Apex has appointed Olivier Portenseigne as global head of transfer agency products. Based in Luxembourg, he will lead Apex’s global transfer agency product strategy and innovation agenda. He joins from FundsDLT, Clearstream’s blockchain-based fund distribution and transfer agency platform, where he was CEO.
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Suntera appoints Singapore fund services head
Suntera, the C.I.-based provider of funds, corporate, and private wealth services, has appointed Kelvin Sng as head of fund services in Singapore.
EQT to acquire RE provider
In Australia, EQT Holdings Limited has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire, for nominal consideration, all of the issued shares in Platinum Investment Management Limited (PIML) from Platinum Asset Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of L1 Group Limited. PIML is the responsible entity (trustee) for a range of listed and unlisted managed investment…
Apex supports platform launch
Apex has supported BlueDot, the Switzerland-based asset manager, with the launch of its investment platform, providing ManCo, fund administration and custody services.
BNPP wins new mandate
BNP Paribas has been awarded a mandate from Bpifrance to provide a range of securities services for its Bpifrance Défense S.L.P. fund, labelled ELTIF II and accessible to retail investors. Bpifrance is the French public investment bank dedicated to financing and supporting business development. BNP Paribas has been selected by Bpifrance Investissement to support this…
State Street launches onchain liquidity fund
NAV Fund Services has been selected as fund administrator for the State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund (SWEEP), a tokenised private liquidity fund launched in May by State Street Investment Management and Galaxy. SWEEP includes Anchorage as digital custodian for stablecoin investments, Galaxy providing tokenisation technology and digital infrastructure, Chainlink providing onchain NAV publication…
SEI links to ICE
SEI has agreed with the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) to leverage ICE ETF Hub, an open architecture platform designed to bring efficiencies to the primary market workflow for ETPs.
BNY expands digital asset coverage
BNY has expanded its digital asset custody platform for select institutions in the European Union under the MiCA framework. The expansion follows the addition of The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, BNY’s European banking entity, to ESMA’s MiCA register in July 2026.
CACEIS and Rothschild expand relationship
CACEIS and Edmond de Rothschild have expanded their relationship in Luxembourg. Under the new agreement, CACEIS will acquire the entirety of Edmond de Rothschild’s third-party asset servicing business in Luxembourg and asset servicing activities for Edmond de Rothschild’s private equity and infrastructure funds. Since 2013, CACEIS has been provided a range of accounting, custody and…
Pirum hires Sanner
Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on securities finance, has hired Stephan Sanner as a senior sales executive, based in London. He joins from DXB Pump & Power, and has also worked at EquiLend, TMX Group, and NYSE Euronext/SecFinex.