Lawrence Au, former head of Asia Pacific (APAC) for BNP Securities Services and general manager, APAC at Northern Trust, has joined The Securities Services Advisory Group (TSSAG).
Based in Hong Kong, Au is an independent consultant based and offers consulting services on securities services, custody, fund administration, pension funds and fiduciary services.
Au has more than 35 years of industry experience, including 16 years as Asia Pacific CEO of BNP Paribas Securities Services and Northern Trust.
He partners with clients to support their strategic planning, market opportunity analysis, business plan implementation, media profiling, and fiduciary needs in Asia.
Viraj Kulkarni, CEO of TSSAG, says: “I have known Lawrence for many years and am delighted that he has chosen to join our organisation. He brings a wealth of knowledge of the securities services industry both in APAC and further afield and an excellent network of relevant contacts which will be of great benefit to his fellow TSSAG members around the world.”
TSSAG launched in August last year with the aim of connecting industry professionals from various global bases through a forum of regular interaction and communication.
The group is a network of independent firms, part of the securities services industry but also with expertise in investor, issuer, fund and capital market infrastructure services.
The board is made up of the founding member firms, which are Adapa Advisory, AlfaSec Advisors, Araliya Management Consulting, HornbyChapman, Pivot Consultants, Pivot Consulting, PDH Consult, Soterium, and the Value Exchange.
In September, NEO Consulting and hd financial consulting joined TSSAG.
Brazil-based NEO Consulting offers a range of investment management consulting services with a focus on custody, fund administration, pension fund and fiduciary services.
Meanwhile, hd financial consulting, located in France, advises and supports participants across the investment cycle for treasury related needs with a specific focus on foreign exchange execution solutions for institutional investors and their providers.
