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…
Category: Independents
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.
Link in talks with Waystone
Link Administration Holdings Limited, the ASX-listed administrator, has released an update on the progress of the sale of its Fund Solutions business and in relation to ongoing negotiations with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. “Link Group is in exclusive negotiation with the Waystone Group in respect of the sale of the whole of its FS…
Apex appoints head of Dallas
Apex has appointed Pamela Goldminz as office head, Dallas. She joined Apex in 2022 following the acquisition of Texas-based SandsPoint Capital Advisors LLC, a provider of advisory and consultancy services to alternative asset managers.
Crestbridge hires two for Lux
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has made two appointments in its Luxembourg office. Teodora Croitoru has joined as head of compliance, fund services, while Emmanuelle Poret has taken on the role of head of client onboarding, fund services & ManCo. Croitoru joins from Intertrust, and Poret was previously at Ocorian.
Apex partners with Briink for ESG
Apex Group has partnered with Briink, a Berlin-based AI technology company specialising in EU taxonomy and SFDR reporting solutions for fund managers, to enhance its ESG advisory services. Apex’s EU taxonomy solution provides a five-step process, enabling clients to assess and improve taxonomy alignment credentials and prevent greenwashing. Briink’s technology helps Apex’s clients to save…
Equity Trustees appoints new head of super trustee services
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based independent trustee company, has appointed Andrew Godfrey as executive general manager of the superannuation trustees services business. He replaces Mark Blair, who oversaw the growth of funds under supervision from AUD1bn (USD690m) to AUD40bn (USD28bn) over the five years he was in the role. Blair will continue to work with the…