Category: Offshore

CSC, a U.S.-based provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, has expanded its operations in Luxembourg by securing new fund administration and depositary licences and adding two executives to help lead its growth in the market. Pierre Mifsud joins from Edmond de Rothschild as managing director for depositary services for CSC Global Financial…

JTC, the C.I.-based professional services business, has agreed to buy Ballybunion Capital Limited, an asset manager based in Dublin and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Founded in 2009, Ballybunion Capital provides management and regulatory oversight services to investment funds and offers ManCo services as an AIFM as well as governance oversight, portfolio management…

Gen II Fund Services, the specialist private assets administrator which has USD600bn AuA, has appointed Duncan Christie as head of operations and client services and a member of the executive committee in Luxembourg. He joins from IFDS in Luxembourg, where he was COO, responsible for operations, client service, business transformation, and research & development.

Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has been chosen as fund administrator for what is thought to be the first fund established in the Ivory Coast – ACMC. The fund is dedicated to the tourism and real estate sector in West Africa and is looking to capitalise on strong demand for tourism-related real estate and high-level residential…

Suntera Global, the Isle of Man-based administrator, has made its second Luxembourg acquisition of the year. Following the acquisition of Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), Suntera has now signed an agreement to acquire NeoTrust Fiduciary Luxembourg SARL, a fund and corporate services firm. With a team of 14 in Luxembourg, NeoTrust provides services to private…

EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator with EUR140bn (USD166bn) AuA, has selected NeoXam’s Impress Regulatory Edition for regulatory reporting. The platform will be hosted by NeoXam as a Service. This decision expands the long-standing relationship between EFA and NeoXam, initiated with the adoption of the back-office investment accounting tool, NeoXam GP.

The Food Securities Fund, which provides working capital loans to sustainable agriculture companies in emerging and developing markets, has appointed Citi as the fund’s central administration agent and depository. Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, will provide AIFM ManCo services from Luxembourg. The Food Securities Fund has been developed by Clarmondial, a Switzerland-based investment firm.