Vistra, a provider of advisory and administrative support to fund, corporate, capital markets, and private wealth clients, has hired Marlyn Ramirez as director, real estate fund operations, U.S. She joins Vistra with 20 years’ experience in real estate fund accounting, investor reporting, fund returns and investment management accounting systems implementation. Prior to joining Vistra, she…
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Fenergo upgrades KYC offering
Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC and CLM, has launched a new perpetual KYC solution to enable financial institutions to streamline periodic KYC review processes and reduce costs through automation. The solution, Fenergo Smart Review, automates the continuous monitoring of client profiles for KYC compliance by identifying all changes to relevant entity data,…
SS&C signs with Napier
SS&C has signed a deal with Napier, the financial crime prevention fintech, for Napier’s AI-enhanced financial crime risk management platform, Napier Continuum, which includes client screening and transaction monitoring tools. Napier Continuum enables large-scale screening and re-screening capabilities, and has been designed to scale alongside increasing compliance obligations as the business grows.
Suntera supports IoM DLT start-up
Suntera Global, the Isle of Man-based administrator, is providing a suite of services through its digital division to support the establishment of a blockchain-based tech start-up in the Isle of Man which aims to revolutionise the digital funding and investment space. Suntera’s specialist fintech and crypto asset services division has provided a range of structuring…
Ultimus hires from U.S. Bank
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund services, has hired Gail Zess as VP of relationship management, and Catherine (Catie) Pfeifer as AVP of control accounting. Both join from U.S. Bank.
Centaur opens in Manila
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator that is due to be acquired by Waystone, has opened an office in Manila. This brings Centaur’s footprint to eight countries over three continents.
IQ-EQ hires from RBC I&TS
Samuel Kuborn has joined IQ-EQ as regional chief operating officer for continental Europe, based in Luxembourg. He previously spent nearly 13 years at RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
Carne hires from CSAM
Carne Group, the Europe-based fund services provider, has appointed Sean Flynn as head of private markets and strategic partners, based in New York. He joins from Credit Suisse Asset Management, where he was chief operating officer for the Americas.
Apex appoints COO for North America
Apex has appointed Jason Kirby as COO for North America. He was previously at Sanne, which Apex acquired earlier this year.
Cureton moves to SS&C
Stuart Cureton has joined SS&C in the UK as a sales director for the asset and wealth management businesses. He spent more than five years at SGSS, and has also worked at HSBC.