Northern Trust has appointed Caroline Higgins as head of its global fund services business in Asia.

Based in Hong Kong, Higgins will focus on bringing Northern Trust’s range of fund solutions to Asia-based investment manager clients.

She will also focus on helping the firm’s existing clients distribute their products across the continent.

Higgins joins Northern Trust from Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) where she was head of transfer agency for Asia.

During her career, she has worked in Ireland, Australia and Hong Kong and has 25 years of experience working in the fund servicing industry.

“Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region for Northern Trust and we see increasing opportunity to expand our fund servicing business in Asia,” said William Mak, head of Northern Trust in Asia-Pacific.

“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.”