IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based financial services provider, has been appointed to provide fund services to Multiplicity Partners’ new Jersey expert fund, LTO Fund III LP. Multiplicity is an investment boutique specialising in providing liquidity to holders of private market funds and distressed assets. From its Jersey office, IQ-EQ will provide administration, regulatory, compliance, accounting, directorship, registered…
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TMF hires Paul de Lange as head of fund services in the Netherlands
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based professional services firm, has appointed Paul de Lange as head of fund services in the Netherlands. He will report to Ron Arendsen, head of the Dutch market, and to Andrew O’Shea, global head of fund services. He was previously a director of the real estate unit at Intertrust.
State Street upgrades Fund Connect client interface
State Street has marked the twentieth anniversary of its Fund Connect platform with a new user interface, featuring the addition of a widget enabled customisable dashboard. Fund Connect is a global trading, analytics and cash management tool with access to more than 400 money market funds.
Crestbridge adds Shaun Davies to its client ops team
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Shaun Davies as a director in its client operations team, based in Jersey. He was previously at Intertrust.
LendInvest selects SS&C GlobeOp for fund admin
LendInvest, a UK platform for property finance, has selected SS&C GlobeOp to provide fund administration services for its existing open-ended fund. As well as fund administration and accounting services, SS&C will provide its e-Investor transaction processing platform, corporate secretarial and Automatic Exchange of Information Agreements (AEOIs).
IQ-EQ appoints Abdoulie Jallow as Philippines MD
IQ-EQ has appointed Abdoulie Jallow as managing director for the Philippines. He will relocate from IQ-EQ Luxembourg to take on his new role, where he will oversee expansion of the Manila office. Previously, Jallow was country delivery director, corporate services, responsible for the Luxembourg corporate services offering.
Bloomberg links BSKT with Brown Brothers Harriman
Bloomberg has established a new streamlined workflow between BSKT, its primary market solution for ETFs, and Brown Brothers Harriman. It claims to be the first real-time solution that provides authorized participants with a single interface for ETF order taking and negotiating ETF baskets. BSKT is a primary market solution for negotiation, ticketing and routing ETF…
Apex to acquire Banco Modal’s alternatives business in Brazil
Apex has agreed to acquire Banco Modal’s alternative fund administration business in Brazil (MAF). MAF will add 75 employees to the group, increasing its overall Americas headcount to over 400 people, while broadening its existing presence in LatAm through offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, complementing its Uruguay office, established in 2013. The…
Steve Payne joins PA as a partner in Sweden
PA Consulting has appointed Steve Payne as a new partner within financial services in Sweden. Payne was most recently partner at Deloitte with responsibility for the financial markets in the Nordic countries, and before that a business development manager at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Ultimus supports Shelton’s consolidation of ICON funds
Ultimus Fund Solutions provided operational support to a fund sponsor client, Shelton Capital Management, as it restructured another mutual fund family. Earlier this year, Shelton announced a transaction with ICON Advisers after which Ultimus facilitated the consolidation of the funds and conversion from another service provider. Post conversion, Ultimus will provide fund accounting and transfer…