WTS Hansuke is pleased to welcome Andy Smith as an Advisor within its Capital Markets Advisory practice, bringing extensive experience across securities lending, financing, collateral and market infrastructure.

Smith joins following a long career within financial markets. Most recently, he held senior positions at Northern Trust, with responsibilities spanning securities lending product management, controls and business management across EMEA and APAC. Earlier in his career, he also held roles at JPMorgan, Citi and NatWest Markets, covering areas including securities lending, tax, due diligence and control oversight.

Across these positions, Smith has worked across product, client delivery and control environments, giving him first-hand insight into how securities finance and collateral businesses are designed, delivered and governed within major financial institutions.

At WTS Hansuke, Smith will work with institutional clients and financial intermediaries across EMEA on engagements involving securities lending and financing products, collateral solutions and front-to-back operating models. His background will strengthen the firm’s ability to connect strategic advice with the operational realities of implementation.

Roy Zimmerhansl, Head of Capital Markets at WTS Hansuke, comments:

“Andy’s appointment is an important milestone in the evolution of our capital markets business. We have been deliberate about building a practice around people who understand how market structure, client demands and controls intersect in real life. Andy’s deep product and business management experience adds another valuable dimension to the team, and I am delighted to have both Andy and Andrew Dyson on board.”

Smith’s appointment adds further depth to WTS Hansuke’s growing Capital Markets Advisory offering. Alongside the recent appointment of Andrew Dyson, he broadens the team’s combination of market, regulatory, product and operational expertise, supporting clients as they respond to evolving market structure, regulatory complexity and increasingly sophisticated financing and collateral requirements.