Zodia Custody has been appointed by 21Shares, the Switzerland-based ETP issuer, to provide custody services for their physically-backed ETPs in Switzerland and the wider European market.
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Chan leaves IQ-EQ
After three years with IQ-EQ, Edwin Chan is leaving his job as CCO for the UK. He has not announced his next role.
Ogier granted Lux licence
Ogier Global, Ogier‘s corporate and fiduciary services division, has been granted a fund administration licence by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg. Ogier Global will now extend its range of services to include fund administration, corporate and domiciliation services from Luxembourg.
VanEck launches BTC ETF in Australia
VanEck has launched the first bitcoin ETF to be listed on the ASX in Australia. Gemini Trust Company has been appointed as bitcoin custodian, with Link Market Services Limited as registrar. State Street Australia Limited will act as administrator of the fund and custodian of the fund’s cash assets. This follows the recent launch of…
Carne acts as ACD for new LTAF
Arcmont Asset Management, the Nuveen-controlled European private debt asset management firm, has received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to launch a long-term asset fund (LTAF), with Carne Global Fund Managers (UK) Ltd as the LTAF’s Authorised Corporate Director.
NAB invests in Zodia
Zodia Custody, the digital asset custodian, has received an investment from NAB Ventures, the venture arm of NAB. Zodia is owned by SC Ventures, in association with Northern Trust.
Langham Hall opens in Tokyo
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has opened an office in Tokyo, which will be led by Shinobu Miyata. Prior to Langham Hall, Miyata spent seven years as COO of a secondary strategy GP, leading fund formation and management in both Cayman Islands and Japan, as well as secondary transactions including several GP-led secondaries. He also…
CACEIS offers access to ARTEX
CACEIS now offers broker-dealers, market makers and banks the opportunity to trade on the ARTEX trading venue, with support from CACEIS’ clearing & settlement services. ARTEX is a multilateral trading facility on which shares in world-famous, iconic works of art are traded. The shares in the artworks are tradable and transferable securities just like all…
SS&C opens in GIFT City
SS&C has opened an office in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The International Financial Services Centres Authority has licensed SS&C GlobeOp to provide fund administration and compliance services to alternative investment funds and other funds domiciled in the economic opportunity zone. SS&C has been in India since 2003, and now has 12 offices…
Komainu appoints CFO
Komainu, the Nomura-backed regulated custody provider for the digital assets industry, has appointed Tony Larkin as CFO. He joins from Citi.