IQ-EQ has promoted John Legrand to the role of deputy group CEO. He was previously regional CEO, UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies, having joined IQ-EQ in 2020. It has also hired Richard Surrency as group CCO, based in London. He was previously APAC CEO for Aviva Investors. He replaces Emma Crabtree, who has left the…
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TMF acquires in Mexico
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has acquired PLC, a Mexico-based fund administrator providing global entity management and domiciliation services to international fund managers and Mexico pension funds.
Zedra hires group CFO
Zedra, the European administrator, has appointed Tony DeBiase as group CFO. Based in Jersey, C.I., he joins from The Davies Group, where he held the role of group CFO for 12 years.
Northern Trust expands relationship with First Sentier
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing solutions to Igneo Infrastructure Partners as its global private capital administration partner. Igneo manages USD20bn of assets. It is the direct infrastructure investment team of the First Sentier Investors Group, a major Northern Trust client. Northern Trust will deliver solutions servicing Igneo’s funds domiciled in Australia,…
Temenos to sell Multifonds
Temenos, the banking software company, has signed an agreement to sell Multifonds, its fund administration software business, to Montagu Private Equity, a European private equity firm, for a total enterprise value of about USD400m, including an earnout. The Multifonds executive management team will invest alongside Montagu. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and…
Senior BBH exec joins SimCorp
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse, has appointed Keith Haberlin as global head of business services, sales. Based in Boston, Haberlin joins from BBH, where he was co-head of Infomediary Data Solutions.
CIBCM reaches AuA milestone
CIBC Mellon has surpassed CAD3trn (USD2.1trn) in AuA. The last reported AuA number for RBC Investor Services, its main competitor in Canada, was CAD2.6trn.
IQ-EQ acquires Agama
IQ-EQ has acquired Agama Group, an independent regulatory compliance firm based in France and Luxembourg. Agama provides regulatory compliance, internal control and operations support to asset managers and funds across private equity, real estate and other asset classes. The firm is made up of four business units, with >50 employees across Paris and Luxembourg.
IDR hires from BNY
IDR, a private markets investor onboarding platform, has hired Kevin Skorzewski as senior commercial development director, based in New York. He joins IDR from BNY where he led the bank’s alternative asset managers business development team for the Americas.
Waystone opens in Paris
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has opened its first Paris office, hiring Amin Zeghlache to lead the operation alongside Denis Harty, head of Continental Europe.