Vistra, the Asia-based business services provider that merged with Tricor in 2023, has secured authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services from Ireland. To support the expansion of Vistra’s global fund administration network, Vistra Funds Services (Ireland) has appointed Aimee Gill as CEO and head of fund accounting, Paul McDonald…
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Oak hires MD for Mauritius
Oak Group, a C.I.-based provider of international funds, private client and corporate services, has appointed Zoubeir Khatib as managing director, Mauritius. He previously led the business development unit for Apex in Mauritius and Africa. He replaces Paul Schreibke as he approaches retirement.
TMF gets green light from CBI
TMF Group Fund Operations (Ireland) Limited, part of the TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of compliance and business administration services, has received authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to offer fund administration and transfer agency services to alternative funds. The licence comes after the acquisition of Goodbody Fund Management, the AIFM and ManCo division…
Altum hires UK director
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund and corporate administration solutions, has appointed Clare Hartnell as its new director in London. She joins from Langham Hall where she was head of the UK.
Aztec hires U.S. markets chief
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Scott Kraemer to lead its offering across North America as head of U.S. markets. Aztec entered the U.S. in 2021 with its first office in Philadelphia, where he will be based. Kraemer’s most recent role was as Vistra’s head of alternative investments for the…
ATLAS appoints Citco
ATLAS SP Partners, a provider of structured and asset-backed credit to institutional borrowers and institutional investors, has appointed Citco to provide operational loan and bond accounting as well as administration services for its balance sheet and fund products. Citco has a loans portfolio of >USD200bn across 28,000 loan facilities.
Centralis expands in Europe
Centralis, the Luxembourg-based provider of alternatives and corporate administration and business solutions, has opened an office in Madrid, Spain. Elena Perez will head the office as general manager. The new office will cater to both the alternatives and corporate financing sectors.
BNY Mellon expands in UAE with new Lunate mandate
BNY Mellon has deployed its cloud native data platform for the first time in the UAE, after being commissioned by Lunate Capital, the Abu Dhabi-based global alternative investment manager, to provide it with a data operating model. Lunate Capital, which has >USD50bn AuM, recently appointed BNY Mellon as administrator, transfer agent and global custodian for…
Kross joins State Street
Jeremy Kross has joined State Street in the business development team for the asset manager and alternatives space. Based in the U.S., Kross, who was previously at BNY Mellon, reports to Nick Clapham, head of sales & business development for the sector.
Socium partners with Axos
Axos Bank, the bank subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc., has partnered with Socium Fund Services, a Suntera Global company specialising in private equity and private credit fund administration, to upgrade Socium’s loan agency offering and overall fund administration services for its private fund clients. This alliance enables Socium to manage all loan file management operations…