First, the boring bit – some facts. 2020 was a record year: most reported mandates, M&A transactions, and people moves since I began recording them in 1999. The WFH culture certainly didn’t stop inserv providers from building their businesses, nor their clients from launching new products. Of the 180 reported mandates, 39 were related to…
Year: 2021
TMF bolsters fund services management team in Singapore
TMF Group, a Luxembourg-based professional services firm, has appointed two new executives to its funds business unit in Singapore. William Fung joins as head of fund services, Singapore & Malaysia, and Thurgagini (Gini) Thaverajah joins as client service director. Before joining TMF, Fung was head of operations at Alter Domus in Singapore. He will report…
Equiom launches super ManCo in Ireland
Equiom, the Isle of Man-based corporate and fund services provider, has launched Equiom Fund Solutions Ireland Limited, a super ManCo offering both AIFM and UCITS solutions for regulated funds. Kevin Bardon, who will head the business, joins from Deutsche Bank, where he led its Irish super ManCo platform, and has also worked at Citco and…
MJ Hudson acquires PERACS
MJ Hudson, the UK-based asset management consultancy, has acquired PERACS, a fund and portfolio performance specialist. The PERACS business will operate under the name of MJ Hudson Fund Performance Analytics. This is the fourth acquisition by MJ Hudson’s Data & Analytics division in two years: Meyler, a marketing analytics business; Spring Associates Responsible Investor Services,…