Waystone, the Ireland-based provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, has made two senior client-facing appointments. Tom Williams has been appointed as U.S. head of client solutions, based in New York, and Daniel Forbes, who previously led the U.S. team, has moved to head up client solutions for EMEA from the firm’s Dublin headquarters.…
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U.S. Bank wins stablecoin custody mandate
U.S. Bank has been selected to serve as the custodian for reserves backing Anchorage Digital Bank’s payment stablecoins. Anchorage Digital Bank is the only crypto-native bank in the U.S. to hold a federal charter, operating under the direct oversight of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Anchorage Digital Bank launched its stablecoin issuance…
FINBOURNE hires chief product officer
FINBOURNE Technology, the cloud-native data and investment management platform provider, has appointed Gareth Evans as chief product officer to help enhance data and AI innovation across the company and transform how the investment community harnesses data to reduce costs. Evans brings over two decades of experience in financial technology, having held senior roles at Mosaic…
ZILO hires COO
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in asset and wealth management software, has appointed Andrew Cole as chief operating officer, reporting to ZILO CEO Phil Goffin. Cole will be based in London. He joins from Fidelity International, where he was most recently head of global platform solutions delivery, The COO role has been vacant since the…
Aztec hires head of investor services
Aztec Group has appointed Maria von Oldenskiöld as global head of investor services, based in Luxembourg. Joining from EQT Fund Management, her career spans senior roles at EQT and Partners Group, where she led strategic restructuring programs, process optimisation and operational digitisation to enhance governance, regulatory compliance, financial reporting and operational efficiency. In her new…
Carne hires MD for client solutions
Carne Group, the European third party ManCo and a provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, has appointed Clair Turketo as managing director, client solutions, based in New York. Her career includes senior roles at Cerberus and Blackstone in New York, as well as at KKR, BlackRock, Gartmore, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London.…
H.I.G. appoints SEI
H.I.G. Capital, an alternative investments firm with USD70bn AuM, has selected SEI to provide fund administration and depositary services for certain Luxembourg- and Cayman-domiciled private equity and infrastructure assets. H.I.G. provides equity and debt capital to middle-market companies and has managed more than 400 companies worldwide.
BNPP supports innovative Spanish fund
Azvalor, the Spanish asset manager, has launched its first tokenised investment fund, within the regulatory sandbox of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). This project, developed jointly with Allfunds Blockchain and BNP Paribas acting as depositary bank and fund administrator, introduces an alternative distribution model for UCITS funds. The fund, Azvalor Blockchain FI, represents a structural innovation…
UI opens in Singapore
Universal Investment Group, the Germany-based ManCo, has opened an office in Singapore, marking its entry into the APAC region. The office will provide local support to clients, with a focus on helping them access opportunities in the region’s real estate market. The office will also serve as a gateway for APAC asset managers and institutional…
NTRS appoints global head of TA
Northern Trust has appointed Josh Lovell as global head of TA and investor servicing. Based in Boston, he reports to Nadia Ivanova, head of accounting and fund services. He previously spent 10 years at State Street.