ZEDRA, the Cayman-based fund services provider, plans to acquire BFCS, the fund and corporate services arm of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, CSSF. BFCS, which has been active for more than 50 years, offers services and solutions in both the corporate and funds’ sector,…
Month: March 2021
JTC to service Resolute’s two new Guernsey funds
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has been appointed by Resolute Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to administer its two new Guernsey-domiciled international feeder funds. JTC Americas (formerly NES Financial) has been administering Resolute Capital’s private equity funds since 2018.
Oak Group confirms Graham McCormack as CEO
Oak Group, the Guernsey-based private client, corporate services and fund administration business, has appointed Graham McCormack as CEO. He has been acting CEO since former CEO Stuart Platt-Ransom left the role earlier this month. Prior to his role as CEO, he was COO of the Oak Group.
Northern Trust’s FOS business adds two seniors
Northern Trust’s Front Office Solutions business has hired Nichole Mann as head of operations administration and Nora Tiller as head of client solutions. Mann will be responsible for functions including operational data governance, data quality and process oversight, policy development, and data analysis. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Mann worked at Calculated Valuation. Tiller will…
Citi launches sec lending solution for wealth managers
Citi has launched the first fully automated securities lending solution for wealth management firms, in partnership with fintech firm Sharegain. Through Citi’s solution, wealth managers can deliver a securities lending program to their clients, giving them the opportunity to earn additional revenue on their stocks, bonds and ETFs, without developing an internal program from scratch.…
Lemanik to act as AIFM for new 3B health fund in Luxembourg
3B FUTURE HEALTH GP S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg-based GP, has launched the 3B Future Health Fund II, focused on early-stage investment opportunities in areas of high unmet patient needs. The fund is structured as a Luxembourg RAIF with Lemanik as the independent third party AIFM.
AssetMetrix establishes account management function
AssetMetrix, the Germany-based specialist asset servicing provider in which BNP Paribas has a stake, has appointed Joerg von Taube as head of the newly created account management function within its business development team. He joined AssetMetrix in 2017.
IQ-EQ makes senior appointments in Ireland and Guernsey
Two appointments at IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator: Conor Joyce joins as head of transfer agency for its new Irish funds business. He was previously head of TA for SGSS in Ireland. Jacques Vermeulen has been promoted to chief commercial officer, Guernsey, a newly created role. He was previously part of the leadership team in Guernsey.
NES to service new OZ fund in Puerto Rico
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based administrator owned by JTC, has been contracted to provide its Opportunity Zone fund administration solution to Puerto Rico Opportunity Zone Fund, LP, an Opportunity Zone fund managed by Monllor Capital Partners LLC, a minority-owned alternative asset manager and fund sponsor with operations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
BondEvalue appoints Citi as bond custodian
Citi has been selected by BondEvalue Pte Ltd to act as a custodian for the underlying bonds traded on BondbloX, its digital exchange for fractionalized assets. Under the agreement, Citi will provide asset safekeeping and servicing solutions. BondEvalue, a Singaporean fintech company founded in 2016, launched the world’s first fractional bond exchange in 2020 after…