Russell Investments has appointed Carne Group as third-party management company for 11 Russell umbrella funds, covering USD32.5bn AuM across 76 active sub-funds, said to be the world’s largest ManCo outsourcing deal to date, as measured by AuM. The funds are domiciled in Ireland and distributed globally. Russell Investments is a U.S.-based provider of investment solutions…
Category: Independents
Metrics appoints Equity Trustees for new fund
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based provider of administration services, has been appointed responsible entity (trustee) and custodian for the Metrics Direct Income Fund, managed by Metrics Credit Partners, an Australian non-bank corporate lender and alternative asset manager specialising in origination and active management of private debt portfolios. The fund seeks to provide monthly cash income, capital…
SEI launches new data management functionality
SEI has launched Ledger, a new functionality designed to provide institutional investors and asset owners with the ability to view, update, and reconcile a comprehensive set of raw data within SEI’s portfolio intelligence tool, SEI Novus. Ledger can help users rectify contradictory or delayed information in order to provide clients with greater transparency, accuracy, and…
Apex acquires majority stake in FAC
Apex has acquired a majority stake in Fund Admin Chain, a distributed ledger-based network for launching, distributing, trading and settling collective investment funds. FAC is designed to connect fund investors, fund managers and their service providers in a digital distributed ecosystem. In addition to simplifying and streamlining the investment funds’ value-chain, FAC delivers additional revenue…
ZEDRA acquires Axelia
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based service provider, has acquired Axelia Partners in the U.S. Axelia Partners has been privately owned by Alexandra and Philippe Suhas since 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, with offices in New York. The company facilitates the U.S. expansion of predominantly European headquartered businesses and entrepreneurs by providing administrative and accounting services necessary…
Gen II acquires Update Capital
Gen II Fund Services, LLC, a U.S.-based fund administrator in the alternatives investment market, has acquired Update Capital, a Canada-based provider of investment management technology solutions for the real estate market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Update Capital provides an automated, cloud-based solution for real estate sponsors to manage their assets and investors.
Perennial appoints Apex for new fund
Apex has been appointed by Perennial Partners to provide fund administration services to Perennial Private Ventures Fund. The fund is aiming to raise AUD200m (USD145m) to invest in high growth private businesses. The launch of the fund follows the success of Perennial’s three existing private to public fund strategies – also administered by Apex –…
LTX completes integration with CRD
LTX, a Broadridge company that runs a digital trading platform, has completed its integration with the Charles River Investment Management Solution. The integration enables Charles River’s order and execution management system users to access aggregated liquidity and leverage transparency and price discovery within their workflows through their existing relationships with their dealers.
STP receives new funding
STP Investment Services, a U.S.-based service provider that supports more than USD340bn in total assets, has received an investment from Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology and related business services.
IQ-EQ to support African impact firm
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed to provide fund administration services to EG Capital, an East African impact investment firm headquartered in Mauritius with offices in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.