Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of solutions to the alternative investment industry, has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. David Boyd has been appointed Cayman country executive, leading Alter Domus’ Cayman Islands fund administration, corporate and fiduciary services. He will report directly to Paul Woods, regional executive for North America. He joins from Forbes…
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Sanne hires Mark Grenyer as head of client operations
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Mark Grenyer as head of client operations. Based in Jersey, he joins from JTC, where he was head of funds.
4Pines signs with Allvue for PE accounting software
Allvue Systems, an alternative investment technology solutions provider, has signed 4Pines Fund Services for its fund accounting software solutions for private equity clients. 4Pines is a start-up private capital fund administrator based in the U.S.
Alter Domus deploys Yardi for RE & debt reporting
Alter Domus has deployed the Yardi Investment Management platform to streamline reporting for cross-border real estate investment structures. Alter Domus will also use Yardi Debt Management, a module developed specifically to add loan servicing capabilities to the integrated accounting and reporting tool. Alongside its inhouse client portal, CorPro, the Yardi solutions are embedded into Alter…
Roel Langelaar joins Aztec to lead Netherlands office
Roel Langelaar has joined Aztec Group as head of corporate services in the Netherlands. He has also been appointed as managing director of the Netherlands office. Prior to joining Aztec, he spent five years as a managing director at VISTRA.
UNICEF seeks EOIs for cryptocurrency custody
UNICEF, the first UN organisation to accept, hold and disburse donations in the form of the cryptocurrencies, is seeking expressions of interest from cryptocurrency custodians for the provision of custodian services for cryptocurrencies contributed to UNICEF. Interested institutions should complete and submit the EOI form, which is available on the UNICEF website, by December 4,…
Prescient to administer PE funds for Thuso in South Africa
Thuso Incubation Partners (Pty) Ltd, a South Africa-based majority black-owned asset manager and incubation specialist, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Pty) Ltd as the fund administrator for its fund of private equity funds and associated incubation program. Thuso, which is backed by Ke Nako Capital, a South African-domiciled mid-market private equity specialist, was established in…
IQ-EQ supports Claret spin-out from Harbert
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of corporate and fund services, has supported the spin-out of Claret Capital Partners from Harbert Management Corporation, a U.S.-based manager focused on alternative assets, with approximately USD7.4bn AuM. This transaction sees Claret assume full ownership and control of the general partners of Harbert European Growth Capital debt funds, with >EUR400m (USD470m)…
BNY Mellon launches margin messaging through AcadiaSoft
BNY Mellon has launched MarginConnect, a margin messaging capability that gives greater control to buyside managers over the collateralisation of non-cleared derivatives. The service provides a direct connection to AcadiaSoft, BNY Mellon’s collateral management solutions partner. With this link, clients are able to generate collateral instructions within the AcadiaSoft ecosystem without having to separately create…
Socium and Eleven partner to improve end-investor experience
Socium Fund Services, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration services for alternative investment funds, has partnered with Eleven, a fintech specialising in the alternative investments industry, to release new technology that aims to transform how investments in private equity funds and hedge funds are made. The technology moves the fund subscription process to a three-way…