Daniel Klier is to join Arabesque Group as the new CEO of Arabesque S-Ray GmbH and president of the Arabesque Group, effective in June 2021. He will lead the expansion of Arabesque S-Ray’s ESG data, advisory and research services worldwide. He was previously at HSBC, where he was global head of sustainable finance, Arabesque is…
Month: February 2021
Ocorian supports launch of Cordiant’s digital assets fund
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported the launch of Guernsey’s first London Stock Exchange listed fund focused specifically on investing in digital infrastructure assets, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Fund Limited. The fund, managed by Canadian asset manager, Cordiant Capital Inc., is listed on the specialist fund segment of the LSE’s main market. It raised GBP370m from…
Link partners with Confluence for portfolio compliance
Link Fund Solutions, part of Australia-based Link Group, has partnered with Confluence Technologies to launch a portfolio compliance solution. Confluence will provide automated daily monitoring of Link’s funds compliance with investment and borrowing power rules, as defined by regulators in the UK, Ireland and Luxembourg.
Prescient to service first PE fund for Moshesh Partners in South Africa
Moshesh Partners Fund Management (Pty) Ltd, a private equity firm based in South Africa, has selected Prescient Fund Services as fund administrator for its first private fund. The fund’s strategy is to invest in renewable energy and clean infrastructure.
Carne to act as AIFM for Great Point Entertainment
Carne Group, the Ireland-based administrator, has been appointed as AIFM for Great Point Entertainment Income Trust PLC ahead of its planned GBP200m flotation on the London Stock Exchange. GPEIT is a newly established, externally managed closed-end investment company.
JTC to acquire INDOS
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has announced plans to acquire INDOS, a provider of depositary, ESG and AML oversight services for alternative investment funds. INDOS employs >50 staff across three locations in Ireland and the UK. All employees, including INDOS founder and CEO Bill Prew and his senior management team, will join JTC. The transaction is…
BNY Mellon launches digital assets unit
BNY Mellon has established a Digital Assets unit that will accelerate the development of solutions and capabilities to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The cross-functional, cross-business team, which will be led by Mike Demissie, head of Advanced Solutions at BNY Mellon, is currently developing…
Citi hires two senior regional sales heads from State Street
Citi has made two senior sales appointments in its custody & fund services (CFS) business. Maria Cantillon joins as head of CFS sales for EMEA, a position that has been open since Matthew Bax moved to run the direct custody & clearing business in 2020. She will report to Sanjiv Sawhney, global head of CFS,…
Peru & Partners supports Lauxera maiden fund launch
Peru & Partners, the France-based subsidiary of IQ-EQ that specialises in the French private equity market, has assisted healthcare investment firm Lauxera Capital Partners with the launch of its first fund. Lauxera Growth I has raised EUR100m (USD120m) in its first close, with Peru & Partners acting as CFO.
Northern Trust takes equity stake in Equity Data Science
Northern Trust has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Equity Data Science, Inc., a cloud-based analytics platform that provides decision support tools to asset managers for idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management. The deal will integrate EDS decision support tools with Northern Trust’s core technology platforms, and is an extension of…