Custom House Global Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has opened a New York office and expanded its business development team. Custom House now has seven global locations, over USD40bn of assets under administration and 200 staff. Joining Custom House in New York is Peter McCulloch and Anthony Stanziano as commercial directors. Both positions will report to Scott Price, head of sales for the Americas, who is located in the company’s US headquarters in Chicago. Internally, Greg Colanto has also been promoted to commercial director in Chicago. “The opening of a New York office

HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has made key appointments in sales for North America and Europe. Kevin Skorzewski joins as head of sales for North America. In this new role, Skorzewski will be responsible for building out HSBC’s securities services franchise in the region and will focus on serving the complex needs of asset managers in North America. He will work closely with the product, sales and business development functions to ensure effective delivery of its global platform to clients in the region. Skorzewski will be located in New York. Skorzewski joins from JP Morgan Chase, where he held the role

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Florence Fontan as head of the asset manager client segment.   Fontan (pictured) has overall responsibility for strategy, business development, products and services to the custodian bank’s asset manager clients and prospects.   Fontan reports to Charley Cock, head of client development, and Philippe Ricard, head of asset and fund services.   Fontan says: “I am pleased to take on this new position at this pivotal time in global finance. Asset managers, now more than ever, need support around fund administration and distribution. They need to outsource certain activities to focus on their core

BNY Mellon has appointed Eamon Burns as its new regional head of private equity accounting for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) within the company’s asset servicing business.   Burns will report to Caoimhghin O’Donnell, managing director, head of AIS (alternative investment services) fund accounting – EMEA, and will be based in Dublin.   He joins from State Street and will lead the BNY Mellon’s team of specialists in Dublin and Luxembourg, servicing private equity administration clients throughout the EMEA region.   Prior to State Street, Burns worked at Goldman Sachs for 11 years where he was responsible for management

Altius Associates has appointed Duncan Cox as a special advisor with respect to the firm’s infrastructure business.    Cox will be based in the US but will support the business globally.   Jay Yoder, Altius head of real assets, says: “We are very pleased to have secured Duncan’s services given his many years’ experience in the global infrastructure sector.  Increasingly our clients are seeking dedicated direct technical and operational expertise when they come to assess investments in the infrastructure sector.  As a special advisor to the firm, Duncan will offer precisely this sort of high quality experience and knowledge.”  

Private equity firm Egis Capital Partners has appointed Bill Polk as a managing partner.    Polk, who joins from CapitalOne Bank, has more than 25 years of debt and equity investment experience and has been involved in more than USD6bn of middle-market security financing transactions. He will be responsible for origination and fundraising at Egis.   Robert Chefitz, managing partner of Egis, says: "Bill is a rare individual who has significant capabilities in business strategy and M&A and a deep understanding of the security industry. His breadth of skills, experience and insight will be extremely valuable in helping our firm

Confie Seguros, a portfolio company of private equity firm ABRY Partners, has appointed Darrin Silvera as chief revenue officer.   The national insurance broker, focused on the non-standard auto insurance needs of the Hispanic consumer, created the new role to support the company’s rapid growth and continued plans for expansion.   "Darrin’s extensive sales and operational experience, as well as proven strength in leadership will add tremendous value to Confie Seguros," says Joe Waked, Confie Seguros’ chief executive officer. "He will be a key player in driving Confie Seguros forward to its goals of accelerated growth and enhanced customer experience.

Douglas Shulman and Scott Kelly have joined the New York office of Kinetic Partners.   Shulman and Kelly have joined as director and associate director respectively, within the regulatory compliance practice.   In their respective roles, Shulman will work alongside Kinetic Partners’ compliance team and provide regulatory compliance services to hedge funds and private equity firms, while Kelly will split his time between FINRA registrations and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance services.   An attorney and seasoned compliance professional, Shulman joins Kinetic Partners from Two Sigma, where he held the role of chief compliance officer (CCO), preparing the firm’s multi-strategy hedge

KPMG has hired three industry veterans to augment its rapidly growing alternative investments (AI) team, focusing on hedge funds, private equity firms and real estate funds.   Camille Asaro, Jay Freedman and Linda Grogan have recently joined KPMG’s AI team in New York.   Asaro has been hired as an audit partner in the New York financial services practice. Asaro has more than 23 years’ experience in asset management, audit, accounting, strategic planning, hedge funds, and private equity funds.   Prior to joining KPMG, Asaro served as an audit partner at a leading national professional services firm that focuses on