State Street has appointed Finbarr Downing to head of compliance for State Street International Ireland Limited.
He joins from Northern Trust where he served as head of fund and regulatory compliance. As head of compliance for State Streets International Ireland business, Downing will oversee the companys existing compliance team located in Kilkenny, Jersey and Guernsey.
Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2004, he held senior management positions at AIB/ Bank of New York (BNY) Fund Management, BNY Securities Services Limited, FIMAT International Banque and ABN Amro.
Welcoming the new appointment, Robin Oliver, State Streets head of compliance for Europe, Middle East and Africa said, Finbarrs experience overseeing fund accounting and custody compliance over many years, together with his specialist training will complement and enhance State Streets already highly skilled and talented compliance team.
(JDC)