David Giannone, who joined IQ-EQ in New York as business development director earlier this year from RBC, has been promoted to chief commercial officer, Americas.
Category: Independents
Hodges converts to Ultimus
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, is the new service provider for the family of mutual funds advised by Hodges Capital Management. With Ultimus’ guidance, Hodges, an asset management firm with nearly USD1bn AuM, completed a multi-fund conversion, which included reorganisation of the funds from one series trust…
SmartStop selects SS&C for TA
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, a self-storage company, has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency services for all of its sponsored REITs. SS&C will handle account owner recordkeeping, transactional activity, new investor onboarding and distribution. SmartStop is the largest public non-traded self-storage REIT in the U.S., with >USD2.9bn in assets.
Ultimus expands mandate with Fuller & Thaler
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.based independent provider of fund administration services, has supported the launch of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity mutual fund with longtime partner, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management. This will be Fuller & Thaler’s seventh mutual fund administered by Ultimus during their 10-year partnership.
Imperium promotes three to board
Imperium, the C.I.-based fund administrator, has appointed Andy Hatton, Colette Taylor and Charlotte Parr to the Imperium Fund Services Limited board of directors. Colette Taylor is Imperium’s head of fund accounting, whilst Andy Hatton and Charlotte Parr are both client services directors.
Waystone confirms group COO
Nick Wheeler has been confirmed as group COO at Waystone, the European ManCo and fund services provider. He has been interim COO since the board removed its CEO, CFO and COO earlier this year.
Eley Griffiths appoints Equity Trustees
Eley Griffiths Group, an Australia-based investment manager, has appointed Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity (trustee) of its new fund, the Eley Griffiths Group Mid Cap Fund.
JTC to acquire Blackheath
JTC, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services business, has agreed to acquire Blackheath Capital Management LLP, an asset management business based in the UK. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and final regulatory approvals and is expected to close during Q1 2024. Formed in 2010, Blackheath provides bespoke management and regulatory oversight services…
Vistra appoints Lux country head
Frank Roden has joined Vistra as country head for Luxembourg. Roden spent 22 years at BNP Paribas. He replaces Jervis Smith, who took the post in 2019 after a long career at Citi.
LOIM selects Equity Trustees
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the asset management division of Swiss-headquartered Lombard Odier, has selected Equity Trustees as trustee of its inaugural offering in Australia, the LOIM Sustainable Private Credit (Australia) Unit Trust, a feeder into the existing LOIM Sustainable Private Credit Strategy’s Luxembourg-based master platform.