Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator with EUR440bn AuA (USD500bn), has appointed Fenergo, a provider of digital solutions for client lifecycle management, to deploy its cloud-native, SaaS solution to transform the client and investor lifecycle. Aztec will implement the solution across its offices in the Channel Islands, Europe and the U.S. to digitise and streamline onboarding…
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Northern Trust supports Castelnau
Northern Trust and Carey Olsen, the specialist offshore law firm, have supported Castelnau Group Limited with its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The Guernsey-domiciled investment company, managed by Phoenix Asset Management, was recently launched on the LSE following a GBP178m (USD245m) IPO. Castelnau is focused on investing in both public and private companies with…
HedgeServ partners with AccessFintech
HedgeServ, the U.S.-based fund administrator with USD450bn AuA, has partnered with Israel-based AccessFintech, the fintech company behind Synergy, the data and workflow collaboration network. HedgeServ will use real-time settlement data to deliver further efficiencies in preventing and resolving settlement fails. The solution combines HedgeServ’s middle and back-office platforms and data with Synergy’s cloud-based data collaboration…
State Street partners with Cassini to enhance optimisation
State Street has added pre-and post-trade optimisation and margin analytics capabilities to its Collateral+ service. In partnership with Cassini Systems, a provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, Collateral+ now offers an integrated, modular approach to optimisation, which addresses collateral efficiency from multiple angles. It Through Cassini’s technology, Collateral+…
Saltgate appoints first chief innovation officer
Saltgate, the C.I.-based fund administrator that has USD100bn AuA, has appointed Nadja Borges as its chief innovation officer, a newly created role. She reports to the group CEO, Simon Riley. Before joining, Borges worked for more than 10 years as a client to Saltgate, first at the private equity firms Akina and Unigestion, then at…
Crestbridge hires new head of UK funds
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based private markets administrator, has appointed Cheryl Bai as director, head of funds UK. She will lead the UK funds team and contribute to the development of Crestbridge’s UK private equity and real estate fund services proposition. She joins from SS&C GlobeOp.
Sanne hires new head of NA hedge
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Adrian Bedoya as director, hedge – North America. He will lead Sanne’s hedge business and grow the product offering across North America. He joins from Virtus by FIS, where he was head of portfolio accounting.
Sanne hires new NA bus dev director
Sanne, the UK-listed administrator, has appointed Darrell Pisarra as director, business development – North America. Prior to joining Sanne he was at SS&C Technologies. Sanne recently lost Marta Ciemiega, a U.S. business development director, who moved to Crestbridge.
Apex gets green light for GIFT City
Apex has become one of the first global fund administrators to receive regulatory approval to operate in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) International Financial Centre. GIFT City is a planned IFSC which is being developed as a global financial and IT services hub, the first of its kind in India. With this latest…
JPMAM appoints JPM for MO
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), which has USD2.6trn AuM, has selected J.P. Morgan’s securities services division, part of the corporate & investment bank, to support a new global operations model using its investment middle office services capabilities. JPMAM is commencing a multi-year initiative to implement this model, which includes the provision of middle office services,…