Boothbay Fund Management, a multi-strategy alternative investment advisor, has selected SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator. Boothbay’s multi-manager platform has >USD2.5bn AuM across >140 separately managed accounts.
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Aztec hires head of product
Aztec Group has appointed Sam Metland as its new head of product and propositions. He joins from Citco, where he held roles including head of private equity product and, most recently, head of solutions engineering. Prior to this, he held senior product and strategy roles at J.P. Morgan and Brown Brothers Harriman.
NTRS to support Brandes Australia fund
Northern Trust has expanded its relationship with Brandes Investment Partners (Asia) Pte Ltd, part of the Brandes group of companies that includes Brandes Investment Partners L.P, to support the launch of the Brandes Global Value Fund in Australia, providing global custody and fund administration. Brandes, a California-based investment advisory firm, has been a Northern Trust…
Pirum appoints chairman
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has appointed Richard Bentley as non-executive director and chairman of the Pirum board of directors. His most recent roles include chief product and engineering officer at Adenza (formerly Calypso and AxiomSL, now part of Nasdaq Inc). This follows the recent appointment of Ben Challice…
Waystone to support Bellevue ETF
Bellevue Asset Management has launched the Bellevue Healthcare ETF, an actively managed UCITS ETF focused on global healthcare equities. Bellevue will use Waystone’s white label ETF platform, which offers end-to-end support for the fund, from set- up to distribution.
Symmetry selects SEI for ETF launch
Symmetry Partners has selected SEI’s Advisors’ Inner Circle fund platform to launch its first ETF, the Symmetry Panoramic Sector Momentum ETF. Since 2018, SEI has been servicing eight of Symmetry’s mutual funds.
Northern Trust hires Jess Donohue
Northern Trust has hired Jessica Donohue as head of product management for asset servicing. Based in Boston, she reports directly to Teresa Parker, asset servicing president. Before taking a break from the industry, Donohue was at State Street, latterly as global head of the asset owner segment.
Waystone adds to real assets team
Waystone, the European provider of fund administration services, has made two senior hires for its real assets business. Jamie Dean has joined as managing director – business development, UK, and Clive Short joins as managing director – business development, Luxembourg.
CIBC Mellon appoints CIO
CIBC Mellon has appointed Alastair Angus as chief information officer. In this role, he will lead the company’s technology, data, and AI strategies. Prior to joining CIBC Mellon, he held leadership positions at Canada Pension Plan Investments, where he directed the firm’s technology delivery in support of its growth toward CAD1trn AuM.
Ultimus hires senior management duo
Ultimus Fund Solutions has hired John Lehner as president, Ultimus Public Fund Solutions, and Jay Martin as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions, Jim Cass will transition to vice chairman of Ultimus, having previously served as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions. All three roles report to CEO Gary Tenkman. Martin was most recently president, investment services,…