Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed James Harris as its chief commercial officer. He joins from CCData.
Category: Alts
ULTUMUS onboards VanEck
COSMOS, the create/redeem platform from ETF fintech and data provider, ULTUMUS, has onboarded VanEck, the U.S.-based ETF provider. VanEck is adopting the ULTUMUS COSMOS platform for managing create/redeem orders for its crypto products.
JTC adds two PE/RE managers
JTC, the C.I.-based professional services firm, has added two managers to its funds team in Jersey. Will Turner and Ben Durbano specialise in real estate and private equity respectively and join Ashley Vardon, senior director – fund services, who was appointed earlier this year. Turner was previously at Crestbridge, whilst Durbano joins from Sanne.
IQ-EQ wins UK REIT mandate
Urban Logistics REIT plc has appointed IQ-EQ to provide regulatory and compliance services in the UK. Urban Logistics REIT plc invests in properties across the UK.
IDR hires tax director
IDR, the onboarding specialist for private markets, has appointed Robin Silverthorne as tax services director. He joins from NatWest. IDR provides a tax solution with a universally compliant single access token. Investors authenticate once through one platform.
AccessFintech appoints president & COO
AccessFintech, the provider of real time data and insights across financial markets, has appointed Gayatri Raman as president and COO, and a member of the AccessFintech board. In this role, Raman will report to co-founder and CEO Roy Saadon. She joins from Clearwater Analytics, where she was president of Europe and Asia.
Citi to support BBX
Citi has become the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange using distributed ledger technology. BBX was launched in 2020 to simplify bond investing by allowing investors to track and trade bonds electronically. The partnership enables Citi’s clients that meet certain criteria to become BBX participants and…
Citi gains FMDB approval in China
Citi China has received approval from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) and International Energy Exchange (INE) to act as a futures margin depository bank (FMDB) for its QFI clients to trade commodity futures on the SHFE and INE. Citi says it is the first American bank to receive this approval.
SGSS chosen by Altarea
Société Générale Securities Services has been selected by Altarea Investment Managers as provider of trustee and recordkeeping services for its first retail fund (Société Civile de Placement Immobilier – SCPI). SGSS will also provide a bank guarantee specific to the SCPI as required by the regulator. Established in 2022 by Altarea Group and approved by…
New CEO for Waystone
Sanjiv Sawhney has been appointed global CEO of Waystone. He joins from Citi, where he has led global and regional investor services teams for the last 15 years, most recently as global head of client coverage, securities services. Earlier this year, Waystone abruptly parted company with Derek Delaney, CEO, Paul Cahill, COO, and Glen Magee,…