Category: Alts

Following its decision to develop its digital asset servicing business with Taurus, CACEIS has created a Digital Assets Factory, which brings together all business lines – custody, investment management services, 3D (digital, data, dissemination), and support functions, product development, compliance, legal and public affairs. A first MVP (minimum viable product) for custody is currently being…

BNP Paribas Securities Services has selected two fintechs – Fireblocks and METACO – to develop its digital asset custody offering and help clients issue, transfer and safekeep regulated digital assets. BP2S has selected Fireblocks as its hot wallet, tokenisation, and connectivity infrastructure layer. As a first step, BP2S will use Fireblocks’ solution in its ongoing…

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has selected Northern Trust as its third-party administrator and depositary to support its future real estate investment management capabilities. Northern Trust will deliver fund accounting, custody services and investment operations support for the real estate capability, alongside depositary services. The new real estate business will see two global indirect property…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has hired Rajindar Singh, who joins the Singapore business as client services director, a newly created position. Before joining IQ-EQ, he was head of business development for Amicorp Fund Services in Singapore. His focus will be on delivering superior service and value to fund and asset manager clients across…

Jackie Rose has joined Cowen Digital as director, institutional sales. working with the PolySign and MG Stover teams to offer the full suite of execution, custody, fund administration and prime brokerage services, including research and cap intro. Rose was previously head of institutional business development at Blockchain.com. Launched in March 2022, Cowen Digital is the…

Ballybunion Capital Limited has appointed Orla Philippon as CEO, following approval from the Central Bank of Ireland. She takes over from Ballybunion founder Patrick O’Sullivan, who will continue as non-executive director for the firm and sit on client boards. Philippon joined Ballybunion in 2018 and has been instrumental in driving the integration project following acquisition…