SEI has been selected by Nephila Capital Ltd, an investment manager specialising in reinsurance risk, to support its back- and middle-office operations across North America and the UK. Nephila has managed institutional assets in the reinsurance industry for more than 20 years. Owned by Markel Group Inc., Nephila has offices in the U.S., Bermuda, and…
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SS&C to acquire Curo
SS&C is to acquire Curo Fund Services, a South African provider of fund administration solutions, from a joint venture between Sanlam and Old Mutual. The transaction is subject to approval by the South African Competition Commission. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Curo administers >ZAR3trn (USD170.4bn) and services Sanlam, Old Mutual and third-party institutional…
Equity Trustees wins Loftus Peak mandate
Equity Trustees has been appointed by Loftus Peak as the Responsible Entity (trustee) for the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Hedged Active ETF, a currency hedged version of its flagship product, the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Active ETF. The fund was launched in 2022 as an unlisted fund, and is now available with dual access, providing…
Claus takes new role at EdRAM
David Claus has joined Edmond de Rothschild as group head, asset servicing, and CEO of EdRAM in Luxembourg. He was previously CEO of European Depositary Bank, which is owned by Apex. In 2023 Edmond de Rothschild entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Luxembourg-based third-party asset servicing activities to Apex, but the deal did…
TMF hires O&T director
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Ramesh Ketti as the global operations and technology director of fund services and capital markets. based in Dubai. He was most recently deputy global head of closed-end operations for Apex.
Apex hires new CFO
Apex has appointed Kimberly DeTrask as CFO and Maxwell Johnston as chief business officer (CBO). DeTrask joins from State Street, where she has served for over 12 years, most recently as treasurer. Before joining State Street, she spent more than 14 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where she worked in the risk…
Alchelyst to merge with Lyra
Alchelyst, the Ireland-based fund administrator for alternative asset managers, and Lyra Client Solutions, a client servicing organisation spun out from Apollo, have announced a merger to form a private markets servicing platform purpose-built to transform the investor experience across the institutional and global wealth channels. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter…
Ultimus expands with Xceptor
Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, and Xceptor, the data automation platform for financial markets, have expanded their six-year partnership. As the data automation and reconciliation engine powering Ultimus’ service model, the partnership allows Ultimus and its clients to benefit from faster processing times, enhanced data accuracy, and customised…
Ocorian wins PEP mandate
Ocorian has supported the Cayman-domiciled fund advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) as fund administrator, marking the seventh core fund for PEP. The Australian advisor to the Cayman fund, PEP, is Australasia’s leading private-equity manager, with AUD16bn AuM across various investment strategies. Ocorian assisted with establishment, launch and multiple closings of Fund VII and will…
Equity Trustees wins major RE mandate
Equity Trustees has been appointed responsible entity (trustee) for the newly launched T. Rowe Price Global Structured Research Equity Fund in Australia, continuing a long-standing partnership that has seen more than 10 funds established over 18 years.