Northern Trust, a US-based investment management firm, has hired Caroline Higgins as head of its global fund services unit in Asia.
Based in Hong Kong, Higgins will bring the firm’s range of tailored fund servicing solutions to Asia-based investment manager customers, expanding its range of region specific products and capabilities.
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She will also focus on bringing expertise and solutions to help Northern Trust’s existing customers distributing their products in Asia.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Higgins served at Brown Brother Harriman (BBH) in Hong Kong where she was head of transfer agency for Asia.
Higgins has over two decade of experience working in the fund servicing industry, and also worked in Ireland, Australia and Hong Kong.
Northern Trust head of Asia-Pacific William Mak said: “Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region for Northern Trust and we see increasing opportunity to expand our fund servicing business in Asia.
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By GlobalData“We are pleased to appoint Caroline to spearhead our focus on expanding our global fund services business here. Her experience working with global clients will be valuable as we continue to grow our capabilities and geographical reach across Asia-Pacific.”
Northern Trust Asia-Pacific head of global fund services Peter Jordan said: “We see an increasing demand from our clients in Asia for tailored fund servicing solutions that support their unique requirements.
“Appointing Caroline to focus on Asia and our cross border business underlines our commitment to continuing to support our clients with fund administration solutions that meet their unique and regionally-specific requirements.”
