Month: June 2024

Ogier Global, Ogier‘s corporate and fiduciary services division, has been granted a fund administration licence by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg. Ogier Global will now extend its range of services to include fund administration, corporate and domiciliation services from Luxembourg.

VanEck has launched the first bitcoin ETF to be listed on the ASX in Australia. Gemini Trust Company has been appointed as bitcoin custodian, with Link Market Services Limited as registrar. State Street Australia Limited will act as administrator of the fund and custodian of the fund’s cash assets. This follows the recent launch of…

BNP Paribas has launched an updated version of its NeoLink client platform. The upgrade includes a redesigned user interface, an extended digital portfolio of solutions, embedded fintech services, an API store, and AI. The new modular workspace, featuring widget, tab, and split screen functionalities, facilitates cross-functional navigation controls and operational efficiency. Additionally, a new set…

Universal Investment Group is extending the management team of its German third-party management company (KVG), Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH (UID). UID managing director Mathias Heiss has been appointed CEO of the German platform. Corinna Jaeger and André Jaeger are also added to the management team. All three are internal appointments. The KVG is one of Universal Investment…

JTC, the C.I.-based professional services business, has agreed to acquire FFP, a Cayman-based provider of specialist fiduciary services to fund, trust and corporate clients. Completion is subject to regulatory approvals. Founded in 2012, FFP provides a range of specialist fiduciary, restructuring, trustee, fund administration and corporate services. Post acquisition, JTC will have an enlarged team…

Amundi Technology has selected Confluence’s Revolution as its solution of choice for performance analytics and attribution. Confluence Revolution, a comprehensive and flexible analytics and reporting solution, will be integrated into Amundi’s ALTO platforms to provide multi-asset performance analytics and attribution for clients of the technology arm of Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager. Confluence is a…

Arcmont Asset Management, the Nuveen-controlled European private debt asset management firm, has received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to launch a long-term asset fund (LTAF), with Carne Global Fund Managers (UK) Ltd as the LTAF’s Authorised Corporate Director.

BNY has appointed Leigh-Ann Russell as chief information officer and global head of engineering. She will join the company on September 15, reporting to Robin Vince, president and CEO, and will be a member of the executive committee. Russell joins from bp where she was most recently executive vice president of innovation and engineering. She…

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management, has struck a deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the largest bank in the UAE. FAB has integrated Fenergo’s SaaS CLM solution to accelerate client onboarding and enhance its AML compliance processes.