Imperium, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Creandum, a European venture capital firm, on the launch of its oversubscribed seventh fund.
Year: 2024
Maples hires in Singapore
The Maples Group has appointed Alvin Tay as a vice president. Based in Singapore, he has responsibility for supporting the growth of the fund and fiduciary services businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. He was previously at Bolder Group.
NTRS adds energy to platform
Northern Trust has upgraded its platform to support asset managers who trade spots, forwards, futures and physical contracts in energy and physical commodities. The new energy and physical commodities offering will be available through Omnium, Northern Trust’s middle office and accounting platform.
Archer hires CIO
Archer, the U.S-based provider of services to the asset management industry, has hired Mark Patterson as chief information officer. He was previously CIO at Valo Health.
Apex hires for Botswana
Apex Group has appointed Itumeleng Avril Moremong as head of Botswana. She was previously self-employed.
NDF appoints Northern Trust
The National Development Fund (NDF) has appointed Northern Trust in Saudi Arabia as custodian. Northern Trust will support consolidation of the assets and books and records of all development funds and banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a unified portfolio estimated at more than SAR60bn (USD16bn). The NDF was established to improve the…
Vistra hires CFO
Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, has appointed Andrew Cherry as group chief financial officer. Initially based in Luxembourg before moving to Singapore, he will succeed Hilton Hess, CFO since 2020, who is retiring. Cherry joins from Alter Domus, where he was CFO for five years.
Oak hires from Alter Domus
Oak Group, a C.I.-based provider of private client, funds and corporate services, has hired Stephen Prosser as associate director, funds & corporate, based in Jersey. He was previously at Alter Domus.
State Street signs with Taurus
State Street has signed an agreement with Taurus SA, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset infrastructure, to deliver digital assets capabilities for State Street’s clients. Subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, State Street will leverage Taurus’ custody, tokenisation and node management solutions to automate the issuance and servicing of digital assets, including digital securities…
Komainu to service BUIDL
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset services provider, is to provide custody for BlackRock’s BUIDL Token. The BUIDL Token – BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund – is a tokenised fund created by BlackRock. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, BUIDL offers institutional investors exposure to U.S. dollar yields through tokenisation. By tokenising a U.S. dollar fund,…