Itau Unibanco S.A., Latin America’s largest bank, has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide local custody and settlement services for its assets in the Colombian market.
Month: February 2022
Bitpanda acquires Trustology
Bitpanda, the Swiss-based crypto asset services provider, has acquired Trustology, the UK-based provider of trust and custody services for digital assets. Bitpanda will rebrand as Bitpanda Custody as a result of the deal. Bitpanda’s digital asset exchange now commits to offset custody fees, bringing them down to zero for users on Bitpanda. The deal also…
AXA IM expands SimCorp relationship
AXA Investment Managers has expanded its relationship with SimCorp, the Denmark-based provider of SaaS investment management solutions, to include SimCorp’s recently launched investment accounting services. The services include an investment accounting advisory overlay with access to a team of local accounting experts. It enables clients to access reports via an intuitive cloud-based self-service portal, consolidating…
Northern Trust supports AMF transition to IORP II status
Northern Trust has supported AMF Tjänstepension AB (formerly AMF Pensionsförsäkring AB) with its transformation to become one of the first occupational pension providers in Sweden under the European Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) II Directive. IORP II aims to improve the governance and communication standards of occupational pension schemes. Over an 18-month period, Northern…
LemonEdge partners with Freyda
LemonEdge, a platform provider for managing private markets fund and portfolio accounting, has formed a partnership with Freyda, an AI and deep learning platform focused on building technology solutions to digitise private markets globally. The connection between LemonEdge and Freyda enables institutional investors and fund administrators to automatically pull structured data directly into the underlying…
BNY Mellon sells HedgeMark
Innocap Investment Management has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BNY Mellon’s HedgeMark business. BNY Mellon will own a minority equity stake in Innocap’s combined platform, which focuses on helping institutional allocators access their investments through managed account services. BNY Mellon has wholly owned HedgeMark since 2014.
IQ-EQ hires State Street PE veteran
IQ-EQ has appointed Ray Murphy as senior managing director of accounting & CFO services in North America. In this newly created role, Murphy will drive IQ-EQ’s efforts to grow its outsourced CFO business in the U.S., with a particular focus on private equity clients. He joins from State Street. IQ-EQ first entered the U.S. alternative…
Adit hires Apex for new ILP
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration services to Adit Ventures’ new Irish-domiciled Investment Limited Partnership fund. Services include fund accounting, investor services and audit assistance. Adit recently appointed two JTC-owned firms to provide AIFM and depositary services to the fund.
Sharegain raises USD64m
Sharegain, a UK-registered securities finance fintech, has raised USD64m in a series B round led by WestCap and joined by Citi, EJF Capital LLC and Optiver PSI. Participating existing investors include Maverick Ventures Israel, Blumberg Capital, SixThirty, Rhodium, and the Kessler family office.
BNY Mellon appoints head of Americas asset owners
BNY Mellon has appointed Anders Reinertsen as head of asset owners for the Americas, an internal move.