Waystone, the Ireland-based provider of specialist services to the asset management sector, has appointed Joost Lobler as managing director, business development in Hong Kong. Lobler spent seven years with Standard Chartered before establishing his own company in 2021.
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Apex closes Sanne acquisition
Apex has closed the acquisition of Sanne Group plc, the UK-based provider of alternative asset and corporate services. Following the close of the acquisition, Apex now services nearly USD3trn in assets across administration, depositary, custody and management. The addition of Sanne brings another 2,500 people into the group and adds six new locations in Denmark,…
Altum appoints head of growth
Altum Group (formerly LGL Group), the C.I.-based administrator with USD27bn AuA, has appointed James Milner as head of growth. He will focus on driving the growth of Altum’s fund and corporate solutions offering, He joins from Crestbridge.
Accelex and Lionpoint form alliance
Lionpoint and Accelex have formed a strategic partnership to bring end-to-end operational efficiency to the private markets industry. Lionpoint, a U.S.-based consultancy, partners with technology solution providers focused on private markets. Its core services include strategic advisory, operating model optimisation, technology roadmap and solution selection, and systems integration across the front, middle, and back office.…
IQ-EQ hires Diana Senanayake for senior European role
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has appointed Diana Senanayake to the dual role of managing director of its Luxembourg headquarters and regional CEO for Continental Europe. In her new position, she will lead the day-to-day running and strategic direction of IQ-EQ’s head office in Luxembourg; as well as taking responsibility for all activities across…
SS&C wins wealth management mandate in Asia
CGS-CIMB has chosen SS&C’s Global Wealth Platform (GWP) to provide end-to-end capabilities and SS&C’s Vision FI to provide reporting and client statements for its new wealth management venture. CGS-CIMB has rolled out GWP to service its clients requiring discretionary portfolio management in Singapore and Malaysia. CGS-CIMB provides financial services to more than 2,600 institutional clients…
FundRock wins new ManCo mandate
FundRock Management Company, a Luxembourg-based third-party UCITS ManCo and AIFM which is owned by Apex, has been appointed by natural resources investor Goehring & Rozencwajg to provide ManCo and distribution services. FundRock will provide Goehring & Rozencwajg with ManCo services via its Irish UCITS platform, together with active distribution throughout the EU and Switzerland, delivered…
CSC & Intertrust gain BVI clearance
CSC and Intertrust, which reached a conditional agreement in 2021 on the terms of a takeover by CSC, have obtained regulatory clearance for the deal in the British Virgin Islands. Together with the regulatory clearances obtained in Curaçao, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, CSC and Intertrust have now…
Ocorian hires heads of transformation and infrastructure
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services, has appointed Alice Miller as head of transformation. Based in London, Miller will be responsible for leading a global transformation programme designed to deliver increased business value for Ocorian and its investors, reporting to COO Carole Murphy. She was previously at Capgemini…
Crestbridge appoints new RE head
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has promoted Brian Jemwa to head up its real estate funds division. He joined the firm in Jersey in 2015. Crestbridge works with 90pct of the top ten private equity real estate fund managers globally and services USD80bn of real estate assets.