Link Fund Solutions, the European arm of Australia’s Link Group, will adopt Milestone Group’s pControl Oversight platform. Australia-based Milestone, which is owned by BNY Mellon, provides oversight and backup NAV solutions to the investment management industry. pControl Oversight will allow Link Fund Solutions to independently verify NAVs received from its fund administrators and to mitigate…
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Krypton hires from SS&C
Rechilda Tallman has joined Bermuda-based Krypton Fund Services as an account manager, based in Canada. She previously spent seven years at SS&C GlobeOp.
Apex to acquire ALFI Partners
Apex is to acquire ALFI Partners, a third-party marketer. Based in Luxembourg, ALFI Partners promotes a selection of leading international asset management firms to qualified investors. Through ALFI Partners’ network, the business enables European investors and non-European asset managers to meet and build productive relationships. Since its creation, over EUR20bn has been invested through ALFI…
TMF promotes Porta to lead APAC BD
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based professional services firm, has appointed Albert Porta as head of business development for the APAC region. Porta has worked for TMF Group in Hong Kong for six years, latterly as head of business development in Singapore, Australasia and Malaysia, a role he will retain in addition to his new regional responsibilities.…
EDB adds to executive board
Apex-owned European Depositary Bank has appointed Robert Steele and Jean-François Thils to its executive management board. They join EDB CEO David Claus and managing director Holger Barth as members of the bank’s executive management board. David Rhydderch, previously a member of the board, is stepping down and becoming a member of the board of directors…
ONE hires a Danloy (no, not that one)
Valentine Danloy has joined ONE group solutions in Luxembourg in a business development role. She was previously at Morgan Philips Group, a search agency.
Capital Prudential appoints Apex
Capital Prudential Manager Pty Ltd, an Australia-based real estate manager, has appointed Apex to support the Capital Prudential Real Estate Master Trust. Apex will provide fund administration, loan administration and compliance services. Capital Prudential offers pooled investment in diversified property developments.
Brijesh Patel joins SS&C
Brijesh Patel has joined the private markets team at SS&C, based in the UK. He was most recently at Sanne (now part of Apex) and previously spent 15 years at State Street.
Centralis appoints new CFO
Centralis, the Luxembourg-based corporate and fund services provider, has appointed Dermot Caden as its CFO. Caden has served as CFO for several private equity-backed businesses in the financial services and business services industries. Most recently, he was CFO for KB Associates, an Ireland-based ManCo that was acquired by Waystone in 2022.
Langham Hall appoints four new partners
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has appointed four new partners: Tom Chamberlain has been with Langham Hall since 2016. Based in Guernsey, he leads fund administration for a number of key private equity, real estate and debt fund clients. Eddie Lam has been with Langham Hall since 2012. Based in Hong Kong, he leads Asia…