Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private capital fund administrator, has appointed Marlene Pelage as CFO. She was previously global CFO for IPG Mediabrands.
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BBH strengthens EMEA sales team
Brown Brothers Harriman has expanded its investor services sales team in Europe. David Murphy and Andrea Murray join BBH as European business development managers for alternatives and ETFs respectively, while Holly Gardner takes on the role of head of business development for Luxembourg. Murphy joins BBH’s alternatives team after most recently leading business development at…
EDB wins ADGM mandate
The European Depositary Bank, the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions owned by Apex, has been appointed by Aarna Capital Limited to provide digital banking solutions. Aarna Capital is a multi-asset brokerage firm, operating from Abu Dhabi Global Markets, offering clients access to futures, options, FX, bullion, equities, CFDs and fixed income products.
Blackwattle appoints Equity Trustees
Blackwattle Investment Partners, a start-up Australian equity investment manager, has chosen Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity (trustee) for its first range of Australian equity funds: the Blackwattle Small Cap Quality Fund, Blackwattle Large Cap Quality Fund, Blackwattle Mid Cap Quality Fund and Blackwattle Long-short 130/30 Quality Fund.
Socium implements Sentry
Socium Fund Services, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Suntera Global, has implemented the Sentry loan portfolio management technology from Broadridge. Socium is a private capital and credit fund administration firm. Sentry is a scalable web-based solution that captures, calculates, and analyses the borrower’s KPIs, monitors the pipeline, improves credit selection, and creates reusable covenant rules. As…
Ocorian hires global head of fund accounting
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of alternative fund services, has appointed Eamon Burns as global head of fund accounting. Previously Burns was EMEA head of private markets accounting at BNY Mellon, based in Dublin.
NatWest wins depositary mandate
NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services has been selected as Tenzing’s depositary provider to support the firm’s regulatory oversight requirements. Headquartered in London, Tenzing is a private equity firm investing in a diversified portfolio of tech and tech enabled businesses.
Citco upgrades Æxeo
Citco has upgraded its Æxeo Treasury platform to enable users to transfer securities via Swift through its new securities transfer service, Securities View.
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
SG-FORGE obtains DASP status
Société Générale – FORGE, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, has obtained regulatory approval as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), or Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN), with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The move anticipates the implementation of the European MiCA regulation, which aims to…