Northern Trust has expanded its relationship with First Sentier Investors, an Australia-based asset manager with more than USD157bn AuM. Under the terms of the new mandate, Northern Trust will integrate a range of front-to-back solutions for the manager’s public market fund business in Australia, Ireland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Services provided include custody, depositary/trustee…
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Alter Domus opens in Manila
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has opened an office in Manila. The office occupies a full floor with >100 employees, and Alter Domus aims to nearly double its workforce in the city by 2025.
BNY hires in UAE
BNY has appointed Madiha Sattar as managing director and growth ventures partner, in a global role based in the United Arab Emirates. In this newly created role, Sattar joins the leadership team of BNY’s growth ventures business. Sattar joins BNY from Careem, the MENA region’s largest tech exit.
UI efa wins new mandate
UI efa, the Luxembourg-based member of Universal Investment Group, has been appointed to administer Blue Earth Capital’s new open-ended, semi-liquid fund focused on global private credit. Blue Earth Capital is headquartered in Switzerland and has operations in New York, London, and Konstanz.
Universal expands in Ireland
Universal Investment Group, the Europe-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has expanded its services from Universal Investment Ireland to include AIFM services for Irish-domiciled real estate funds. Its first mandate for the newly expanded service is for the ICAV holding Dubin Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, one of the largest retail centres in Ireland.
Equiom hires CRO
Equiom, the C.I. based administrator, has appointed Naveed Shah as chief risk officer. He was previously head of UK & CEEMEA compliance and operational risk at Bank of America.
Waystone appoints Cayman head
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Alaina Danley as Cayman country head. She has been at Waystone for more than 12 years.
Arrow Global appoints SEI
Arrow Global Group Limited, a European alternative asset manager specialising in private credit and real estate, has selected SEI to support its fund administration, loan operations, and investor services for its private credit fund domiciled in Luxembourg.
Waystone hires CPO
Waystone, the Europe-based provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Pervaiz Panjwani as chief product officer. Prior to joining Waystone, Panjwani was at Citi, where he held several global and regional senior roles across product, sales and relationship strategy in asset servicing, including co-global head of fund services, where he…
BNY expands in ADGM
BNY has been granted a category 4 licence by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority for the Abu Dhabi Global Market. This increased offer will include custody and administration of collective investment funds, inter alia.