Northern Trust has enhanced its Asia Pacific (APAC) team with the appointment of Caroline Higgins as the head of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
In this leadership role, Higgins will oversee Northern Trust’s asset servicing business activities across the three markets and assume executive management responsibilities for the bank’s Hong Kong office.
Based in Hong Kong, Higgins will report to Angelo Calvitto, newly named head of APAC, Northern Trust.
Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2016, Higgins held several senior leadership and client management positions at Brown Brother Harriman, State Street and UBS.
Reporting to Higgins, and assuming her prior role as head of global fund services for Asia is Iain Carey.
As head of global funds services in Asia, Carey will oversee client service and the offering of Northern Trust’s fund administration solutions to clients across the region.
Carey was most recently head of hedge fund services for APAC and has worked at Northern Trust since 2010. Before joining Northern Trust, he worked for an independent financial adviser in Australia.
“We are pleased to make these strategic appointments. Both Caroline Higgins and Iain Carey have the regional experience and industry expertise to drive the expansion and enhancement of solutions we offer to asset managers and asset owners across Asia,” says Calvitto.
He adds: “Through their leadership, we will continue our focus on delivering quality client service and innovative digital and data-driven solutions.”
