Category: Independents

Arcmont Asset Management, the Nuveen-controlled European private debt asset management firm, has received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to launch a long-term asset fund (LTAF), with Carne Global Fund Managers (UK) Ltd as the LTAF’s Authorised Corporate Director.

Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has opened an office in Tokyo, which will be led by Shinobu Miyata. Prior to Langham Hall, Miyata spent seven years as COO of a secondary strategy GP, leading fund formation and management in both Cayman Islands and Japan, as well as secondary transactions including several GP-led secondaries. He also…

Vistra, the Asia-based provider of business services, has appointed Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and CLM, to deliver frictionless global onboarding. Vistra’s global incorporations team is collaborating with Fenergo to deploy its SaaS-based CLM product to digitally transform processes for global entity onboarding, KYC and ongoing due diligence.

SS&C has opened an office in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The International Financial Services Centres Authority has licensed SS&C GlobeOp to provide fund administration and compliance services to alternative investment funds and other funds domiciled in the economic opportunity zone. SS&C has been in India since 2003, and now has 12 offices…

Aztec Group has been appointed as fund administration provider to Corten Real Estate, a U.S.-based real estate investment manager. Aztec is providing Corten with fund administration, financial reporting and investor relations services from its Philadelphia office. Corten focuses on providing solutions and strategic capital to stakeholders across real estate sectors in the U.S.

Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has opened an office in London. Headed by Jade Fellowes, client services director and head of intermediaries, the London office will complement Suntera’s existing network of offices in eight locations in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the U.S.

Apex Group has been appointed by Awqaf Investment, the investment arm of the General Authority for Awqaf in Saudi Arabia, as its new strategic partner. Awqaf provides investment services to the non-profit sector. Apex Group will be providing fund accounting, transfer agency, and middle & back office outsourcing. In 2023 State Street completed implementation of…