Category: Offshore

Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custodian owned by Standard Chartered and operated in association with Northern Trust, has registered its Irish unit with Luxembourg’s financial regulator, CSSF. The registration will allow Zodia to provide digital asset custody services in Luxembourg.

Apex has appointed Rama Sithanen as an independent director and chair of  its companies in Mauritius. Apex companies in Mauritius are Apex Financial Services (Mauritius) Ltd, Apex Fund Services (Mauritius) Ltd and Apex Fund and Corporate Services (Mauritius) Ltd. Sithanen was minister of finance between 1991 and 1995. He was deputy prime minister and minister…

Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported the mid-market private equity investor, Oakley Capital, on the final close of its fifth fund. Oakley Fund V raised EUR2.85bn (USD3bn), nearly doubling the size of its predecessor. Aztec has also been appointed to provide ongoing administration and accounting services from its Luxembourg office.

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…

CACEIS has been appointed by Investlinx Investment Management to provide depositary, custody, fund administration and execution services for Investlinx ICAV, a recently launched Irish UCITS ETF. The Investlinx ICAV will also deploy CACEIS’ ETF solutions and tools, including TEEPI ETF, a dedicated AP order portal.

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…

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.