Citi has selected METACO to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities. Citi intends to integrate METACO’s bank-grade digital asset custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize, into its existing infrastructure, to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities.
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BGF selects Apex for ESG reporting
Apex has been appointed by BGF, a UK-based growth capital investor, to provide ESG ratings & advisory services for over 230 companies in its portfolio. Apex’s ESG Health Check is designed for minority equity, venture capital or credit investors who do not have a controlling stake in their private company investments but require a high…
SimCorp appoints head of AsPac
SimCorp, the provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has appointed Edward Bee as managing director, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore and reporting to SimCorp’s CEO, Christian Kromann, Bee joins from AllVue, where he was managing director, Asia Pacific. He takes over as from Oliver Johnson who has moved to the company’s head office in Copenhagen…
Northern Trust wins UK investment trust mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide global custody, fund accounting, depositary services and its outsourced trading service, Integrated Trading Solutions, to International Biotechnology Trust and its investment manager, SV Health Managers. Founded in 1994, International Biotechnology Trust is a UK investment trust that is traded on the London Stock Exchange. Its objective is to…
BP2S appoints Shóna Lynch to new U.S. role
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Shóna Lynch as a senior sales director for its alternatives investments business in the U.S. She relocates from the UK.
Sunibel opts for PFS-PAXUS
Sunibel Corporate Services, a Mauritius-based administrator, has selected the PFS-PAXUS fund administration system for its third-party fund administration business operations. Pacific Fund Systems, the provider of PFS-PAXUS, services a client base with more than USD1tn of assets. Sunibel offers fund administration services to alternative funds, including fund accounting, investor services, compliance and tax services. PFS-PAXUS…
Temenos launches contingent NAV solution
Temenos, the Swiss-based provider of fund servicing software, has launched Multifonds Navigator, an NAV oversight and contingency solution for asset managers who outsource their fund accounting operations to third-party administrators. Multifonds Navigator provides an estimated NAV and IBOR valuation that is calculated across asset classes and multiple jurisdictions automatically. This allows asset managers to independently…
Secfi appoints SS&C
Secfi, a U.S.-based employee equity planning and financing platform, has appointed SS&C to provide administration and fund accounting for its fund. In addition, SS&C’s Precision LM and TNR Solution will facilitate access for private company shareholders and employees looking for financing or liquidity for their employee stock options. SS&C will support the financing of pre-IPO…
SDX appoints head of operations
SIX Digital Exchange has appointed Martin Vetsch as head of operations. He will join the SDX executive board. In his role, he will be responsible for client onboarding, client support and SDX’s day-to-day operations. He was previously at VP Bank.
Vistra granted PSD2 licence in the Netherlands
Vistra, a service provider to fund, corporate, capital markets, and private wealth clients, has been granted a European Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) licence by the Dutch Central Bank. This enables Vistra to offer escrow and settlement services globally from its Netherlands office. Vistra has USD395bn AuA.