Apex has been appointed as administrator for NewVest’s inaugural Private Equity 50 Index Fund. U.S.-based NewVest is an institutional, tech-enabled platform of index funds designed to provide investors with diversified, passive exposure to private markets in the same way that ETFs and index funds provide passive exposure to public markets. Apex will provide fund administration,…
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CBRE hires RE senior from State Street
Barry Johnson has joined CBRE, the real estate specialist, as head of investment accounting and reporting for the Americas. He was most recently at State Street, where he was head of real assets servicing. He joined State Street in 2012 to lead the real estate fund services lift-out from Morgan Stanley.
Torstone hires N.A. head
Torstone Technology, a SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Sam Farrell as head of North America. Based in Toronto, he will have oversight of all U.S. and Canadian operations for Torstone. Prior to joining Torstone, Farrell spent the last 35 years in Canadian financial services, most recently at Credit Suisse Canada…
AssetMetrix hires MO specialist
Patrycja Dos Santos has joined AssetMetrix as middle office solutions specialist, based in Paris. She has held senior positions at Access Capital Partners, Quilvest Capital Partners, BNP Paribas Asset Management and, most recently, Sienna Private Credit. Based in Germany, AssetMetrix provides front-, middle- and back-office outsourcing solutions for private capital investors. BNP Paribas took a…
Equity Trustees wins PE mandate
Northleaf Capital Partners, a Canadian private markets investment firm with USD22bn in capital commitments, has selected Equity Trustees to be the trustee and custodian of its senior private credit fund, NSPC AUD Investor Trust. NSPC Australia is an Australian-domiciled unit trust which is available to Australian wholesale investors; the fund invests directly in Northleaf Senior…
HIGHVERN hires fund director
HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based private wealth, corporate and fund administration services provider, has hired Gail Atamosa as a fund director. She was previously at Sanne, the UK-based administrator owned by Apex.
Citco enhances waterfall tool
Citco has enhanced its Citco Waterfall tool to enable clients to customise and calculate forward-looking investor distributions and carried interest scenarios on their desktop. The Scenario Modeling enhancement, which is also available as an add-on service within the Citco Waterfall tool, allows clients to generate carried interest projections through a step-by-step wizard, enabling them to…
Aztec opens in Ireland
Aztec, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has established a presence in Ireland with a hub in Kilkenny. This follows the appointment in 2022 of Kevin Hogan as head of Ireland fund services. Hogan joined from State Street. A recruitment drive is now underway to build a team of approximately 30. The roles will cover private equity,…
SS&C hires from State Street
Jonathan Tuthill has joined SS&C GlobOp as a managing director, based in Dublin. He previously spent nearly 11 years at State Street, most recently as head of PE & RE relationship management.
Zodia registers in Luxembourg
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custodian owned by Standard Chartered and operated in association with Northern Trust, has registered its Irish unit with Luxembourg’s financial regulator, CSSF. The registration will allow Zodia to provide digital asset custody services in Luxembourg.