictured) will head the new group as chief executive officer. Martin Heaney has been promoted to managing director of AFSL.
Kneen says: “The formation of the Abacus Financial Services Group aims to advance the growth of business across the
The Hong Kong office of global law firm K&L Gates has added Greg Heaton as a partner in its investment management practice.


With a focus on investment management and financial services regulation, Heaton advises investment managers as well as institutional trustees, custodians, and fund administrators on a broad range of fund formation, licensing, regulatory compliance, and securities law issues.
He previously worked in the Hong Kong office of the law firm Deacons; with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, where he drafted legislative amendments and a code of conduct for the licensing of credit rating agencies; and at the
Kin Lee has joined Angel Oak Capital Advisors as a senior portfolio manager.
He will focus on building and managing strategies within the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market.
“Lee brings 15 years of CMBS investment experience to the Angel Oak team. His expertise allows us to find additional opportunities in fixed-income for our investors,” says Sreeni Prabhu, Angel Oak co-founder and chief investment officer.
Prior to joining Angel Oak, Lee served as executive director at Nomura Securities International. He also held the previous role of head of CMBS trading for both Mizuho Securities and RBS Greenwich Capital. Lee
Regulatory reporting specialist KNEIP has promoted Stephanie Noel to head of operations and as a member of the executive board.
As part of her new role, Noel will be responsible for KNEIP’s Regulatory Reporting product, which helps fund managers to comply with transparency requirements under regulation such as the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) and UCITS.
She will report directly to Lee Godfrey, deputy CEO at KNEIP.
Noel joined KNEIP in 2001 as a client service coordinator. After moving to the operations side of the business, she helped develop the processes for KNEIP’s production of the Key
JTC Group, a multi-jurisdictional, independent provider of private client, corporate and fund services, has made two senior appointments in Jersey within its technology and marketing operations.
Adam Jeffries (pictured), who was previously global head of IT operations at Appleby, has joined as chief information officer and David Vieira, who was head of marketing at Jersey Finance, has been appointed group head of business development and marketing.
Jeffries, who has 16 years’ experience in the technology sector within the financial services industry, has been recruited to develop an IT strategy at the JTC Group. He will also head up
