J.P. Morgan has hired Ciarán Fitzpatrick as global head of ETF product management, based in Dublin. He was previously at State Street.
Category: Offshore
Northern to service new ELTIF
Partners Group has appointed Northern Trust to provide fund accounting, transfer agency, depositary and corporate secretarial services for its new European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF)-compliant Private Equity Evergreen Fund, structured as a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV. Based in Switzerland, Partners Group is a private markets firm with USD147bn AuM.
NAV launches in Ireland
NAV Fund Administration Group, a provider of fund administration services to alternative asset managers, has launched NAV Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd., authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services, including fund accounting and transfer agency, in Ireland. NAV Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd. is headed by CEO Ray Murphy, joining from IQ-EQ.
U.S. Bank to support Pacer’s European ETFs
U.S. Bank has been appointed to provide fund administration, transfer agency and global custody services for Pacer Financial’s three new European ETFs, which are the European version of three of Pacer’s Cash Cows strategies: Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend UCITS ETF; Pacer US Cash Cows 100 UCITS ETF; and Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows…
Imperium supports SNGLR fund launches
Guernsey-based fund services provider Imperium has supported SNGLR Capital in its recent fund closing. The two Guernsey-domiciled funds held their first closing, and are, by final closing, aiming for total commitments of EUR40m (USD44m). SNGLR is a Swiss-based manager investing in mainly European early-stage technology startups.
Gen II appoints European ops head
Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private assets administrator, has appointed Matt Le Noury as head of European operations, based in Guernsey, C.I. He was part of the Crestbridge PERE business that Gen II recently acquired, and has also worked for Citco and Northern Trust.
Aztec launches AIFM service
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has launched its AIFM service in Luxembourg. The offering includes marketing, compliance, risk management, regulatory reporting and portfolio management.
Gen II hires Lux client service head
Gen II Fund Services has appointed Richard Browne as head of client service – Luxembourg. He joins Gen II having most recently served as deputy CEO and head of private asset fund administration at Credit Suisse Fund Services Luxembourg. The appointment follows the recent completion of Gen II’s acquisition of Crestbridge’s private equity and real…
Vistra gets CBI green light
Vistra, the Asia-based business services provider that merged with Tricor in 2023, has secured authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services from Ireland. To support the expansion of Vistra’s global fund administration network, Vistra Funds Services (Ireland) has appointed Aimee Gill as CEO and head of fund accounting, Paul McDonald…
Oak hires MD for Mauritius
Oak Group, a C.I.-based provider of international funds, private client and corporate services, has appointed Zoubeir Khatib as managing director, Mauritius. He previously led the business development unit for Apex in Mauritius and Africa. He replaces Paul Schreibke as he approaches retirement.