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Aztec, the C.I.-based provider of private markets services, has appointed Maria Von Horvath as senior director, private equity fund accounting, and strategic client delivery lead. She was previously head of operations for the Dallas office at Apex. She will continue to be based in Dallas and will lead private equity fund accounting and strategic client…

Universal Investment, the Germany-based fund services provider, has appointed BNY as its servicing partner for its Irish ICAV-based ETF platform. BNY will provide fund administration, depositary services, and ETF-specific operational support.

BNP Paribas has appointed Stéphane Pellerin as head of Americas for its securities services business. Based in New York, Pellerin will report to Claudine Gallagher, head of securities services. Pellerin will continue in his current role as head of derivatives execution & clearing and foreign exchange prime brokerage for the Americas. He replaces Denis Bon,…

Royal London Asset Management, a UK-based fund manager, has extended its relationship with SS&C, which will provide fund administration and unit registry services for its new range of Australian active funds, Equity Trustees will serve as the responsible entity for the funds, which have been launched with around AUD1bn in AuM. SS&C will provide fund…

BBH has expanded its account opening API connectivity to custodians, with SEB being the first to implement the solution. This builds on last year’s API integrations with major European fund distribution platforms, Allfunds, Clearstream and Euroclear. BBH’s account opening API supports straight-through exchange of account opening requests and confirmations between distributors, banks, platforms and custodians,…

Ultimus has formed a partnership with iCapital, introducing DLT to streamline data transmission and reconciliation processes, improving operational efficiencies for asset managers and wealth managers throughout the lifecycle of alternative investments. The integration of technologies merges iCapital’s DLT platforms with Ultimus’ infrastructure, “creating a more efficient, secure, and transparent processing environment for alternative investment data”.