Category: Independents

A trio of industry veterans has launched a new administration service in Ireland. Alchelyst – which expects approval from the Central Bank of Ireland imminently – will focus on the alternatives sector, where the principals each have extensive experience. Joan Kehoe is CEO, Ian Lynch is chief commercial officer, and Brian Fitzgerald is COO. All…

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 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 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, 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.

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…