FundGuard, the cloud-native, AI-powered, multi-asset class investment accounting platform for asset managers, asset owners, custodians and fund administrators, has closed its Series C funding round, amounting to USD100m. This latest round of investment – led by Key1 Capital and new investors including Euclidean Capital and funds managed by Hamilton Lane – also had participation from…
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Zurich launches ELTIF
Zurich Insurance Group has launched its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF 2.0), aimed at providing individual investors and life insurance customers with access to opportunities in the private debt asset class. The fund is a sub-fund of Zurich Global Private Asset Solutions SICAV S.A. and is intended to be the first in a series…
CRD wins f/o mandate in Australia
Charles River Development, a State Street company, has been appointed by Perpetual Group to manage front office operations for its Australian asset management business. Perpetual’s Australian asset management business will adopt Charles River IMS to manage its domestic and global portfolios, order and execution, compliance, post trade processing and front office data. Perpetual completed the…
Enfusion expands brief with Kayne Anderson
Enfusion, a SaaS platform provider for investment managers, has completed the second phase of a strategic investment management platform migration by Kayne Anderson. Kayne Anderson is a U.S.-based alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, energy, credit, and growth capital, with >USD34bn AuM. The first phase focused on order and execution management. The…
Euroclear partners with iCapital
Euroclear has formed a partnership with iCapital, the global fintech platform specialising in the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry. With this partnership, Euroclear’s clients will gain enhanced access to a broader range of alternative investments, including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and hedge funds. The iCapital funds available on iCapital…
IQ-EQ supports new Faros Point fund
IQ-EQ is providing administrative support for Faros Point Capital Management following the launch of a new credit fund. Faros Point engaged IQ-EQ to provide regulatory and compliance services in the UK and Ireland. G10 Capital Limited, an IQ-EQ subsidiary, is providing UK Investment Management and Appointed Representative services, while IQ-EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited has…
SWP offers access to third-party data
U.S. wealth managers using the SEI Wealth Platform (SWP) can now view and manage assets held with third party custodians through integration with SWP’s proprietary core accounting engine. Six U.S. wealth management clients are currently using this capability through SWP, with more than a dozen preparing for future deployment. Currently, more than 230 third-party custodians…
Northern Trust appoints Paulin to new role
Northern Trust has appointed Gary Paulin to the newly created role of head of international enterprise client solutions. Paulin will focus on strengthening relationships with key Northern Trust clients across EMEA and AsPac at the highest levels of their organisations. Paulin, who was most recently head of global strategic solutions for asset servicing, will continue…
State Street wins Brazilian mandate
State Street has been selected to provide fund accounting, fund administration and investor servicing for AZ Quest, an asset manager based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. State Street will provide these services to the AZ Quest Fund SPC and its segregated portfolios.
GSAM outsources trading to BNY Mellon
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon to provide buy-side trading services for a division of its EMEA business. As part of the agreement, BNY Mellon is delivering global trade execution services in EMEA, U.S. and APAC markets across fixed income, FX, derivatives and ETFs. BNY Mellon’s Buy-Side Trading Solutions unit supports institutional clients…