U.S. Bank has appointed Laura Cote as head of Global Fund Services (GFS) product. Cote has been with U.S. Bank for three years and was most recently a senior product manager for custody within the chief product office organisation. She previously spent 16 years at BBH, where she held operations and relationship management roles, as…
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Pirum extends Euroclear linkages
Pirum, the fintech for securities finance and collateral management, has extended its CollateralConnect service integration with Euroclear’s triparty collateral management platform to support mutual clients’ collateral optimisation needs. The extended connectivity between Pirum and Euroclear allows mutual clients to direct collateral allocations to Euroclear’s triparty collateral management environment. To determine their optimal collateral allocation, mutual…
Apex expands with Flow
Apex has expanded its strategic partnership with Flow with the launch of Apex Ventures. Flow is a provider of private market infrastructure for investment managers. Apex Ventures is a specialist offering for VC managers and provides a unified, streamlined experience throughout the entire investment lifecycle of a VC fund.
Ocorian partners with Bartsch
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has formed a collaboration with Bartsch, a German tax and corporate services provider. Ocorian’s real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and corporate clients will now benefit from Bartsch’s expertise in tax and accounting services tailored for institutional investors, asset managers, and family offices.
Citco opens in Japan
Citco, the asset servicer to the alternative investment sector, has launched Citco Japan Co KK. Citco has >USD2trn AuA and offers a suite of middle-office and back-office services to alternative investment companies. Citco Japan Co KK will operate as Citco’s local operational headquarters in the region. The team will offer fund accounting, fund operations and…
Apex takes stake in Capcade
Apex has partnered with Capcade, a fintech in the private markets sector, which aims to redefine client engagement in financial services. This alliance is coupled with Apex taking an equity investment in Capcade.
Allvue launches platform for administrators
Allvue Systems, a U.S.-based provider of technology solutions for alternative asset managers and administrators, has launched Fund Administration Essentials, a suite of technology solutions purpose-built for emerging fund administrators to enhance operational efficiency and optimise the investor experience. The solution is tailored for emerging fund administrators to provide support for GPs and their investors. Fund…
IQ-EQ gets DIFC fund services licence
IQ-EQ has been granted a licence to offer fund administration services in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This follows the opening of IQ-EQ’s office in the DIFC in 2023, and the granting of its licence to offer corporate services. The fund service licence will allow IQ-EQ to offer its full suite of investor services…
FundGuard launches implementation training
FundGuard, the provider of a cloud-native, AI-powered multi-asset and multi-book investment accounting platform, has launched an implementation partner training program. Meradia, an operations and technology consultant for the investment management industry, is the first client.
J.P. Morgan adds private markets data to Fusion
J.P. Morgan has launched Private Markets Data Solutions for institutional investors, available through Fusion by J.P. Morgan. This is a data management solution for private assets that enables investors, both GPs and LPs, to analyse and gain transparency into their complete portfolio across public and private holdings. Fusion has incorporated data from Aumni, J.P. Morgan’s…