Perpetual's digital arm hires from Bravura

Perpetual Corporate Trust has appointed a new general manager to run its digital solutions provider.

Jon Alder joins from Bravura Solutions where, since 2011, he has served as the chief operating officer for Australia and Asia.

Perpetual Trust's Richard McCarthy said Alder's appointment would strengthen Perpetual Digital's position as an innovative solutions provider to the financial services industry.

"Perpetual Digital's suite of products leverages over 25 years of expertise in securitisation, debt markets and managed funds to develop, deliver and support a range of digital solutions to enable our client's success," he said.

"Jon's wealth of technology, software and operations experience, in addition to his deep understanding of the financial services industry will help us continue to innovate and mature our SaaS business."

Commenting on his appointment, Alder said Perpetual Corporate Trust and Perpetual Digital's reputation as a trusted provider of solutions to the banking and financial services industry is exemplary.

"Their Perpetual Intelligence, a cloud-based SaaS platform, will be a game changer in the industry. I look forward to delivering on the strategy of being the leading digital solutions provider to the banking and financial services industry."

Perpetual Digital was established in October 2021 following Perpetual's acquisition of Laminar Capital.

The business aims to provide digital solutions that enable businesses to become more effective, and efficient and achieve economies of scale while reducing cyber risk and maintaining compliance through automation, workflow management and reporting.