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.
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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…
Imperium promotes three to board
Imperium, the C.I.-based fund administrator, has appointed Andy Hatton, Colette Taylor and Charlotte Parr to the Imperium Fund Services Limited board of directors. Colette Taylor is Imperium’s head of fund accounting, whilst Andy Hatton and Charlotte Parr are both client services directors.
Waystone confirms group COO
Nick Wheeler has been confirmed as group COO at Waystone, the European ManCo and fund services provider. He has been interim COO since the board removed its CEO, CFO and COO earlier this year.
JTC to acquire Blackheath
JTC, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services business, has agreed to acquire Blackheath Capital Management LLP, an asset management business based in the UK. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and final regulatory approvals and is expected to close during Q1 2024. Formed in 2010, Blackheath provides bespoke management and regulatory oversight services…
Daron Pearce launches tokenisation platform
Daron Pearce, who spent 20 years at BNY Mellon before founding his own business in 2021, has launched Tokenbridge, a tokenisation platform which is “set to redefine the landscape of wealth and fund management”.
BNPP to integrate HSBC’s hedge fund admin business
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has signed an exclusive agreement to integrate HSBC’s hedge fund administration business. The agreement covers HSBC’s hedge fund administration business, to be transferred to BNP Paribas’ entities in several markets, including Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Ireland, and Luxembourg. The transfer of services from HSBC to BNP Paribas will be offered…
BNY Mellon invests in MENA fintech
Lunate, the Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment management company with >USD50bn AuM, and BNY Mellon are investing in a new company, Alpheya, that will develop a customised wealth management technology platform for wealth and asset managers in the Middle East and North Africa. Based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Alpheya will be funded with…
U.S. Bank partners with Enfusion
U.S. Bank has established a partnership with Enfusion, provider of a cloud-native, SaaS platform for investment managers and asset owners, to provide mutual clients with connectivity to Enfusion’s front-to-back system and middle- and back-office managed services. The platform encompasses portfolio management, order and execution management, accounting and analytics modules, and managed services. The relationship expands…
AirFund gets EUR6m funding boost
Amundi and Indosuez Wealth Management have acquired a stake in AirFund to promote the marketing of private asset funds. AirFund is a digital platform created in 2021 to facilitate the link between management companies and distributors of private markets funds with retail investors It raised EUR6m in a recent funding round jointly led by Amundi…