Waystone, the Ireland-based administrator, has been selected as the debt fund investment administrator for Leadenhall Capital Partners’ life and alternative credit strategies. Leadenhall was launched in 2008 and currently manages c. USD5.5bn across a range of strategies including life and non-life insurance linked securities, as well as alternative private credit. Waystone will be providing investment…
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Formidium launches consulting service
Formidium, a U.S.-based provider of fund services and back-office technology solutions, has launched Razor State Consulting. Razor State addresses back-office pain points by providing businesses with financial accounting and operations support. Razor State’s services fall broadly under two categories: accounting and services for fund management companies (ManCo services), and corporate accounting and services for pre-IPO…
Altum hires Helena Morrissey as chair
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has appointed Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE as its new group chair. Morrissey, a well-known figure in the investment management industry, has served in several leadership roles throughout her career, including 15 years as CEO of Newton Investment Management. She is currently chair of…
SS&C hires Euan Mcleod
Euan Mcleod has joined SS&C as head of transfer agency for Asia Pacific. He previously spent 10 years at State Street in Hong Kong.
Ultimus supports funds transition
Ultimus Fund Solutions has supported the transition of the James Advantage Funds’ fund administration functions from another provider. James Investment Research, the adviser to the James Advantage Funds, selected Ultimus as the fund administrator for its four mutual funds. Ultimus is now providing services encompassing financial administration, legal administration, fund accounting, transfer agent, and distribution.
Apex launches ESG DaaS platform
Apex has launched an ESG data as a service platform for the private markets. Apex has been collecting, verifying and examining private market ESG data from more than 400 GPs, and 1,500 portfolio companies in more than 45 countries since 2019, compiling a proprietary and verified ESG database for benchmarking performance. The database will include…
Ocorian hires head of funds BD
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Paul Spendiff as head of business development, global funds. He joins from FundRock, an Apex company, where he was global head of strategic development.
Krypton hires BD director
Bermuda-based Krypton Fund Services has hired Jerry Barbara as director of business development. He was previously at SS&C.
Yarra appoints Apex
Apex has been appointed by Yarra Capital Management to support the Yarra Private Capital Discovery Fund. Yarra Capital Management is one of Australia’s largest independently owned, active fund managers, with c. AUD19bn (USD13bn) AuM. Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration, transfer agency and custody services for the closed-ended vehicle.
IQ-EQ hires from HSBC
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Matthew Abbott to the newly created role of global head of sales operations. He is based in the London office, reporting to Emma Crabtree, group chief commercial officer. Abbott was previously global head of sales & client enablement for HSBC’s securities services business.