Aztec Group, the alternatives administrator, has received licences from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration and depositary services, following its launch into the Irish market in 2023. Aztec Group administers >EUR600bn across the Channel Islands, Luxembourg, Ireland, the U.S., and UK. The Group specialises in alternative investments, administering over 450 funds covering…
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Alter Domus appoints new CFO
Alter Domus has appointed Amaury Dauge as CFO, reporting to Doug Hart, Alter Domus CEO. He was previously CFO of Aircall and has also worked at Allfunds and Euronext.
Kneip appoints new CEO
Kneip, the Luxembourg-based fund data management company owned by Deutsche Börse, has appointed Elisa Alonso Sanz as the company’s new CEO, effective 1 July 2024. She takes over from Enrique Sacau, who has been CEO of Kneip since 2020, and who will be relocating back to London.She is currently COO of ABN AMRO Investment Solutions.…
Northern hires for Lux
Northern Trust has appointed Raphaël Remond as deputy CEO of its continental European bank, Northern Trust Global Services SE. He reports to Olivier Noël, CEO of NTGS SE and country head for Luxembourg. Remond was previously COO of LIOR Global Partners, and also spent more than 25 years at State Street.
Maples wins Cayman mandate
The Maples Group has been appointed by Chicago Global Capital Pte. Ltd. to provide fund administration services for its Cayman Islands-domiciled hedge fund. Chicago Global will be primarily serviced from Maples’ Singapore office, where the team will be providing fund administration services including cross-jurisdictional AML/KYC compliance, financial statement preparation, investor services and fund accounting. Chicago…
JTC hires director of treasury services
JTC, the C.I.-based professional services provider, has appointed Mark Forster as director – treasury services. He will be responsible for the day-to-day management of JTC’s treasury services business. He joins from Butterfield Bank.
Centralis to acquire YLP
Centralis, a Luxembourg-based alternative asset and corporate services provider, is to acquire YLP Group, a corporate services provider based in Luxembourg. YLP is an Ordre des Experts-Comptables licenced business that provides services to alternative fund clients, primarily real estate and private equity structures, as well as multinational corporates.
Komainu supports USYC
Komainu, a UK-regulated digital asset custody service provider partly backed by Nomura, has begun custody support for USYC, created by Hashnote, the on-chain first digital asset manager, built with the support of Cumberland and DRW. The partnership will enable Hashnote’s USYC to be held in custody by Komainu.
Alger consolidates with Waystone
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has been appointed by Alger, a U.S.-based growth equity asset manager, to provide third-party ManCo and supplementary services across the EEA. The mandate will add USD600m to Waystone’s AuM. Additional services include risk and compliance reporting, distribution support, market access, global registrations,…
Zurich launches ELTIF
Zurich Insurance Group has launched its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF 2.0), aimed at providing individual investors and life insurance customers with access to opportunities in the private debt asset class. The fund is a sub-fund of Zurich Global Private Asset Solutions SICAV S.A. and is intended to be the first in a series…