FundRock, the Apex-owned third-party ManCo and AIFM, has been appointed by Boston Partners to provide ManCo services. The first of a series of planned sub-funds will be launched on the Irish FundRock UCITS Platform I ICAV. Boston Partners is a global value investor with USD79bn AuM across 18 investment strategies.
Year: 2023
Burgiss partners with Bipsync
Burgiss, the fintech specialising in data & analytics for the alternatives sector, has struck a deal with Bipsync, the U.S.-based research management fintech. The collaboration between Burgiss and Bipsync combines the Private i platform with investment screening, due diligence, CRM, document management, and workflow automation from the Bipsync platform to provide a complete end-to-end lifecycle…
IQ-EQ hires bus dev director in HK
IQ-EQ has hired Sigi Fung as business development director for Hong Kong. She joins from a media-related role.
Waystone appoints CCO
Waystone, the Ireland-based ManCo and administrator, has appointed David Morrissey as global chief commercial officer, based in Dublin. This is an internal appointment.
Komainu launches collateral management service
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custody service provider that is backed by, amongst others, Nomura, has launched a collateral management service, Komainu Connect. The offering is live with a selection of clients, enabling leverage of their digital assets in collateralisation trades whilst they remain in secure, regulated custody, segregated and verifiable on chain. Komainu Connect…
UBS executes first intraday repo on DLR
UBS and an Asian bank have executed the first cross-border intraday repo transaction on Broadridge’s blockchain-enabled Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform. The platform provides a utility where market participants can agree, execute, and settle repo transactions, providing flexible settlement cycles based on counterparties’ needs. The DLR Repo platform significantly increases settlement velocity and collateral mobility,…
Altum opens in Cape Town
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has opened an office in Cape Town, South Africa. The office will be led by Sandri Pieters, who was previously at Sanne.
Ocorian promotes Aron Brown
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administration services provider, has appointed Aron Brown as global head of regulatory & compliance. Brown founded, and was managing director of, Newgate Compliance, Ocorian’s compliance consultancy service which it acquired in 2020. In his new role he will report to Frederik van Tuyll, Ocorian’s chairman & CEO.
Swift appoints new chair
The Swift board of directors has elected J.P. Morgan’s Graeme Munro as non-executive chair, and Samantha Emery of Lloyds Banking Group as non-executive deputy chair. The appointments follow the decision of Yawar Shah, chairman for 16 years, to stand down.
Northern Trust upgrades risk analytics services
Northern Trust has enhanced its suite of ex-ante risk analytics services through the release of its new Market Risk Monitor solution. The service provides institutional investor clients with a library of key risk indicators including stress tests, sensitivity shocks and value-at-risk measures, all available via RADAR, Northern Trust’s digital dashboard for investment analytics. It deploys…