EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been selected by FemuQui Ventures, a Corsica-based manager, for the administration and accounting of its new fund, FIP Corse Suminà n°5. The investment policy of the fund is to achieve long-term capital gains on a diversified portfolio of investments consisting in particular of unlisted SMEs operating mainly in Corsica.
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PolySign to acquire MG Stover
PolySign Inc., the U.S.-based digital assets fintech, has agreed to acquire MG Stover, a U.S.-based alternatives administrator with >USD40bn in digital assets under administration, believed to the world’s largest. The acquisition will enable PolySign “to deliver a comprehensive, vertically integrated custody, trading and administration offering to institutional investors for cryptocurrency and digital assets”. PolySign expects…
Securrency secures FSP for ADGM
Securrency Capital, a broker-dealer based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has secured a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to deal in investments as a matched principal and provide custody for those investments. The license enables Securrency Capital to provide trading of digital assets to a variety of…
SG supports Generali digital bond purchase
Generali Investments – through Generali Insurance Asset Management, on behalf of the French company Generali IARD – has purchased, on the secondary market, security tokens of the digitally native bond issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2021 (with Société Générale as Joint lead manager). The transaction was performed over the blockchain infrastructure of…
Aon and BNY Mellon collaborate on ESG
Aon and BNY Mellon have signed a multi-faceted data and digital collaboration focusing on supporting the ESG needs of clients globally, leveraging both firms’ collective ESG data and analytics capabilities and data sets. In addition, Aon and BNY Mellon will work to further enhance solutions in the areas of digital assets and data and analytics.…
EFA owners agree to sell
Universal Investment Group and the shareholders of European Fund Administration (EFA) – Banque de Luxembourg, Banque et Caisse d’Épargne de l’État, Oddo BHF, Quintet Private Bank (Europe) S.A. –have entered into an agreement for the acquisition of EFA by Universal Investment Group. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance by CSSF and is expected to…
BNY Mellon adds ETF servicing capabilities
BNY Mellon has launched its ETF Intelligent Basket Builder and ETF Asset Flow Analytics Dashboard, its latest services to support the growth and digitisation of the ETF operating model. BNY Mellon now services >USD1.25trn in ETF assets, The ETF Intelligent Basket Builder, part of BNY Mellon’s ETF Center and available on its NEXEN portal, provides…
R Cubed selects Ultimus
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, middle office, and investor solutions, has been appointed by R Cubed Global Capital, LLC to help launch a global ETF, (GDVD). R Cubed Global Capital focuses on seeking a balance between performance and volatility. Ultimus claims to be the third largest named ETF administrator in…
IQ-EQ appoints new Lux CCO
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services group, has named Bram Eijsbouts as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) for Luxembourg. Having joined IQ-EQ in 2020, he has been promoted from his previous role as head of business development for Luxembourg.
SG signs with Saphyre
Saphyre, the U.S.-based fintech company focused on pre-trade setups and post-trade issues, has signed up Société Générale’s global markets division for new fund onboarding and maintenance. SG has been collaborating with Saphyre on STP of account setups to speed the time to market in order to provide immediate liquidity as well as seamless post-trade allocations…