BNP Paribas’ securities services business has signed an exclusive agreement to integrate HSBC’s hedge fund administration business. The agreement covers HSBC’s hedge fund administration business, to be transferred to BNP Paribas’ entities in several markets, including Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Ireland, and Luxembourg. The transfer of services from HSBC to BNP Paribas will be offered…
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BNY Mellon invests in MENA fintech
Lunate, the Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment management company with >USD50bn AuM, and BNY Mellon are investing in a new company, Alpheya, that will develop a customised wealth management technology platform for wealth and asset managers in the Middle East and North Africa. Based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Alpheya will be funded with…
U.S. Bank partners with Enfusion
U.S. Bank has established a partnership with Enfusion, provider of a cloud-native, SaaS platform for investment managers and asset owners, to provide mutual clients with connectivity to Enfusion’s front-to-back system and middle- and back-office managed services. The platform encompasses portfolio management, order and execution management, accounting and analytics modules, and managed services. The relationship expands…
AirFund gets EUR6m funding boost
Amundi and Indosuez Wealth Management have acquired a stake in AirFund to promote the marketing of private asset funds. AirFund is a digital platform created in 2021 to facilitate the link between management companies and distributors of private markets funds with retail investors It raised EUR6m in a recent funding round jointly led by Amundi…
HIGHVERN adds to Jersey funds team
HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based administrator, is expanding its funds team in Jersey with the appointment of two senior managers. Dennis Cruz joins as director, fund accounting in Jersey, whilst Richard Go is appointed director of funds.
TMF hires from State Street
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of business administration services, has appointed Gareth Casement as head of loan administration. Based in Dublin, he will report to Daniel Max, head of global solutions. Casement joins from State Street.
Taurus opens in DIFC
Taurus SA, the Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider, has opened an office in Dubai. Bashir Kazour will head the new office, which is based in the DIFC.
SEBA links with SGKB
SEBA Bank, a full-service, global crypto bank, has launched its partnership with St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), Switzerland’s fifth largest cantonal bank, enabling digital asset custody and brokerage services for SGKB’s clients. Having obtained its FINMA banking licence in 2019, SEBA Bank is among the first financial institutions to bring digital assets to the Swiss market and…
Terazo links with Tokeny
Terazo, a private market investment platform based in India, has joined forces with Tokeny, the tokenization platform, to launch the first regulated tokenised real estate asset in India under the regulatory sandbox framework established by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). Oryx, a USD50m greenfield development, is the first regulated tokenised real estate project…
Copper acquires ADGM brokerage
Copper, the UK-based institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has acquired Securrency Capital Limited, a full-service, regulated blockchain-enabled brokerage firm offering digital securities trading based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Securrency Capital’s platform, powered by Securrency’s digital asset infrastructure and compliance solutions, provides investors with access to global securities, delivering 24/7 trading with near-real…