Category: Independents

Vistra, the Singapore-based corporate and fund administrator, has appointed Steven van Tuijl as regional managing director, Continental Europe. Steven also joins Vistra’s ExCo. He has full responsibility for the leadership and development of Vistra businesses in Continental Europe, which include 1500 employees across 15 markets. He joins Vistra after 10 years at ADP, the payroll…

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech provider, has appointed Ian Strudwick as general manager and head of Asia Pacific. He joins from TD Securities, where he was most recently managing director and head of global operations and business services for APAC. Strudwick is based in Singapore and will report to Samir Pandiri, President of…

Aztec, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has opened a U.S. office in Philadelphia, its first outside Europe. The office will specialise in fund and corporate accounting and administration services for the private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, real estate and private debt sectors. The office is headed by Mike Wood, who has been based in Aztec’s Jersey…

PEF Services, a U.S.-based administrator for alternative investment funds, has been selected to provide SBIC (small business investment company) fund administration services to Star Mountain Capital, LLC. With nearly USD2bn AuM, Star Mountain is a 100pct employee-owned investment firm focused exclusively on the U.S. lower middle-market by investing debt and equity directly into established operating…

Diversified Trust, a U.S.-based wealth management firm with USD7.5bn AuM, has selected SS&C as fund administrator for its private equity fund of funds platform. SS&C will provide private equity administration, portfolio look-through reporting, tax services, treasury support services and investor AML/KYC compliance. Diversified Trust also uses SS&C Black Diamond within its wealth management business and…