CACEIS has completed the first of three fund migration waves for CANDRIAM, the French asset manager. This operation took place while all teams were working remotely. The migration involved 26 Luxembourg sub-funds accounting for some EUR10bn in assets. The operation involved a range of services, including depositary, custody, fund administration, transfer agency, fund distribution, securities…
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CSC to open in Dublin
CSC, the privately owned U.S.-based provider of alternative fund administration and corporate services, has been licensed by the Central Bank of Ireland to establish a fund services operation in Ireland. Liam McHugh, managing director of fund services for CSC, will head the Dublin office, with a senior management team including David Barry as head of…
JTC to provide fund services for Ashburton Investments
Ashburton Investments, the C.I.-based asset management business of FirstRand Group, has appointed JTC to administer fund shareholder accounts. JTC will provide fund administration and fund accounting services to Ashburton Investments’ investors in its Jersey-domiciled funds. JTC, which recently moved into the U.S. market with the acquisition of NES Financial, has USD130bn AuA.
MUFG IS hires Fabrice Mas to head PERA in Luxembourg
MUFG Investor Services has appointed Fabrice Mas as head of private equity & real assets in Luxembourg. Mas will be based in MUFG’s Luxembourg office and will report to David Rochford, global head of hedge funds and PERA. Mas joins from TMF Group, where he was head of fund administration and shareholder services.
Aztec Group promotes Matt Horton to group head of PE
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has promoted Matt Horton to group head of private equity. He replaces Alan Ross, who moves to a new role as group head of transformation. Gavin Hayman has assumed Horton’s former position as jurisdictional head of private equity in Guernsey.
Ocorian completes acquisition of Allegro in Luxembourg
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has completed the acquisition of Allegro S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based third-party ManCo and fund administrator. Allegro is licenced to provide ManCo and fund administration services to AIF, RAIF, non-AIF and UCITS funds. It has c. EUR8.7bn AuM, primarily in underlying investment strategies with a PE/RE focus.
Intertrust supports USD1.9bn fund launch for iCON Infrastructure in Guernsey
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of trust, corporate, private wealth, and fund and capital market services, has assisted iCON Infrastructure LLP with the first and final closing of its new USD1.9bn fund, iCON Infrastructure Partners V. iCON is an independent investment group focusing on privately held investments in infrastructure assets in Europe and North America. iCON…
Bill Gourlay joins Carne Group as global head of RM
Carne Group, a Luxembourg-based provider of ManCo and related services, has appointed Bill Gourlay as global head of relationship management. Gourlay was previously a partner at Aon with global responsibility for its investment solutions business. He has also worked at Royal Bank of Canada, SWIFT, Deutsche Bank, State Street and Bankers Trust. Gourlay will be…
Citi appoints Larissa Sototskaya to head Lux custody & fund services
Citi has appointed Larissa Sototskaya as the Head of Luxembourg custody and fund services (CFS). She will report to Pervaiz Panjwani, EMEA head of custody and fund services, and locally to Alberta Brusi, Luxembourg country head. She joined Citi in 2010 and most recently led global client service across the securities services franchise. The post…
EFA to service Espiria funds for East Capital
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by East Capital Group to provide fund administration and related services for the Espiria fund range. Espiria has five sub-funds and uses asset pooling, with >EUR1bn AuM. For more than 10 years, EFA has been providing a range of administration services to East Capital in both Luxembourg and…