The DMS Group, a Cayman-based provider of governance, risk and compliance services, has acquired Oligo Swiss Fund Services, a Swiss FINMA-accredited fund services company. Oligo is authorised and regulated to represent foreign funds distributed in Switzerland with a service that includes fund representation, distribution services and arrangements with the paying agent bank. Oligo currently works…
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Northern Trust wins Azimut mandate for DIFC funds
Northern Trust has been appointed by Azimut (DIFC) Limited to provide asset servicing and portfolio reporting for its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) funds in the Middle East. Northern Trust will deliver portfolio reporting and local servicing in the local time zone directly from the United Arab Emirates. Azimut (DIFC) Limited is part of the…
FNZ and State Street to collaborate on wealth manager servicing
FNZ and State Street are collaborating on a new wealth manager servicing venture. FNZ will acquire a majority stake in State Street’s wealth manager services (WMS) business, with State Street retaining a minority interest. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in Q4 2020, are not being disclosed. Upon full implementation, the new…
BP2S automates key asset servicing documentation with NLU and IDP
BNP Paribas Securities Services has automated the processing of key asset servicing documentation, part of the group’s digital transformation programme. The initiative, which took 12 months to implement, aims to enhance back office operational efficiency, increase straight-through processing rates and reduce services turn-around times for clients. Using Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and machine learning, including…
Alter Domus hires State Street’s Paul Woods to head North America
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Paul Woods as regional executive for North America, with a brief to expand the group’s presence in the North American private capital markets. Based in Boston, Paul will report directly to Doug Hart, CEO, and joins the group executive board. Woods joins from…
FAB adds to securities services team in Abu Dhabi
First Abu Dhabi Bank has announced a number of hires for its securities services business. Francis Dassou joined as managing director. He spent 13 years at HSBC, eight in Luxembourg, and latterly in the MENA region as head of securities services, Bahrain, and regional head of global custody and fund services, MENAT. Dassou is responsible…
Mainstream to administer AUD40m emerging markets impact fund
Mainstream, an Australian administrator, has been appointed as administrator and custodian to the AUD40m Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund, a fund of funds sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with Sarona Asset Management as manager and Perpetual as trustee.
SGSS appoints Bryan Fage as head of sales and RM in Lux
SGSS has appointed Bryan Fage as head of sales and client relationship management in Luxembourg. Fage, who joined SGSS Luxembourg’s sales team in 2017, will report locally to Mathieu Maurier, country head for SGSS in Luxembourg, and functionally to Gildas le Treut, global head of coverage.
Fritz Bruinings joins CACEIS in the Netherlands as bus dev mgr
CACEIS has appointed Frits Bruinings as business development manager in the Netherlands. Bruinings previously worked for InAdmin Riskco as a sales manager.
BP2S appoints Denis Bon as head of the Americas
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Dennis Bon as head of the Americas. He will be based in New York and will report to Alessandro Gioffreda, head of territory management. Bon was previously head of depositary and fiduciary services at BP2S, based in Paris. He joined the bank in 2018 from J.P. Morgan’s corporate and…