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Apex has appointed Felix Edgren as regional head of corporate product – Nordics. Based in Sweden and reporting to HP van Asselt, global head of corporate products & growth, Edgren will be responsible for leading the delivery and growth of Apex’s corporate services, business services and capital markets services in the Nordic region, as well…

Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, a US based value equity manager, has implemented the Linedata Longview OMS suite from Linedata, the France-based provider of asset management and credit technology data and services. The platform operates across trading, pre- and post-trade compliance, reporting, and operations.

Fenergo, the Ireland-based compliance solutions provider, has hired Tracy Moore as director of strategy for the Americas. Moore will oversee the development and execution of business strategy across Fenergo’s operations in North America, including those in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Moore joins Fenergo with over 25 years of experience in investment banking, covering…

BNY Mellon has appointed Emily Portney as CEO of Asset Servicing, its largest business unit, effective Feb. 1, 2023. She will report to Roman Regelman, CEO of Securities Services and Digital, and continue as a member of the ExCo. Portney will also lead the company’s client commercialisation efforts, responsible for driving improved commercial margin outcomes…

Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of services to financial institutions, asset managers, corporates, high net worth individuals, and family offices, has appointed Ben Hill and Yegor Lanovenko as co-heads of global funds Hill will focus on Ocorian’s fund clients and Lanovenko will concentrate on the fund services product and operating model. Hill is currently MD of…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based fund services provider, has acquired Laven Compliance Limited, formerly part of Laven Group. Laven Compliance is a UK and U.S.-based provider of regulatory compliance, regulatory application support and operational due diligence, servicing financial services clients. The acquisition does not involve any other part of the Laven Group.

Apex has appointed Goji, a UK-regulated fintech offering investors digital access to alternative investments, to enable alternative asset management clients to manage all stages of the investor lifecycle. Apex’s digital onboarding solution, powered by Goji, provides alternative fund managers with the ability to onboard their investors from any jurisdiction via a single, secure online platform,…

Weitz Funds, a U.S.-based manager, has transitioned transfer agency of its nine mutual funds to Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions. Ultimus claims that this is the 20th TA conversion project since early 2020, representing over 100 funds converted on to its platform.