Apex has been appointed by Encore Capital Management to provide fund administration, investor reporting and tax services. Encore is a U.S.-based real estate developer, operator, and institutional investment management firm, with >USD2bn AuM. Encore has been a longstanding tax compliance and structuring client of FTS, a tax services provider, in which Apex took a majority…
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SG-FORGE partners with METACO
Société Générale – FORGE (SG – FORGE), a subsidiary of Société Générale, which provides issuers and investors with end-to-end services to issue, invest and manage digital-native security tokens registered on public blockchains, has selected METACO, the Swiss-based provider of digital asset management technology and infrastructure, to orchestrate its digital asset custody operations. The partnership enables…
DSG expands Apex relationship
Apex has expanded its relationship with DSG Consumer Partners, an investor in consumer businesses in India & Southeast Asia. DSG Consumer Partners has recently appointed Apex in Mauritius and Singapore to provide fund solutions for its fourth fund, Singapore-domiciled DSG Consumer Partners VCC. Apex was initially appointed by DSG Consumer Partners in 2019 to provide…
CACEIS allies with Taurus
CACEIS has signed an agreement with Taurus, a Swiss company that focuses on the digital assets and blockchain space, to use its platform. CACEIS’ objective is to offer secure custody of digital assets using Taurus-PROTECT, including automated corporate action processing, dividend payments and Smart Contract management, digital asset issuance and tokenisation on blockchain using Taurus-CAPITAL,…
Northern Trust combines digital and traditional asset services
Northern Trust has established a digital assets and financial markets group, led by Justin Chapman, currently global head of market advocacy, innovation and research. The new group combines the teams responsible for supporting digital asset markets and the traditional network management teams.
Apex to service Octopus funds in Australia
Apex has been appointed by Octopus Investments Australia to provide services to its fund structures focused on renewables investment. Octopus Australia manages >AUD1bn (USD690m) of construction and operational assets. Apex will provide fund administration, investor onboarding, share registry and tax services for new fund structures dedicated to investing in renewable energy in Australia.
Joe Scott joins Ultimus LeverPoint
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, a specialist private fund administrator with >USD150bn AuA, has hired Joe Scott. He will play a strategic, client-facing role as he oversees multiple fund administration teams that service the firm’s client base. Previously, Scott was at UMB Fund Services where he oversaw six accounting teams across various locations while leading…
Universal Investment partners with Accelex
Universal Investment and Accelex have launched an initiative to offer an enhanced range of data services to alternative investors. Accelex, a UK-based provider of data acquisition, analytics and reporting services for alternative investors and asset servicers, will help to deliver comprehensive portfolio analytics for alternative investments, including detailed underlying asset insights.
Citi partners with METACO
Citi has selected METACO to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities. Citi intends to integrate METACO’s bank-grade digital asset custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize, into its existing infrastructure, to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities.
BGF selects Apex for ESG reporting
Apex has been appointed by BGF, a UK-based growth capital investor, to provide ESG ratings & advisory services for over 230 companies in its portfolio. Apex’s ESG Health Check is designed for minority equity, venture capital or credit investors who do not have a controlling stake in their private company investments but require a high…