RBC Dexia Investor Services, which operates in offshore and
onshore markets, has appointed Simon Hirtenstein as head of its portfolio solutions
group within its Market Products & Services team.

Reporting to Susan Pike, global head, Market Products &
Services Hirtenstein will be based in RBC Dexia’s London office. He will be responsible for
direct sales of Market Products and Services on a third party basis.

Previously, he held senior leadership roles in Canada, the UK
and Bermuda, including a position at HSBC
Securities Services. Most recently, he was a consultant director with SIAM
consulting, a business focusing on strategic consulting, operational
improvement, product development and offshoring.

Previous roles included senior relationship manager for the
offshore market Barclays Wealth (since renamed the investment and wealth
management arm of Barclays). He was also vice president, senior business change
manager at HSBC Bank Bermuda.

RBC Dexia Investor Services is joined owned by Royal Bank of
Canada
and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian financial services firm. RBC Dexia Services has
$2.9 trillion of client assets under administration and is one of the world’s
largest custodians.