David Giannone, who joined IQ-EQ in New York as business development director earlier this year from RBC, has been promoted to chief commercial officer, Americas.
Category: Alts
Taurus opens in Frankfurt
Taurus SA, the Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure provider, has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany. Leading the new office is Andreas Beller, who brings extensive experience in the financial sector gained at Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank. Taurus recently announced a partnership with Deutsche Bank, allowing the bank to extend digital asset custody services to its…
Zodia launches network solution
Zodia Custody, the digital assets custodian, has launched Interchange Connect, which it claims will make it the most connected custodian for institutional digital asset custody. Interchange Connect is a network of networks across the spectrum of institutional-focused digital asset custody services. Additionally, Zodia has established a collaboration with Copper’s Clearloop Network to provide greater optionality…
Zodia links to Metaco
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital asset custodian, has integrated with Metaco, the Ripple-owned provider of digital asset infrastructure technology, to create a global network for institutions. The integration enables institutions to access Zodia Custody’s bank-grade custody solutions through Metaco.
New product director at LemonEdge
Mike Dickey has joined LemonEdge as product director, based in the UK. He was previously global head of product at Intertrust. LemonEdge is a fintech focused on private markets.
MUFG opens in Malaysia
MUFG Investor Services has opened an operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, providing fund accounting, administration and asset servicing. Puneet Gupta has been appointed head of Malaysia, joining from Kimberly Clark, where he was director of global business services, responsible for the APAC region.
BNPP wins German growth fund mandate
BNP Paribas has been appointed to provide depositary and global custody services for the newly launched Growth Fund Germany, a development of the Future Fund (Investment Fund for Future Technologies) from the German government and KfW Capital. With a final closing amount of c. EUR1bn (USD1bn), the growth fund aims to enhance financing opportunities for…
SDX links to DLT Finance
SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), the crypto service and infrastructure provider owned by SIX Group, has formed an alliance with DLT Finance, a BaFin-licenced trading and brokerage firm, to expand their institutional crypto services. SDX will assume the roles of custodian and staking provider, while DLT Finance’s subsidiary, DLT Securities GmbH, will serve as a fully…
SmartStop selects SS&C for TA
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, a self-storage company, has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency services for all of its sponsored REITs. SS&C will handle account owner recordkeeping, transactional activity, new investor onboarding and distribution. SmartStop is the largest public non-traded self-storage REIT in the U.S., with >USD2.9bn in assets.
RBSI hires new Lux chief
Daniela Klasen-Martin has been named head of RBS International Luxembourg. She will join in February 2024, subject to regulatory approval. She replaces Ian Harcourt, who became RBS International’s country head Luxembourg in 2018. Klasen-Martin was previously CEO of Credit Suisse Fund Management and head of fund platform services. Before that, she worked at private equity…