NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based specialist administrator, has added a new, purpose-built fund administration service to its current lineup of EB-5, 1031 exchange, private equity and opportunity zone offerings. The 1031 Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) administration solution uses NES Financial’s eSTAC administration technology to provide security, transparency, and compliance to DST managers and their clients.
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HSS appoints Ciara O’Sullivan as head of trustee & depositary In Ireland
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Ciara O’Sullivan as head of trustee and fiduciary services in Ireland. She joins from Duff & Phelps, where she spent nine years as a director in the regulatory consulting team, and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman in several roles, including European compliance officer and head of depositary.
BP2S takes stake in AssetMetrix
BNP Paribas Securities Services has taken a stake in the German fintech firm, AssetMetrix. The partnership will enable BPSS to expand its services for private capital clients and investors. By deploying AssetMetrix’s services within its private capital business, BPSS will give its clients access to analytics and reporting tools dedicated to the analysis of private…
StanChart appoints Simon Kellaway as head of greater China SS
Standard Chartered has appointed Simon Kellaway as head of greater China securities services. Kellaway joins from RBC Investor & Treasury Services, where he was COO for global client coverage and operations. He will report to Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of securities services.
HSS wins two new mandates
Two mandates for HSBC Securities Services: HSS has been appointed as custodian and administrator for International Asset Management’s UCITS and AIF ICAV multi manager platforms, domiciled in Ireland. As part of the mandate, HSS will provide custody, trustee, transfer agent, fund administration and other related banking services. Kommunalbanken, a local government funding agency wholly owned…
NES to service InvestNewMexico’s OZ fund
NES Financial has been appointed to provide OZ fund administration services to InvestNewMexico.us (INM), a New Mexico–based partnership focused on affordable and sustainable housing, agriculture, film, technology transfer and emerging media industries. This follows NES’s recent announcement that it is now servicing 50 OZ funds.
Ocorian hires Maurice Okolo to lead west Africa bus dev
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Maurice Okolo as a business development director, operating from Lagos, Nigeria. He will lead business development across west Africa. He joins from Elixir Asset Management.
BNY Mellon hires Jane Mancini as head of Americas asset servicing sales
Jane Mancini has joined BNY Mellon as head of sales for the asset servicing business across the Americas. Based in Boston, she reports to Emily Portney, head of asset servicing for the Americas. She was most recently head of global client solutions at State Street.
Northern Trust partners with BondEvalue in Singapore
Northern Trust and BondEvalue, a Singapore-based fintech firm, have established a partnership to deliver integrated asset servicing and digital solutions for fractional ownership of fixed income bonds. BondEvalue’s regulated platform will facilitate trading of fractionalised investable assets based on wholesale bonds, while Northern Trust will be its exclusive asset servicing provider. This partnership follows the…
Citi hires Joerg Guenther as global head of sec services IT
Citi has appointed Joerg Guenther as global head of securities services & issuer technology. He will take responsibility for the technology teams supporting custody and fund services, direct custody & clearing, securities services data, quality assurance, and issuer technology, reporting directly to Mike Healy, global head of technology for equities & securities services. Prior to…