Taskize, the Euroclear-owned provider of inter-company workflow solutions to the financial services industry, has hired Alan Samuel as head of sales, based in London. Samuel was most recently chief sales officer of LSE listed low-latency cloud provider Beek’s Group. Prior to this, he was an account director at Equinix.
Month: November 2022
Opus hires BD director
Opus Fund Services, a U.S.-based fund administrator, has appointed Robert Ansell as director, business development. Ansell joins Opus from Birdsong Capital Management.
Northern Trust and EDS launch ESG workflow solution
Northern Trust and Equity Data Science, in which the bank has a stake, have launched an ESG workflow solution that will allow investors to access and share ESG information. The data aggregation tool leverages data science to increase transparency while enhancing efficiency and collaboration amongst investment teams.
Northern Trust hires AsPac innovation head
Northern Trust has hired Alvin Chia as head of digital assets innovation for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Chia is responsible for delivering innovations aligned to Northern Trust’s digital asset strategy to clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Chia reports to Justin Chapman, global head of digital assets and financial markets. Chia was most recently the…
CACEIS adds Clarity AI to app store
CACEIS, the European asset servicing group, has added Clarity AI to its app store, Connect Store. Clarity AI analyses more than 50,000 companies and 300,000 funds, 198 countries and 188 local governments, using machine learning and big data to deliver insights on sustainability. Clarity AI provides direct access to a broad universe of ESG, climate,…
Blue Collective expands with Apex
Blue Collective, a U.S.-based venture capital manager with USD130m AuM, has expanded its relationship with Apex to include fund administration. Blue Collective was previously a tax compliance and planning client of FTS, a tax services provider in which Apex took a majority stake in 2022.
IQ-EQ hires Jersey risk & compliance head
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based service provider, has appointed Jon Stevens as head of risk and compliance for its Jersey business. He was most recently director of policy at the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
EQT gets green light for AET deal
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has received the ministerial approval required to acquire Australian Executor Trustees Limited. The targeted acquisition completion date is 30 November 2022.
Sycamore selects LemonEdge
LemonEdge, a UK-based fintech, has been selected by Sycamore Partners to provide its low-code API. LemonEdge software will help Sycamore to offer more flexibility, real-time investor reporting, and operational efficiencies.
Axiom deploys Accelex
Accelex, the UK-based data acquisition, analytics and reporting solution for private markets investors and asset servicers, has been appointed by Axiom Asia Private Capital to provide its SaaS solution in support of its private equity investment data extraction activities. Axiom Asia currently manages nine private equity funds, with total commitments of over USD7bn.