Lemanik Asset Management, a third-party management company, has been appointed by Daiwa Asset Management to provide ManCo services for a newly launched range of Luxembourg UCITS funds. RBC was recently appointed as custodian and administrator for the funds.
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IQ-EQ hires in Cayman, Japan
Two appointments at IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator. Hiroki Allen joins the Tokyo office as director, funds for Japan. He was previously at Bloomberg and has also worked at BNY Mellon. Tedrick Green has joined the Cayman Islands business as client director. He was previously at Walkers.
SANNE appoints country heads for Hong Kong & UK
SANNE, the C.I.-based provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has appointed Wendy Cheng as country head for Hong Kong and Chris Warnes as country head for the UK. Both are internal appointments.
Ocorian hires Pamela Valasuo to head Lux/Netherlands sales
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired Pamela Valasuo as head of sales for Luxembourg and the Netherlands. She joins from Intertrust, where she was a business development director in Luxembourg.
FundRock hires Lee Marshall as chief transformation officer
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based administrator and corporate services provider, has appointed Lee Marshall as chief transformation officer and director of group strategic clients, based in the firm’s headquarters in Luxembourg. This is a newly created, group-wide role. He joins from MasonBower where he was COO. He has also worked at KNEIP and J.P. Morgan in Luxembourg.
RBC to service Daiwa AM’s first Lux UCITS fund
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has supported the launch of the first Luxembourg UCITS fund for Daiwa Asset Management, the second largest asset management company in Japan. RBC will provide custody, fund accounting, transfer agency and depositary services.
Opus acquires fund admin unit of Advanced Fund Administration
Opus Fund Services, the U.S.-based independent administrator, has acquired the fund administration unit of Advanced Fund Administration, which has offices in the Cayman Islands and New Jersey. Before this deal, AFA provided multiple lines of business to its hedge fund clients, consisting of legal, advisory and compliance services. AFA’s fund administration clients are now scheduled…
Ocorian hires two for London office
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired two new staff in London. Kristina Rowe joins as head of client services for the UK. She was previously at State Street. Jamie Riley joins from Intertrust as a business development director.
Aztec Group adds four senior managers in Luxembourg
Aztec Group has made four senior appointments in its Luxembourg office. Philippe Detournay has been appointed as director in the private equity business, while Waqas Khan and Gianmaria Lombardo have been appointed as associate directors. Detournay joins from Luxembourg-based Axior, where he was an advisor and non-executive director. Prior to this, he spent 13 years…
Oak hires Gavin Wilkins as head of corporate & fund services
Gavin Wilkins has been appointed as head of corporate and fund services for Oak, based in Jersey. He joins from JTC Group.