Apex has expanded its relationship with DSG Consumer Partners, an investor in consumer businesses in India & Southeast Asia. DSG Consumer Partners has recently appointed Apex in Mauritius and Singapore to provide fund solutions for its fourth fund, Singapore-domiciled DSG Consumer Partners VCC. Apex was initially appointed by DSG Consumer Partners in 2019 to provide…
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Stephen Doyle to join NatWest T&DS
Stephen Doyle is joining NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services as head of sales & relationship management for traditional funds. He will report to Mark Crathern, head of NatWest T&DS. Doyle was most recently head of sales for UK & Ireland at BNY Mellon.
CACEIS allies with Taurus
CACEIS has signed an agreement with Taurus, a Swiss company that focuses on the digital assets and blockchain space, to use its platform. CACEIS’ objective is to offer secure custody of digital assets using Taurus-PROTECT, including automated corporate action processing, dividend payments and Smart Contract management, digital asset issuance and tokenisation on blockchain using Taurus-CAPITAL,…
Citi hires new data chief
Citi has hired Joe Bonanno as global head of data, digital and innovation for its securities services business. Bonanno joins from Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently head of analytics and data strategy, architecture, and platforms for its wealth management division. Fiona Horsewill, global head of data and digital, Michael Hlava, global head of…
Northern Trust combines digital and traditional asset services
Northern Trust has established a digital assets and financial markets group, led by Justin Chapman, currently global head of market advocacy, innovation and research. The new group combines the teams responsible for supporting digital asset markets and the traditional network management teams.
Apex to service Octopus funds in Australia
Apex has been appointed by Octopus Investments Australia to provide services to its fund structures focused on renewables investment. Octopus Australia manages >AUD1bn (USD690m) of construction and operational assets. Apex will provide fund administration, investor onboarding, share registry and tax services for new fund structures dedicated to investing in renewable energy in Australia.
Joe Scott joins Ultimus LeverPoint
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, a specialist private fund administrator with >USD150bn AuA, has hired Joe Scott. He will play a strategic, client-facing role as he oversees multiple fund administration teams that service the firm’s client base. Previously, Scott was at UMB Fund Services where he oversaw six accounting teams across various locations while leading…
Confluence appoints chief strategy officer
Confluence, the U.S.-based technology solutions provider for the investment management industry, has appointed Sanjoy Chatterjee as chief strategy officer. Chatterjee is also the managing director of Confluence’s investment insights & research product division and will be responsible for defining the strategic direction of Confluence. Chatterjee joined Confluence with the 2021 acquisition of Investment Metrics, where…
State Street appoints head of APAC global markets
State Street has appointed Henry Quek to head the global markets business for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, he has oversight of FX, securities finance and portfolio solution businesses across the APAC region. Quek joined State Street in 2004.
Universal Investment partners with Accelex
Universal Investment and Accelex have launched an initiative to offer an enhanced range of data services to alternative investors. Accelex, a UK-based provider of data acquisition, analytics and reporting services for alternative investors and asset servicers, will help to deliver comprehensive portfolio analytics for alternative investments, including detailed underlying asset insights.