Category: Independents

Ocorian, the C.I.-based administration services provider, has appointed Aron Brown as global head of regulatory & compliance. Brown founded, and was managing director of, Newgate Compliance, Ocorian’s compliance consultancy service which it acquired in 2020. In his new role he will report to Frederik van Tuyll, Ocorian’s chairman & CEO.

Phoenix American has been appointed to provide Versity Invest’s real estate funds with investor services, featuring the STAR-XMS shareholder management/transfer agency platform. Based in California, Versity Invest is a real estate investment company founded in 2022. Versity currently manages c. USD1bn of investor equity investments.

Apex has been mandated by New Forests, an existing client, to deliver fund services to its African Forestry Impact Platform. New Forests is an Australia-based investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, with AUD10bn (USD6.7bn) AuM across more than 1.2m hectares (2.9m acres). News Forests’ AFIP will continue to raise long term…

TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of administrative services, is to acquire Sino Corporate Services Group. Sino was founded in 2007 and has offices in Hong Kong, China and Singapore, and employs 53 people. As a result of the acquisition, four members of Sino’s management team will join TMF. The deal follows the acquisitions of Hong…

Gamma Fund Services Ltd, a fund services and administration company based in Bahamas, has selected the PFS-PAXUS fund administration system for its third-party fund administration business operations. PFS-PAXUS is provided by Isle of Man-based Pacific Fund Systems. Gamma has opted for a full SaaS cloud deployment model.

Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has supported Hamilton Capital, a U.S.-based Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with USD2bn AuM, with the launch of its first tender offer fund. Through its Dynamic Alternatives Fund, Hamilton Capital offers exposure to alternative investments for its accredited clients, without requiring substantial…

Alter Domus has supported Longship AS, a Norwegian-based private equity investor with a focus on the Norwegian lower-mid market, with the first and final closing of Longship Fund III. This follows the 2022 migration of the fund administration role for Longship Fund I and Longship Fund II to Alter Domus. Longship Fund III has closed…

IQ-EQ has opened in Dubai, UAE, its first physical presence in the Middle East. The new office, located in the DIFC, brings Luxembourg-based IQ-EQ’s location count to 25 jurisdictions worldwide. IQ-EQ has received approvals from the DIFC and the DFSA to offer services to clients ranging from corporate businesses to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices.…

Waystone, the Ireland-based provider of specialist services to the investment management sector, has abruptly parted company with Derek Delaney, CEO, Paul Cahill, COO, and Glen Magee, CFO. Waystone said: “Given our growth and the current scale of the business it was felt that the right thing for the company was to introduce new management to…