Alter Domus has appointed Jason Sheller as head of commercial, North America. He will lead the business development and relationship management teams across North America. His career includes positions at CBRE, where he spent seven years, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and, most recently, just three months at Juniper Square.
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Prescient hires from NTRS
Prescient Fund Services has appointed Nicola Gerety as Ireland country head. She replaces Emily Davy, who will continue to serve on the boards of Prescient Fund Services Ireland and its fund platforms. Gerety was previously at Northern Trust.
Trident hires U.S. sales head
Trident Trust has appointed Rafael Pérez as head of business development for fund services in the U.S., based in New York. He most recently led the Americas business development function at ONE Group Solutions.
Waystone supports Pictet ETF launch
Waystone, a provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, has supported Pictet Asset Management with the launch of its first European AI Enhanced Equity Active UCITS ETF range. The ETFs are listed on XETRA and Euronext, with further listings on the London Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange to follow. Waystone is providing…
Aztec appoints CCO
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based provider of private markets services, has appointed Melissa Ferraz as chief commercial officer and a member of its executive committee. Based in London, she joins from BlackRock, where she held senior roles across its private markets and technology businesses.
Arendt hires from BBH
Roxane Fricou has joined Arendt Investor Services as regional chief commercial officer, based in London. She joins from BBH. AIS is in the process of being taken over by Blackfin, a private equity firm.
JTC collaborates with Asset Class
JTC, the UK-listed administrator being taken private by Permira, and Asset Class, the U.S.-based fintech focused on private markets, have launched JTC ONE in the U.S., an end-to-end solution for private markets firms that combines fund administration with a purpose-built digital investor experience. JTC ONE combines two specialist businesses with complementary strengths: JTC’s expertise in…
IQ-EQ supports new Irish property ICAV
IQ-EQ has supported a major Irish residential investment platform, acting as alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) to the fund underpinning the transaction. The partners in the fund – APG, a Dutch pensions group, and Kennedy Wilson, the Irish property investment group – intend to invest a reported EUR2bn (USD2.3bn) in residential properties in Ireland through…
SS&C to launch digital cash settlement
SS&C plans to enable digital cash settlement for tokenised investment transactions using regulated forms of digital cash, including stablecoins and tokenised commercial bank deposits. The plan builds on the launch of SS&C’s live tokenised fund issuance and distribution capabilities earlier this year following the acquisition of Calastone in 2025. SS&C already enables asset managers to…
Bunch to buy LFS
Bunch, a German fintech providing an AI-native fund operations platform for private markets, has launched a strategic partnership that will see the company join Luxembourg Fund Services (LFS) founder Massimo Longoni and CFE Finance Group as owners and sole shareholders in LFS. Under the terms of the agreement, Bunch will acquire an ownership stake in…