Cordovan Capital Management, a Northern Ireland-based private equity house, has appointed IQ-EQ to support its first institutional fund. The new fund aims for a total AuM of GBP50m. IQ-EQ is providing fund administration and depositary services, as well as appointed representative and UK AIFM services.
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DBS and SGX launch Digital Exchange
DBS, the Singapore-based bank, is to establish a digital exchange, enabling institutional and accredited investors to tap into a fully integrated tokenisation, trading and custody ecosystem for digital assets. Singapore Exchange (SGX) will take a 10pct stake in the DBS Digital Exchange. The exchange will include: Security Token Offerings – A regulated platform for the…
Northern Trust selected by SGA for MO and FX outsourcing
Northern Trust has been selected by Strategic Global Advisors, LLC, a woman- and employee-owned institutional asset management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California, to provide middle office outsourcing and outsourced foreign exchange dealing through its Complete FX service.
Citi to support SPAC ETF for Tuttle Tactical Management
Citi has expanded its ETF franchise with its support of the first actively managed Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) ETF from Tuttle Tactical Management, which launched the fund on December 16. Citi is providing fund accounting and administration, custody, fund compliance support services, transfer agency and ETF services for the new fund. This mandate expands…
HSBC facilitates first onshore private fund investment in China
HSBC has facilitated the first onshore private fund investment via the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII/RQFII) scheme in mainland China. HSBC is the custodian, providing services including investment scope update filing, payments, and custody for this market-first transaction completed by Baring Asset Management Limited. The fund is the first…
Axxion transfers nine AIFs to CACEIS in Germany
Axxion S.A., a Luxembourg-based management company, has transferred nine of its funds to CACEIS in Germany. These funds are open-ended special AIFs, regulated under German law. CACEIS will provide depository and custody services as well as FX trading, fund execution, and execution & clearing for exchange traded derivatives. Total AuA is c. EUR1bn (USD1.2bn). Axxion…
Ireland passes bill to facilitate private capital growth
Ireland has completed a key financial services bill that has been in the works for over five years and is expected to create 3,000 jobs by 2025 while attracting up to EUR20bn per annum in global private capital. The Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 opens the door for new global private fund market entrants…
SS&C to acquire Millennium Consulting Services
SS&C has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Millennium Consulting Services and Millennium Seminar Services, which provide consulting and training services to insurance companies and insurance regulators. The purchase price for the two entities was not disclosed. The acquisition will add 13 employees across the U.S. The founders of the Millennium companies, Bruce Cromartie…
HF FS hires Monette Windsor from MUFG in Cayman
HF Fund Services, a member of the Equiom Group, has appointed Monette Windsor as director in its Cayman Islands office. HF Fund Services provides independent directors to alternative investment funds and investment management companies. Previously, she was the managing director of MUFG Alternative Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, (formerly UBS Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd).
State Street launches cloud-native data management platform
State Street has launched its Alpha Data Platform, an end-to-end data management and warehouse solution for institutional investment and wealth managers. The platform enables clients to assemble and access investment data spanning internal and third-party services across their investment processes. It provides access to front office data in near real-time, and incorporates data catalog and…