BNP Paribas Securities Services has established a partnership with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts. The new apps will provide market participants in Asia Pacific with real-time access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX)’s anticipated DLT-based trading and settlement platforms.…
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SS&C to provide TA for Conbrio Fund Partners
Conbrio Fund Partners has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency for its GBP1.5bn fund range. Conbrio, formerly known as Castlefield Fund Partners, is the Authorized Corporate Director (ACD) for the CFP Sanford DeLand and the CFP Castlefield fund ranges. SS&C will be providing full-service support to Conbrio’s clients, including distributor and institutional client services.
Mark Friend joins Cooper Wood
Mark Friend, the former COO of Premier Asset Management, has become an independent senior associate of the recently launched UK consultancy partnership, Cooper Wood & Associates.
Milestone hires Marian Azer to head Asia Pacific
Milestone Group, the fund industry fintech firm, has hired Marian Azer as managing director for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Reporting to London-based CEO Paul Roberts, Azer will have overall responsibility for market engagement, client success and go-to-market strategy across APAC, with particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Most recently, she was…
Crestbridge hires Aaron Bird for business PE development role
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Aaron Bird as associate director of business development. Based in Jersey, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Bird was previously an independent consultant.
Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.
Intertrust expands Australian operations
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions, has expanded its Australian operation to include regulated trustee, custody and escrow services. For the past eight years, Intertrust has provided a range of corporate and fund administration services in Australia including company secretarial, board support, accounting and reporting, payroll and KYC/AML services.
State Street makes board appointments in Saudi Arabia
State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of State Street, has appointed Haifa Al Khaifi as chairperson of the board, and Rasha Saleh to the board of directors. Al Khaifi serves as the chief financial officer of Oman’s leading oil and gas exploration and production company, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). Saleh was most recently…
Mainstream launches PE services in AsPac with KDB as first client
Mainstream Fund Services, an Australian administrator, has launched its private equity solution in Asia-Pacific. Mainstream has signed Korea Development Bank Asia Limited as its first client in the region, administering KDBA’s Cayman fund in Hong Kong.
Carne Group appoints John Herlihy as non-executive chairman
Carne Group, the Ireland-based fund services provider, has appointed John Herlihy as non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Herlihy has previously held roles at Google, First Data, Oracle and Adobe.