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Northern Trust has been appointed by Legal & General to provide depository and fund administration services for its recently launched Private Markets Access Fund, which integrates a UK Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) as a core component. The fund aims to offer 5.2 million DC scheme members the opportunity to obtain diversified exposure to private…

AEW Capital Management has expanded its outsourcing agreement with CBRE to include real estate accounting and reporting services to AEW’s North American private equity group, which manages direct private equity investments in real estate in the U.S. The agreement includes the transfer of approximately 50 AEW employees to CBRE’s office in Boston. CBRE will provide…

Accelex, the UK-based fintech, has formed a partnership with Meradia, a consultancy specialising in operations and technology for the investment management industry. The partnership aims to enhance operational efficiency for investors in alternative assets by combining their expertise in private markets data and operations.

Apex plans to expand its New Zealand footprint with the acquisition of Trustees Executors’ custody and investment accounting business. Completion of the acquisition is conditional on the satisfaction of customary conditions for a transaction of this nature. It will see Trustees Executors’ custody and investment accounting business and people transfer to Apex. The acquisition does…

Copper, the UK-based provider of digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, has partnered with Flow Traders, a proprietary trading firm and digital asset liquidity provider. Through the partnership, Flow Traders will be fully integrating its exchange trading infrastructure with ClearLoop, utilising Copper’s custodian-agnostic OTC settlement network and leveraging multiple platform features to improve…

Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance and collateral management, has appointed Richard Marquis as director, sales, North America. Based in New York, Marquis joins Pirum from MUFG Securities, where he ran the securities finance regulatory project for 10c-1a compliance. He has also worked at BNY, J.P. Morgan and UBS.

Although it has not been officially announced, credible sources say that Sébastien Danloy is joining Euroclear as chief business officer, replacing Valérie Urbain, who was appointed CEO earlier this year. After leaving HSBC, Danloy joined BNP Paribas in 2023 as global head of sales & relationship management for institutional investors, a newly created role. He…