Aztec Group has appointed Charlotte Light as chief technology officer. She joins after four years at Channel 4, a UK broadcaster, where she was chief information officer. She will be based in the UK.
Category: Offshore
Apex-owned EAM reaches USD1bn AuM
Emerging Asset Management Ltd., the Apex-owned provider of turnkey solutions for fund launches, has reached the milestone of USD1bn AuM. EAM’s clients include new and established, small to medium sized fund managers looking to start or launch new alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity, property, and commodities funds. EAM serves both onshore U.S.…
Aztec supports launch and admin of Oquendo’s senior debt fund
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has supported Oquendo Capital, a Madrid-based private debt specialist, with the final close of Oquendo Senior Debt Fund. Aztec will provide administration, depositary, reporting and investor services to the fund from its office in Luxembourg, in addition to servicing four other Oquendo funds.
IQ-EQ launches global private debt & credit desk
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has launched a global private debt & credit desk to support managers and investors with increasingly complex debt strategies and offer clients a dedicated team of expertise across the full debt and credit spectrum. The new desk is complemented by a global structured finance and securitisation team that services asset-backed and…
HSBC promotes Tony McDonnell to head alts investments
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Tony McDonnell as global head of alternative investments. For the last seven years, McDonnell has been the country head for securities services in Ireland and, since 2019, has had the additional responsibility of establishing private assets as a product across securities services. He will now focus solely on development of…
BlueOrchard moves JAWEF to EFA
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, an impact investment manager, to take over the administration of the Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund (JAWEF). The migration of the fund has been completed. BlueOrchard’s JAWEF was launched in 2016 as the first fund of its kind investing through financial institutions in female…
TriVista expands relationship with Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Japan-based manager, TriVista Capital Inc., to provide global custody services and manage securities lending for its two Cayman-domiciled funds.
Crestbridge hires Andrea Lennon to head new funds business in Ireland
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration services, has opened an office in Ireland and has hired Andrea Lennon as head of funds, Ireland. Lennon joins from FundRock. Crestbridge is already authorised to provide corporate services in Ireland and aims to provide fund administration services shortly, subject to regulatory approval from…
Ocorian acquires Guernsey-based Platinum Compliance
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has acquired Platinum Compliance, a Guernsey-based compliance consultancy.
Northern Trust to service new Osmosis CCF in Ireland
Northern Trust has been selected by Osmosis Investment Management, a UK-based manager, to provide fund administration, global custody and depositary services for the Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity (ex-fossil fuels) Fund in a UCITS common contractual fund (CCF). The Osmosis UCITS CCF is supported by Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, which serves as its Irish-regulated…