Danske Invest, the mutual funds arm of Denmark’s Danske Bank, has appointed J.P. Morgan as custodian and depositary for a portion of its funds business, covering assets of USD70bn (EUR59bn). In total, Danske Invest has EUR100bn AuM (USD118bn) across 300 funds.
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ZEDRA appoints head of fund management services in Lux
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Charles-Alexandre Houillon as director of fund management services in Luxembourg. He was previously self-employed, after spending five years at Vistra.
State Street appoints new head of global markets for Europe
State Street has appointed Simona Stoytchkova as its new head of Global Markets, Europe. Global Markets is State Street’s capital markets business, providing research, trading, and securities lending services for foreign exchange, securities and derivatives. Based in Frankfurt, Stoytchkova joins from IG Europe, where she was country head for Germany & Netherlands.
Coller Capital selects Alter Domus for USD680m credit fund
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based alternatives administrator which has AuA of c. USD1trn, has been selected by Coller Capital to provide fund administration and depositary services for a new private credit secondaries fund. The credit portfolio is managed by Ping An Overseas Holdings, with the transaction thought to be the world’s largest for a credit portfolio,…
Citi’s Chris Perkins joins CoinFund
CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm, has hired Chris Perkins from Citi as managing partner and president. At Citi, Perkins was global co-head of the futures, clearing and foreign-exchange prime brokerage businesses. At CoinFund, he will work to narrow the divide between crypto investing and traditional equities. Jake Brukhman, CoinFund’s founder and CEO, said: “Chris Perkins…
KIM Vietnam selects SS&C’s Eze OMS
KIM Vietnam Fund Management Limited Company has selected SS&C’s Eze OMS to support its operation. Established in 2020, KIM Vietnam is a subsidiary of Korea Investment (Korea) and manages eight investment funds across Korea, Japan and Europe, with c. USD2bn AuM. Eze OMS provides portfolio modelling and analytics, compliance, trading, operations, and data management.
Suntera to acquire Reference in Lux
Suntera Global, an administrator based in the Isle of Man, plans to acquire Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a fund administration and corporate services firm. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. Founded in 2003, Reference is a provider of fund administration and corporate services to Luxembourg-based entities.
Imperium hires new head of accounting
Imperium Fund Services, a Guernsey-based administrator, has appointed Colette Taylor as head of accounting. She joins from Apex.
Rob Rushe joins CACEIS to head ETF solutions
Robert Rushe, one of the pioneers of the European ETF industry, has joined CACEIS as head of ETF solutions, based in Ireland. Rushe was part of the BoISS ETF team that joined Northern Trust after its acquisition in 2011, and most recently worked at BNY Mellon as head of the ETF business for EMEA.
State Street goes live with DTCC’s MTU
State Street’s Collateral + business has gone live with DTCC’s Margin Transit Utility (MTU), which has been designed for simplifying the transfer of collateral among market participants. By leveraging MTU, State Street’s Collateral+ business will now be able to more efficiently validate, enrich, settle, report and monitor third party collateral while connecting to and sharing…