21Shares, the Swiss-based manager that claims to be the world’s largest issuer of crypto ETPs, has launched the 21Shares USD Yield ETP (USDY), which provides exposure to US Dollars while using the collateral (USDC) to seek to generate income from the digital asset lending ecosystem via a fully collateralised ETP structure. Listed on the SIX…
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Accelerate appoints Tetra for NFT ETP
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc., a provider of alternative investment solutions, has selected Tetra Trust Company as custodian for Accelerate’s digital assets. Initially, the Accelerate NFT Fund LP, the first Web3 investment vehicle in Canada, will deploy Tetra’s custody solution which enables clients to store and settle their digital assets within a secure environment. Calgary-based Accelerate…
IQ-EQ supports maiden Sana Capital fund
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, is supporting Sana Capital with the launch of its maiden fund. Sana Capital is a new, female-led investment fund supporting innovation in science and technology that will drive positive change. The firm has signed up to the IQ-EQ Launchpad programme, specifically tailored for female first-time fund managers. Sana Capital…
Cowen Digital to deploy SS&C Eze
Cowen Digital, Cowen Inc.‘s digital asset division, will deploy SS&C Eze‘s institutional OEMS platform to support its clients’ digital asset trading requirements. SS&C Eze’s institutional digital asset trading platform provides broker-agnostic access to institutional liquidity across the market. It also provides market data covering 100+ tokens and 500+ pairs from more than 35 sources, enabling…
Crestbridge restructures in Bahrain
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has restructured its Bahrain business, separating its trustee and fund administration businesses: Crestbridge Bahrain BSC and Crestbridge Funds Services W.L.L. respectively. Crestbridge has been granted a new fund administration licence by the Central Bank of Bahrain to continue its fund administration operation. Crestbridge has administered funds and provided administration and operational…
Zodia Custody links to Fireblocks
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto asset servicing provider for institutional investors, has established a deal with Fireblocks, the U.S.-based provider of digital asset and crypto technology, to enhance Zodia’s’s connectivity offering and give institutional investors direct access to the Fireblocks network, a global crypto capital markets gateway. The integration will allow Zodia’s institutional clients to…
BNY Mellon veteran to head EDB
David Claus is to become the new CEO of European Depositary Bank, which has been owned by Apex since 2017. The Luxembourg-based bank provides depositary services for >USD300bn of client assets. Claus will join from BNY Mellon, where he spent more than 20 years, most recently as head of Luxembourg.
Harmonate hires VP of bus dev
Harmonate, the provider of a SaaS-based solution which enables scale and efficiency for mid to back office functions in the private funds space, has hired Kristin Winkler as the vice president of business development. Based in New York, Winkler joins from Mainstream.
Oak appoints new head of Guernsey funds
Oak, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed James Tracey as head of the Guernsey funds business. He was previously at JTC Group in Guernsey. He succeeds Paul Schreibke, who is moving to Mauritius to take up a new role with the firm.
Apex to acquire Maitland
Apex has announced its planned acquisition of the fund services and third-party ManCo business operations of Maitland International Holdings plc, a South Africa-based fund services provider. Founded in 1976, Maitland provides fund services including administration, transfer agency and ManCo services to 120 investment managers and 25 fund sponsor clients. This client base includes traditional, alternative…