Month: July 2023

Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private capital fund administrator with USD900bn AuA, has move to a new Denver office. Gen II plans a significant expansion of its workforce in the Denver area. The new office will be the site of Gen II’s global training centre of excellence.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, the U.S.-based fintech provider, has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International, based in London. Sleightholme joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its asset management solutions business. He previously spent five years at SS&C Technologies where he was CEO and general manager of its DST Systems business. Prior to SS&C,…

Sidra Capital has expanded its relationship with Apex, which will now provide fund administration, directorship and corporate secretarial solutions. Saudi-based Sidra Capital is a Shari’ah compliant asset manager, licensed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority, that focuses on income generating real estate and private finance strategies. Sidra has partnered with Apex as its preferred service…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has appointed Bertrand d’Anselme as the new CEO of IQ-EQ France. He joins from BNP Paribas, where he was most recently head of listed and OTC derivatives clearing services, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

Gen II Fund Services, a U.S.-based independent private capital fund administrator, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the private capital administration business of Crestbridge, a UK-based provider. The transaction is expected to close following customary regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Crestbridge Family Office Services, which is not part of this…

MUFG Investor Services, which has USD770bn AuA, plans to expand its banking solutions to address client demand for payment and cash management services. To support this strategy, Adil Rehman has been appointed managing director, global head of payments and liquidity. Rehman was most recently international head of transaction banking at Goldman Sachs.

Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes: A joint research project on custody in the age…