The Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has announced a new chair, as Patrick Gale steps down from the group board at the end of the current financial year, after five years in the role. He will be succeeded by his fellow board member Kathryn Purves, who has been a non-executive director since 2020.
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Equity Trustees appointed as RE for three Sharia funds
Equity Trustees has been appointed responsible entity (trustee) for three Sharia-compliant funds spanning equity, property, and fixed income asset classes, launched by Australia-based investment manager, Hejaz Asset Management.
Highvern hires new COO
Highvern, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Anna Malorey as chief operating officer. Based in Jersey, she will initially co-ordinate the implementation phase of Highvern’s recent acquisitions and new office openings as the group continues to grow and expand into a number of new jurisdictions. She joins from R&H Trust Co in Jersey, where she was…
Saphyre completes fundraising round
Saphyre, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has completed its Series A round of USD18.7m, led by HCAP Partners, with J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas participating in the round.
Cowen launches digital asset division
Cowen Inc. has launched its digital asset division, Cowen Digital LLC. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the new division offers full-service trade execution and custody solutions on a platform that provides institutional clients with secure and compliant access to the digital asset ecosystem. Custody solutions are provided through Cowen’s strategic partnership with PolySign’s Standard Custody &…
Bosonic hires Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing & derivatives
Bosonic, a decentralised financial market infrastructure (dFMI) business with a real-time clearing and settlement service for crypto and digital assets — the Bosonic Network – has hired Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing and derivatives. Boyle is based in London and reports into CEO Rosario Ingargiola. He is charged primarily with further building out…
State Street appoints new head of private markets
State Street has appointed Jesse Cole as global head of its private markets segment. In this role, Cole will be responsible for defining and executing State Street’s global strategy for private markets and will work closely with the global sales and product organisations to manage and grow private markets business across all client segments. Cole…
BP2S to deploy Next Gate tech
BNP Paribas Securities Services and Next Gate Tech have reached an agreement through which BP2S will deploy Next Gate Tech’s data management and NAV oversight technology to support its depositary bank operations, initially in Luxembourg. Next Gate is a Luxembourg-based fintech which recently hired Eduardo Gramuglia, formerly head of State Street in Luxembourg, as its…
Vistra to implement Depowise solution
Vistra, the Singapore-based provider of fund administration and corporate services, has established a partnership with Depowise to adopt its depositary solution. Depowise is a European-based provider of regtech solutions. The new partnership allows Vistra to transform and digitise depositary business processes. Depowise will be rolled out across Vistra’s European depositary operations in the UK and…
Carne wins USD32.5bn ManCo mandate
Russell Investments has appointed Carne Group as third-party management company for 11 Russell umbrella funds, covering USD32.5bn AuM across 76 active sub-funds, said to be the world’s largest ManCo outsourcing deal to date, as measured by AuM. The funds are domiciled in Ireland and distributed globally. Russell Investments is a U.S.-based provider of investment solutions…