Category: Independents

ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in asset and wealth management software, has raised USD27m in a Series A2 funding round. Portage led the round, joined by State Street, both existing shareholders, and management.

Aztec Group has appointed Sam Metland as its new head of product and propositions. He joins from Citco, where he held roles including head of private equity product and, most recently, head of solutions engineering. Prior to this, he held senior product and strategy roles at J.P. Morgan and Brown Brothers Harriman.

Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has appointed Richard Bentley as non-executive director and chairman of the Pirum board of directors. His most recent roles include chief product and engineering officer at Adenza (formerly Calypso and AxiomSL, now part of Nasdaq Inc). This follows the recent appointment of Ben Challice…

Ultimus Fund Solutions has hired John Lehner as president, Ultimus Public Fund Solutions, and Jay Martin as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions, Jim Cass will transition to vice chairman of Ultimus, having previously served as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions. All three roles report to CEO Gary Tenkman. Martin was most recently president, investment services,…