CACEIS and its sister company, Amundi, have launched a front-to-back solution for asset managers and owners, offering a portfolio management platform (ALTO), dealing services, middle office, custody and fund accounting.
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Ocorian appoints Alan Booth as global head of cap mkts
Ocorian, a C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Alan Booth as global head of capital markets. Booth joined Ocorian in 2017 and is currently head of its UK offices, a post he will retain. Ocorian’s capital markets business line includes the provision of SPV administration, debt, CLO, escrow, captive insurance/ILS, maritime and aviation services.
Aztec Group hires Katie Thorpe as CFO
Aztec Group has appointed Katie Thorpe as chief financial officer. She will lead the finance, compliance, legal and risk teams. Based in the UK, Thorpe will sit on the Aztec group executive committee and group board. She joins from UK-based investment trust, the Law Debenture Corporation plc, where she was an executive director and CFO.
HSBC launches sec lending solution for TTFs
HSBC has launched new custody and fund administration technology and an operating model for tax transparent funds (TTFs), where ‘look-through’ is applied at the share class level for securities lending, in what it claims to be a market first. This approach improves the tax transparency of securities lending opportunities in TTFs for institutional investors, while…
BNY Mellon opens branch in Denmark
BNY Mellon’s European bank, The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, has opened a new branch in Copenhagen, Denmark. Søren Eberhard, who established the Copenhagen representative office in 2008, will become branch manager.
Reitway selects Prescient as Maltese funds administrator
Reitway Global (Pty) Ltd, the South Africa-based real estate investment manager and advisor, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited as the fund administrator for its Maltese fund range, consisting of the Reitway Global Property Fund (MLT) SICAV p.l.c. and the Reitway Enhanced Global Property Fund (MLT) SICAV p.l.c. Both funds are regulated by the…
Apex launches CFO & COO Solutions via Throgmorton
Apex Group has launched CFO & COO Solutions through its subsidiary, Throgmorton. This follows the recent launch of Throgmorton Compliance Solutions, which delivers tailored services including licence applications, regulatory audits, compliance monitoring and technology-enabled management services.
UMB Bank hires Tom Fuller as RM for institutional custody
UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has hired Tom Fuller as vice president and relationship manager in its institutional custody division. Fuller previously spent nearly 20 years at U.S. Bank, most recently as the head of global fund custody services.
Sands Capital consolidates Irish UCITS admin with Northern Trust
Sands Capital Management, a U.S.-based manager with USD58bn AuM, has selected Northern Trust to provide fund administration, transfer agency, depositary and global custody services for its USD6bn Ireland-domiciled UCITS umbrella fund. The appointment consolidates provision of all asset servicing functions for Sands Capital Funds Plc to Northern Trust. The mandate builds on Northern Trust’s existing…
Carne appoints Marty Dobbins as non-executive director in Luxembourg
Carne Group, the Ireland-based provider of fund management solutions, has appointed Marty Dobbins as a non-executive director of its Luxembourg fund management company. Dobbins, who is the CEO of Sage Advisory, s.a.r.l, was formerly CEO & country head for State Street in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Dobbins was appointed as a director of Gen II…