MUFG Investor Services is expanding its FX service offering with two new senior hires. Hans Jacob Feder has joined as global head of FX services, based in London and reporting to John Sergides, CEO. He was previously at J.P. Morgan Securities, where his most recent role was head of FX services execution. Al Baptiste joined…
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Saluda Grade appoints Socium as administrator for income fund
Socium Fund Services, a U.S.-based administrator focused on private equity, venture capital, real estate, and private debt funds, has been appointed by Saluda Grade, a New York-based advisory firm in the private and alternative lending sector, as fund administrator for the Saluda Grade Income Fund LLC.
Link launches UCITS platform in Lux
Link Group has launched a UCITS platform domiciled in Luxembourg. The platform –Elevation Fund SICAV –should enable investment managers to launch sub-funds in a faster and more cost-effective way. Last year, Link Group launched a similar platform in Ireland. The new umbrella fund will operate its first sub-fund for Stewart Asset Management, LLC, based in…
HSBC to merge markets and securities services
HSBC has become the latest universal bank to merge its markets and securities services businesses. After a period of due diligence, HSS will be combined with global markets to form a new unit, Markets and Securities Services. Allegra Berman and Richard Godfrey, co-heads of HSS, will report to Georges Elhedery, co-head of global banking and…
Intertrust appoints Frank Hattann as global head of sales
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based administrator, has appointed Frank Hattann as global head of sales, reporting to Ian Lynch, Intertrust’s chief commercial officer. He joins from Microsoft, where he was director of digital sales. He is based in Dublin.
Centaur opens first office in Canada
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has opened an office in Waterloo, Ontario, its first in Canada. Specialising in private equity and insurance linked securities, the team of seven is expected to grow to 12 by the end of 2020 with the goal of a further doubling of local jobs within two years. Self Hamac…
Genesis IM takes Northern’s ITS solution for global equities
Northern Trust is to provide its Integrated Trading Solutions service to UK-based Genesis Investment Management for global equity trading. Neil Dacey, head of trading at Genesis, will take up a management role in Northern Trust’s trading team overseeing emerging markets execution. This builds on Northern Trust’s existing fund administration and custody relationship with Genesis for…
Vistra adds FoHFs licence upgrade in Lux
Vistra, the Hong Kong-based administrator, has received approval for its alternative investment fund manager licence upgrade in Luxembourg. Vistra is now authorised to service funds of funds in addition to private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and debt funds.
CapitalatWork outsources ManCo work to Lemanik in Lux
CapitalatWork, a wealth manager owned by Foyer S.A., the largest independent insurance group in Luxembourg, has decided to outsource its ManCo activities to Lemanik. CapitalatWork, which has EUR8bn AuM, migrated the business in December 2019.
EFA to provide admin services for WeInvest’s new RE RAIF
WeInvest Capital Partners, a Luxembourg-based real estate investor, has chosen European Fund Administration as administrator and and transfer agent for its Premium Real Estate Fund SICAV-RAIF S.C.A. Philippe Barthelemy, managing partner in charge of investment at WeInvest Capital Partners, said: “We are extremely pleased with the attention demonstrated by EFA teams involved when structuring and…