4Pines Fund Services, the recently formed U.S. private equity administrator, has appointed Jonathan North as head of product. North joins from Alter Domus, where he was head of private clients for the U.S.
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Brooks Macdonald signs outsourcing deal with SS&C
Brooks Macdonald, a UK wealth manager, has partnered with SS&C for technology and operational services. As part of the arrangement, Brooks Macdonald will consolidate its operations on SS&C technology. By 2021, SS&C will transition Brooks Macdonald’s operations to its technology and deploy its end-to-end wealth technology stack. Solutions include the SS&C Investrack digital service layer…
Apex to support LCP Fund II for Egypt’s Lorax Capital Partners
Apex, the Bermuda-based global fund and corporate services provider, has been appointed by Lorax Capital Partners to provide fund administration and corporate services to LCP Fund II. Lorax is an Egypt-based private equity firm. Lorax has secured commitments from five LPs, totaling USD142m, for the first close of LCP Fund II.
Carlyle to buy majority stake in Calastone
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Calastone, the UK-based funds network, from its current owners, including Octopus Ventures and Accel, for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it is subject to regulatory approval.
Intertrust launches fund governance service, Ironstone Directors
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate, fund, capital market and private wealth services, has launched a new fund governance service, Ironstone Directors, which is focused on offering independent directorship services and governance solutions.
Shirleen Ng joins Burgiss as APAC regional sales director
Shirleen Ng has joined Burgiss, the specialist provider of software to the private capital sector, as APAC regional sales director. She joins from BNY Mellon, where she was most recently APAC regional sales director for data and analytics solutions.
Sudrania launches mutual fund series trust
Sudrania Fund Services, the Chicago-based administrator, has launched a mutual fund series trust, primarily aimed at private assets fund advisors.
Mainstream hires Silva Seferian Jacotine as general counsel & head of risk
Mainstream, the Australian fund administrator which recently announced AuA of AUD210bn (USD150bn), has appointed Silva Seferian Jacotine to the newly created role of general counsel and head of risk. She was previously a partner in the corporate and investment funds group of Travers Thorp Alberga in the Cayman Islands.
Sabrina Li joins TMF to run China & Taiwan fund admin
Sabrina Li has joined TMF Group, the Netherlands-based professional services firm, to lead its fund administration business in China and Taiwan. Li joins from State Street.
HSBC to administer new HK/China cross-listing ETFs
HSBC has been appointed trustee, custodian and fund administrator for the first two ETFs in Hong Kong under the cross-listing scheme between Hong Kong and mainland China. Financial regulators in both markets have authorised Hang Seng Investment Management and CSOP Asset Management to launch Hang Seng Harvest CSI 300 Index ETF and CSOP Yinhua CSI…