The Aztec Group, a C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has supported Highland Europe with the fundraising activities and final close of its latest fund, Highland Europe Technology Growth IV Limited Partnership. The fund closed with commitments totalling EUR700m. Aztec Group will provide ongoing administration and accounting services from its Jersey office.
Year: 2021
TMF hires Derek Chen for senior role in China
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Derek Chen as a new senior executive to accelerate the growth of the firm’s funds business in China. Chen joins as commercial director for fund services and will focus on fund administration and investment structuring. He will report to Andrew O’Shea, global head of…
Temple Bar Investment Trust appoints Link as administrator
Temple Bar Investment Trust has appointed Link Group as AIFM, fund administrator and company secretary. Link Fund Solutions will provide AIFM and fund administration services, while Company Matters, Link Group’s company secretariat team, will be company secretary.
Zephyr selects SS&C for new Bermuda fund
Zephyr Management, a U.S.-based manager, has selected SS&C to support its upcoming Bermuda fund launch. Zephyr will manage its modelling, trading and order management with SS&C Eze Eclipse. Additionally, SS&C will automate Zephyr’s investor experience, including digital investor onboarding via SS&C e-Investor. SS&C CORE-Sightline will enable regulatory reporting and data management.
HQLAx secures new funding for collateral platform
HQLAᵡ, the Luxembourg-based fintech provider, has secured EUR14.4m Series B funding from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Citigroup and its existing shareholder, Deutsche Börse. The funding will be used to accelerate the core premise of the HQLAᵡ platform – helping the industry address European collateral fragmentation by extending its connectivity to leading…
Crestbridge hires Tim Ridgway for governance services
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fund services, has appointed Tim Ridgway as a director in the governance services team. Based in Jersey, he will act as a fiduciary for alternative investment funds and fund management firms, with responsibility for the management and oversight of client structures. He joins from Bletchley Park Asset Management,…
Cooper Wood adds Glen Townsend as independent associate
Glen Townsend, formerly senior client director at Aberdeen Standard Investments in London and Luxembourg, has become an independent senior associate of Cooper Wood & Associates, the UK-based asset servicing consultancy.
Arti Sharma resurfaces at MJ Hudson Amaces
Arti Sharma has joined MJ Hudson Amaces, the FX and custodian benchmarking service, as a managing director, based in Canada. Sharma was one of the leading names in the North American custody industry before she stepped down from her role as president and CEO of Northern Trust Canada in 2020. She was also an executive…
Farah Ballands steps down as CEO of Ocorian
Farah Ballands has decided to step down as CEO of Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, after only a year in the job. Ocorian’s chairman, Frederik van Tuyll, will take over her responsibilities. Ballands led Estera before its acquisition by Ocorian in 2020.
State Street joins industry collaboration on new ops tech for asset managers
PIMCO, Man Group, IHS Markit, State Street, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company have announced their intention to form a new UK-based technology-led company, HUB, to build a cloud-based operating platform aimed at transforming asset managers’ operations technology. The company selected Microsoft as its technology platform provider to empower HUB to develop its asset management operating…