LemonEdge, the private markets platform provider, has signed Fairway as a new client. Fairway is a C.I.-headquartered funds, trust and pensions services provider, established in 2000.
Month: October 2022
IQ-EQ hires from RBC I&TS
Samuel Kuborn has joined IQ-EQ as regional chief operating officer for continental Europe, based in Luxembourg. He previously spent nearly 13 years at RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
Carne hires from CSAM
Carne Group, the Europe-based fund services provider, has appointed Sean Flynn as head of private markets and strategic partners, based in New York. He joins from Credit Suisse Asset Management, where he was chief operating officer for the Americas.
Apex appoints COO for North America
Apex has appointed Jason Kirby as COO for North America. He was previously at Sanne, which Apex acquired earlier this year.
Cureton moves to SS&C
Stuart Cureton has joined SS&C in the UK as a sales director for the asset and wealth management businesses. He spent more than five years at SGSS, and has also worked at HSBC.
Equity Trustees wins ETF Sharia mandate
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has been appointed responsible entity for two exchange-traded Sharia-compliant funds spanning equity and property. They are believed to be the first Sharia-compliant ETFs on the ASX. The ETFs are listed versions of two managed funds launched earlier this year by Australian-based investment manager, Hejaz Asset Management.
Apex partners with eFront for ESG reporting
Apex has formed a collaboration with BlackRock’s eFront to provide the general partner community with ESG data consulting services. The partnership will provide GPs with a combination of Apex services and eFront’s technology to feed ESG data into eFront’s ESG Outreach solution, launched in 2021 and designed to help private market investors simplify and create…
IQ-EQ hires India chief
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administration services provider, has appointed Atul Muchhala as executive director in India. He joins IQ-EQ with over 25 years’ experience in the alternative investment fund sector across India, Singapore and the Middle East. He was previously at SS&C, where he spent 15 years.
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
RBC always sought relevance – but the market moved against it, despite its best efforts. I was about to board a train on the Paris Metro when I received a call from Harry Samuel, then the head of RBC Investor & Treasury Services. He wanted to let me know that the business was withdrawing from…
CACEIS signs MoU with RBC
CACEIS, the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole S.A. and Santander, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Royal Bank of Canada for CACEIS to acquire the European asset servicing activities of RBC Investor Services and its associated Malaysian centre of excellence. This would include custody, global custody FX, fund administration, transfer agency, middle…