Apex Group has been appointed to provide front to back office solutions to Ardent Financial Limited, a UK-based global securities dealer, using Calypso’s management and reporting platform. These services will complement Apex’s existing provision of custody services to Ardent. Apex will provide decision support, analytics and back office services to Ardent via the Calypso platform…
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CACEIS signs deal with FIS for payments hub
CACEIS has signed a long-term deal with FIS for an enhanced payment hub. The FIS Open Payment Framework is a real-time payments platform that supports ISO 20022 payments standards. In addition to ISO 20022, the platform will support SEPA credit transfer, direct debit and instant payments, as well as SWIFT gpi and high-value payments.
iA Financial expands relationship with CIBC Mellon
CIBC Mellon has been selected by iA Financial Group to provide an array of fund services, asset servicing and data solutions. CIBC Mellon will provide services including fund accounting and administration, custody, securities lending administration, and foreign exchange processing and settlement. The iA Financial Group technology and operational transformation mandate also encompasses integration of the…
Intertrust to acquire corporate services business in India
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions, has reached a binding agreement to acquire the corporate services business of Sameer Mittal & Associates, a corporate services provider based in India. Sameer Mittal & Associates, which was established in 2012, has been Intertrust’s preferred corporate services partner in the region since 2016. The…
Apex to provide admin and depositary services for Melior
Apex Group has been appointed to provide fund administration and depositary services to the debut fund of Melior Equity Partners. Melior was launched in early 2020 following the completion of a spin-out of the investment team from The Carlyle Group’s Irish activities. The fund has recently held a first close for its Luxembourg domiciled debut…
Frank Egan joins SS&C to head M&A
Frank Egan has joined SS&C as managing director, mergers & acquisitions. He will report to Bill Stone, chairman and chief executive officer. Egan joins SS&C from Lake Bridge Capital Ventures, where he was managing partner. He has more than 35 years of experience in investment banking and venture capital.
IQ-EQ completes acquisition of CE&S in France
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of corporate and fund services, has acquired Conseil Expertise & Synthese, an independent accounting business based in Paris. This acquisition is the second in France for IQ-EQ 2020, complementing its purchase of Peru & Partners to create a business with 75 people in the country. CE&S offers accounting, tax, payroll and…
BNY Mellon hires Bjorn Storim from Credit Suisse for senior European role
BNY Mellon has appointed Björn Storim as head of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Central & Eastern Europe, He joins from Credit Suisse, where he was co-speaker of the executive board in Germany and co-chairman of the Germany & Austria management committee, and will be based in Frankfurt. Storim reports to Hani Kablawi, chairman of international…
SS&C launches Global Investor & Distribution Solutions business
Following its 2018 acquisition of DST, SS&C has launched a new unit, Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS), delivering global transfer agency and investor servicing through a single platform. Nick Wright has been appointed as head of GIDS. Wright joined SS&C in 2018 and was previously with State Street and Northern Trust.
Northern Trust confirms Jane Western as COO of FOS
Northern Trust has confirmed Jane Western as chief operating officer of its Front Office Solutions (FOS) business. FOS is an integrated digital and service solution focused on enabling enhanced data integration, collaboration and portfolio analysis for complex asset owners such as endowments, pension funds and family offices. Western has served as interim COO since December…