Category: Alts

TMF Group Fund Operations (Ireland) Limited, part of the TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of compliance and business administration services, has received authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to offer fund administration and transfer agency services to alternative funds. The licence comes after the acquisition of Goodbody Fund Management, the AIFM and ManCo division…

Aztec Group, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Scott Kraemer to lead its offering across North America as head of U.S. markets. Aztec entered the U.S. in 2021 with its first office in Philadelphia, where he will be based. Kraemer’s most recent role was as Vistra’s head of alternative investments for the…

ATLAS SP Partners, a provider of structured and asset-backed credit to institutional borrowers and institutional investors, has appointed Citco to provide operational loan and bond accounting as well as administration services for its balance sheet and fund products. Citco has a loans portfolio of >USD200bn across 28,000 loan facilities.

Centralis, the Luxembourg-based provider of alternatives and corporate administration and business solutions, has opened an office in Madrid, Spain. Elena Perez will head the office as general manager. The new office will cater to both the alternatives and corporate financing sectors.

BNY Mellon has deployed its cloud native data platform for the first time in the UAE, after being commissioned by Lunate Capital, the Abu Dhabi-based global alternative investment manager, to provide it with a data operating model. Lunate Capital, which has >USD50bn AuM, recently appointed BNY Mellon as administrator, transfer agent and global custodian for…

Jeremy Kross has joined State Street in the business development team for the asset manager and alternatives space. Based in the U.S., Kross, who was previously at BNY Mellon, reports to Nick Clapham, head of sales & business development for the sector.

Axos Bank, the bank subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc., has partnered with Socium Fund Services, a Suntera Global company specialising in private equity and private credit fund administration, to upgrade Socium’s loan agency offering and overall fund administration services for its private fund clients. This alliance enables Socium to manage all loan file management operations…

6 Monks has become the first AIFM authorised to manage third-party digital assets funds, following recent approval from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This marks the first time professional investors in European jurisdictions have been permitted to invest directly into digital assets through a regulated or semi-regulated AIF. 6 Monks has appointed…

FundBank, the banking fintech specialising in the asset management sector, has appointed Laura Accurso as chief executive officer and general counsel of its Cayman operation, replacing Colm O’Driscoll, who is promoted to a global leadership role. Accurso was previously chief banking officer. Earlier this year FundBank appointed Steve David as CEO of its European operations.