Year: 2021

Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator with EUR440bn AuA (USD500bn), has appointed Fenergo, a provider of digital solutions for client lifecycle management, to deploy its cloud-native, SaaS solution to transform the client and investor lifecycle. Aztec will implement the solution across its offices in the Channel Islands, Europe and the U.S. to digitise and streamline onboarding…

Northern Trust and Carey Olsen, the specialist offshore law firm, have supported Castelnau Group Limited with its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The Guernsey-domiciled investment company, managed by Phoenix Asset Management, was recently launched on the LSE following a GBP178m (USD245m) IPO. Castelnau is focused on investing in both public and private companies with…

HedgeServ, the U.S.-based fund administrator with USD450bn AuA, has partnered with Israel-based AccessFintech, the fintech company behind Synergy, the data and workflow collaboration network. HedgeServ will use real-time settlement data to deliver further efficiencies in preventing and resolving settlement fails. The solution combines HedgeServ’s middle and back-office platforms and data with Synergy’s cloud-based data collaboration…

State Street has added pre-and post-trade optimisation and margin analytics capabilities to its Collateral+ service. In partnership with Cassini Systems, a provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, Collateral+ now offers an integrated, modular approach to optimisation, which addresses collateral efficiency from multiple angles. It Through Cassini’s technology, Collateral+…

Franklin Templeton, the U.S.-based investment management firm that manages USD1.56trn in assets globally, has agreed with FIS, the U.S. based fintech, that FIS will assume operation of Franklin Templeton’s global TA function as a sub-agent or delegate, depending on the jurisdiction. All Franklin Templeton TA employees affected by this change will be given job opportunities.…

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected by First Plus Asset Management to provide fund administration services for funds using Singapore’s variable capital company (VCC) structure. As part of the mandate, BP2S will provide First Plus with global custody, hedge fund administration and investor services for its Asia Opportunity Fund and Asia Special Situation Fund…

Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Adrian Bedoya as director, hedge – North America. He will lead Sanne’s hedge business and grow the product offering across North America. He joins from Virtus by FIS, where he was head of portfolio accounting.