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Northern Trust appoints Johnston

02 September 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Amy Johnston joins the firm as head of the Global Institutional Client Group, bringing over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in sales and distribution strategy

Waystone makes multiple appointments across its Continental Europe business

01 September 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Densu Harty continues as the country head of Continental Europe, Alexandra Serban-Liebsch has been appointed CEO of Waystone (Lux), Alain Bastin has been appointed as deputy country head and John Gross as head of LAS — Product

Pictet Asset Management welcomes Le Léon

01 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Alfred Le Léon joins the team as head of ETF distribution, EMEA, bringing more than 15 years of ETF distribution experience to the firm’s newly created role

Multifonds appoints Manalac as President

01 September 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

FNZ appoints Heukshorst as Head of Client Management and Business Development

28 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Percent makes new appointments with Shetty and Smart

28 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Bina Shetty, who was previously head of Originations at Percent, will now be the chief commercial officer and Cecil Smart will be chief credit officer

Marex onboards Fontes as first capital introduction hire in LatAm

24 August 2026 Brazil
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The appointment of Vitor Fontes comes at a time of increased demand for Marex’s capital introduction services, a key solution within the firm’s broader prime services offering

Ogier appoints Costello as Head of Fund Administration, Ireland

24 August 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Nichola Costello previously supported Ogier Global through the authorisation process for its Central Bank of Ireland fund administration licence and has helped develop the firm’s Irish platform since its launch

Kaizen welcomes Daniel to relationship management team

19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Kerry Daniel joins the team with more than 20 years’ experience across fintech, post-trade operations, and regulatory change

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