Front Street Capital Management, an RIA, has selected SEI for custody and technology solutions. Front Street is moving >USD600m in assets to SEI.
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Apex appoints Africa head
Apex has appointed Robert Walton as head of ManCo services – Africa. He joined Apex through its acquisition of Boutique Collective Investments and Boutique Investment Partners in 2023. His remit will now include being CEO of Fundrock Management Company.
Montis hires senior managers
Montis Group, the Luxembourg-based fintech focused on the development of DLT-based post-trade solutions, has hired Steve Smith as COO. He previously served as COO at Linear Investments. Terry Gibson also joins as head of product. His previous roles include head of post trade solutions at LSEG Technology, head of product management at SGX, executive director…
Waystone hires CPO
Waystone, the Europe-based provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Pervaiz Panjwani as chief product officer. Prior to joining Waystone, Panjwani was at Citi, where he held several global and regional senior roles across product, sales and relationship strategy in asset servicing, including co-global head of fund services, where he…
BBH upgrades TA experience
BBH has launched enhancements to its TA capabilities. The latest developments enhance the global service model with: New UK investor servicing capabilities in partnership with Cashfac. This partnership allows BBH to support a broader range of UK products on the existing platform and reduces operational and regulatory complexity for asset managers on the CASS regime.…
NatWest supports Beechbrook’s latest fund
NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services has been appointed as depositary provider for Beechbrook Capital LLP’s latest fund in its non-sponsored strategy, UK SME Credit IV LP. Beechbrook, a specialist direct lender founded in 2008, invests in the lower-mid market/SMEs across a range of industries in the UK and Europe through two separate debt strategies.
BNY hires for D&A
BNY has hired two senior managers for its data & analytics business. Jay Hinton joins from Forge as global head of product, and Muthian Ratinasabapati joins from AWS as global head of services.
Phoenix deploys Allvue
Phoenix Fund Services Group, LLC, a woman and minority owned and led fund administration provider, has selected Allvue Systems to enhance its fund administration services. Phoenix is now live with Allvue’s fund accounting and investor portal solutions.
BNY expands in ADGM
BNY has been granted a category 4 licence by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority for the Abu Dhabi Global Market. This increased offer will include custody and administration of collective investment funds, inter alia.
FundBank granted U.S. licence
FundBank, a bank for alternative asset managers, has been approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate a national bank. FundBank, N.A. is headquartered in Texas, with a relationship management office in New York. The bank will begin operations with a limited number of initial clients…