1fs Wealth, a UK-based global wealth intelligence provider, has established a strategic partnership with Apex. 1fs Wealth’s AI-driven platform enables wealth owners to consolidate their assets, control risk, manage ownership and derive insights around their portfolio. Through the partnership, Apex clients will have access to 1fs Wealth’s digital infrastructure, which has the potential to help…

Taskize, the Euroclear-owned fintech, has appointed Diederik Geeraerts as CEO. He was most recently, global head of client service within Euroclear Bank and deputy branch manager of Euroclear’s Poland branch office. James Pike, currently Taskize’s interim CEO, will assume the role of chief revenue and business strategy officer. He replaced Philip Slavin, who decided to…

Arcesium, a provider of investment lifecycle and data management technology for the global investment industry, has launched a Regulatory Reporting solution that aims to reduce the resources required to manage regulatory compliance. The tool allows investment managers to remain compliant with evolving global reporting frameworks, using a trusted, single source of data pulled from within…

Gen II Fund Services an independent private capital fund administrator, has relocated its Southampton, UK office. Gen II’s Southampton team has moved to new premises with capacity for up to 300 staff. The office is a centre of excellence for fund administration technology and processes. The Southampton office came as part of Gen II’s acquisition…

U.S. Bank has appointed Laura Cote as head of Global Fund Services (GFS) product. Cote has been with U.S. Bank for three years and was most recently a senior product manager for custody within the chief product office organisation. She previously spent 16 years at BBH, where she held operations and relationship management roles, as…

Pirum, the fintech for securities finance and collateral management, has extended its CollateralConnect service integration with Euroclear’s triparty collateral management platform to support mutual clients’ collateral optimisation needs. The extended connectivity between Pirum and Euroclear allows mutual clients to direct collateral allocations to Euroclear’s triparty collateral management environment. To determine their optimal collateral allocation, mutual…

Apex has expanded its strategic partnership with Flow with the launch of Apex Ventures. Flow is a provider of private market infrastructure for investment managers. Apex Ventures is a specialist offering for VC managers and provides a unified, streamlined experience throughout the entire investment lifecycle of a VC fund.

Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has formed a collaboration with Bartsch, a German tax and corporate services provider. Ocorian’s real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and corporate clients will now benefit from Bartsch’s expertise in tax and accounting services tailored for institutional investors, asset managers, and family offices.