Category: Alts

Nexo, a UK-based regulated platform for digital assets, is collaborating with Fidelity Digital Assets, the institutionally focused execution and custody services platform provider, to improve institutional access to digital assets by offering best-in-class custodial and lending services, including the launch of institutional-focused products. Nexo, a provider of cryptocurrency-collateralised credit, with Fidelity Digital Assets as custodian…

Banque de France (BdF), Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub have completed Project Jura, an experiment in cross-border wholesale CBDC, in collaboration with Accenture, Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SIX Digital Exchange and UBS. Project Jura explored cross-border settlement of tokenised assets in wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) on…

SimCorp, the U.S.-based provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has entered into a partnership with Domos FS to deliver a front-to-back-office investment management offering covering both public and private markets for asset managers, asset owners and service providers. SimCorp has taken an initial minority stake in Domos FS.

CSC, the U.S.-based provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, has secured additional depositary licences from the Netherlands Authority Financial Markets (AFM). After being one of the first non-bank providers to receive a depositary license for real estate and infrastructure funds, CSC has now extended its licence to include UCITS funds. In addition,…

STP Investment Services, a U.S.-based, end-to-end investment operations service provider with >USD340bn AuA, has acquired Tower Fund Services, a U.S.-based fund administrator providing an outsourced solution for alternative investment managers and family offices. Tower offers fund administration to private equity funds, cryptocurrency funds, hedge funds, venture capital, fund of funds, real estate, and direct lending…

Clearstream Australia Ltd has been appointed by J.P. Morgan as its sub-custodian for unlisted managed funds and hedge funds in Australia and New Zealand. After J.P. Morgan withdrew from the sub-custody business in Australia and New Zealand in 2020, Clearstream appointed BNP Paribas as its local provider. Clearstream entered the Australian market in 2019 after…