Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, can now support the launch and ongoing administration of open-ended and closed-ended private market funds, including European Long-term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), with liquidity management services. The new capabilities will be supported in part by a partnership with…
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State Street appoints Ireland country head
State Street has appointed Terri Dempsey as country head of Ireland. Dempsey will oversee the delivery of services and strategy for all of State Street’s operations in Ireland and reports to Cuan Coulter, UK country head. Dempsey moves into the role formerly held by Tadhg Young, who recently assumed the position as head of State…
FundBank appoints CEO for Europe
Steve David has been appointed CEO of FundBank (Europe), an independent provider of banking and fund services for the alternatives sector. David spent nearly 20 years with Northern Trust, most recently as CEO of its global services business in Europe. Northern Trust has yet to announce a replacement for David.
SGSS appoints CMS head for Lux
SGSS has appointed France Colas as head of coverage, marketing and solutions in Luxembourg. She joins from Degroof Petercam, and previously spent 14 years at CACEIS. Bryan Fage remains head of coverage for Luxembourg.
BBH names UK CEO
BBH has appointed Sarah O’Donnell, a principal of the firm, as London office head and CEO for BBH in the UK. She will be responsible for the management and oversight of Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services Ltd (BBH ISL), whilst retaining her responsibilities as head of client service in Europe, as well as director of…
Apex to acquire in Lux
Edmond de Rothschild has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Luxembourg-based third-party asset servicing activities to Apex Group. As part of this agreement, Apex will also acquire Edmond de Rothschild’s fund administration, transfer agency and custody activities for its private equity and infrastructure funds. The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory…
MUFG bids for Link
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of MUFG, has agreed to acquire 100pct of the issued shares of Link Administration Holdings Limited, the troubled Australian administrator, for AUD1.2bn (USD800m). Link Group is the largest Australian pension administration company, servicing approximately 41pct (10 million accounts) of Australian private pension members. Earlier this year Link…
Davy goes live with Torstone
Davy Capital Markets, the capital markets firm owned by Bank of Ireland, has gone live on the Torstone post trade platform. Torstone Technology is a UK-based fintech providing a SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing.
Citi supports DFA ETF launch in Oz
Citi has launched its service in Australia to support dual-access, fully transparent ETFs. It has recently supported the launch of three dual-access ETFs on the ASX by Dimensional Fund Advisors, a U.S. manager that has been a Citi client since 2012.
AGI appoints IQ-EQ in France
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by Allianz Global Investors as the ManCo for its EUR256m (USD280m) debt fund, created to finance the French rail company SPL Grand Est Mobilités in the development of railway services across the Grand Est region. IQ-EQ is acting as third-party AIFM for the fonds commun de titrisation (FCT)…