Blackwattle Investment Partners, a start-up Australian equity investment manager, has chosen Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity (trustee) for its first range of Australian equity funds: the Blackwattle Small Cap Quality Fund, Blackwattle Large Cap Quality Fund, Blackwattle Mid Cap Quality Fund and Blackwattle Long-short 130/30 Quality Fund.
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Socium implements Sentry
Socium Fund Services, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Suntera Global, has implemented the Sentry loan portfolio management technology from Broadridge. Socium is a private capital and credit fund administration firm. Sentry is a scalable web-based solution that captures, calculates, and analyses the borrower’s KPIs, monitors the pipeline, improves credit selection, and creates reusable covenant rules. As…
Ocorian hires global head of fund accounting
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of alternative fund services, has appointed Eamon Burns as global head of fund accounting. Previously Burns was EMEA head of private markets accounting at BNY Mellon, based in Dublin.
Apex appoints NZ head
Apex has appointed Anthony Edmonds as country head – New Zealand. Apex entered the New Zealand market in 2022 through the acquisitions of MMC, and Implemented Investment Solutions (IIS) and InvestNow. Originally founded and led by Edmonds, IIS delivers fund hosting services to global investment managers wanting to provide Kiwi investors with access to their…
Citco upgrades Æxeo
Citco has upgraded its Æxeo Treasury platform to enable users to transfer securities via Swift through its new securities transfer service, Securities View.
Ocorian hires from Northern Trust
Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services, is strengthening its U.S. capital markets team with the appointment of Anton Britton as head of business development, capital markets, based in New York. He was previously at Northern Trust, where he worked in the private markets administration business.
Gen II expands in Denver
Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private capital fund administrator with USD900bn AuA, has move to a new Denver office. Gen II plans a significant expansion of its workforce in the Denver area. The new office will be the site of Gen II’s global training centre of excellence.
Alter Domus promotes Summonte
Alter Domus has appointed Angela Summonte as group director, key accounts, based in Luxembourg. Summonte joined Alter Domus in 2021 from BNP Paribas.
Sidra expands Apex relationship
Sidra Capital has expanded its relationship with Apex, which will now provide fund administration, directorship and corporate secretarial solutions. Saudi-based Sidra Capital is a Shari’ah compliant asset manager, licensed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority, that focuses on income generating real estate and private finance strategies. Sidra has partnered with Apex as its preferred service…
IQ-EQ appoints France CEO
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has appointed Bertrand d’Anselme as the new CEO of IQ-EQ France. He joins from BNP Paribas, where he was most recently head of listed and OTC derivatives clearing services, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.