Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custodian backed by Nomura, has hired Chad Walls as EMEA sales lead, based in London. He joins from Nickel Digital Asset Management.
Category: Alts
Altum hires from Apex – again
Tom Buist has joined Altum as director, funds and institutional, in its Jersey-based unit. He was previously at Apex following its acquisition of Sanne.
MUFG hires from Credit Suisse
MUFG Investor Services has hired Tim Bulmer as global head of asset-backed fund financing, based in London. He was previously at Credit Suisse.
Hudson Bay expands with SS&C
Hudson Bay Capital Management, a U.S.-based investment firm with USD20bn AuM, has appointed SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator. The collaboration expands the relationship with SS&C, which already covers a range of SS&C solutions for trade operations and investor support.
Palmer launches in Spain
Palmer, the UK-based private capital administrator, has launched an operation in Madrid, Spain. The local team will be led by Manuel Rodríguez and Pilar García. Palmer recently received regulatory approval to operate in the Channel Islands.
MUFG reaches USD1trn AuA, but…
MUFG Investor Services has issued a press release that can only be described, at best, as economical with the truth. In announcing that AuA has surpassed USD1trn, MUFG claims that it is a “global leader” in asset servicing and one of the largest fund administrators in the world, neither of which stands up to scrutiny.…
Altum hires from Apex
Altum, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired Marian Suguitan as a director in the funds & institutional business, based in Jersey. She was previously at Sanne, which was acquired by Apex in 2022.
Suntera hires M&A head
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed James Harries as head of M&A. Before joining Suntera, he worked at a payments and software business. Recent M&A deals for Suntera have included the acquisitions of Guernsey-based Carey Commercial Limited, Socium Fund Services in the U.S., and Nedgroup Trust in Guernsey and Jersey, following the acquisition of…
IQ-EQ promotes McEnteggart
IQ-EQ has appointed Joanne McEnteggart as global head of debt, capital markets and corporate, which is one of its three core service segments. She joined IQ-EQ in 2015, and was most recently global head of corporate and loan servicing. She also led the launch of IQ-EQ’s Irish funds business in 2021. She is based in…
Saltgate hires NED
Saltgate, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator with USD100bn AuA, has appointed Julia Chapman as a non-executive director. Based in Jersey, she is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales and in Jersey.