Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has opened an office in Tokyo, which will be led by Shinobu Miyata. Prior to Langham Hall, Miyata spent seven years as COO of a secondary strategy GP, leading fund formation and management in both Cayman Islands and Japan, as well as secondary transactions including several GP-led secondaries. He also…
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CACEIS offers access to ARTEX
CACEIS now offers broker-dealers, market makers and banks the opportunity to trade on the ARTEX trading venue, with support from CACEIS’ clearing & settlement services. ARTEX is a multilateral trading facility on which shares in world-famous, iconic works of art are traded. The shares in the artworks are tradable and transferable securities just like all…
SS&C opens in GIFT City
SS&C has opened an office in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The International Financial Services Centres Authority has licensed SS&C GlobeOp to provide fund administration and compliance services to alternative investment funds and other funds domiciled in the economic opportunity zone. SS&C has been in India since 2003, and now has 12 offices…
Komainu appoints CFO
Komainu, the Nomura-backed regulated custody provider for the digital assets industry, has appointed Tony Larkin as CFO. He joins from Citi.
Berenberg expands BNPP mandate
Berenberg, one of Europe’s oldest privately owned banks, has appointed BNP Paribas to provide depositary bank, transfer agency, listed derivatives clearing, and OTC derivatives services in Germany and Luxembourg. This new mandate expands Berenberg’s long-term partnership with BNP Paribas, which already includes local clearing, settlement, and custody services across multiple markets. The mandate covers Berenberg’s…
Suntera hires IoM funds head
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Alex Stokoe as head of funds in the Isle of Man. He joins Suntera from Apex.
Aztec appointed by Corten
Aztec Group has been appointed as fund administration provider to Corten Real Estate, a U.S.-based real estate investment manager. Aztec is providing Corten with fund administration, financial reporting and investor relations services from its Philadelphia office. Corten focuses on providing solutions and strategic capital to stakeholders across real estate sectors in the U.S.
HSBC leads fundraising for Marketnode
HSBC has led a Series A investment round for Marketnode, the Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator, alongside contributions from existing shareholder Temasek. The investment will be used to scale Marketnode’s platforms and realise the shareholders’ ambitions to develop a multi-asset ecosystem, starting in Asia-Pacific. Since 2020, HSBC and Marketnode have co-developed a digital market infrastructure…
Archax integrates Fireblocks
Archax, the FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, has expanded its custody service by integrating Fireblocks, the enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations, and is using the Fireblocks Network, a digital asset transfer platform for digital asset transactions and payment workflows. The integration enables Archax to effectively manage its…
Gen II appoints European RA head
Following the completion of its acquisition of Crestbridge, Gen II Fund Services has appointed Alex Le Quesne as head of real assets – Europe. He was head of governance services at Crestbridge.