Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, has appointed Philippe Lanciers as commercial director for Luxembourg. He joins from Arendt Regulatory & Consulting.
Category: Offshore
BNP Paribas to support Fineco’s ETF range
BNP Paribas has been selected by Fineco Asset Management (FAM) to provide a full range of banking services for its equities and fixed income ETFs listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. FAM, an Irish UCITS management company wholly owned by Italian bank FinecoBank S.p.A., has entered the ETF market with a range of Ireland-domiciled funds.…
Polar Capital expands relationship with Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Polar Capital to provide global custody, depositary, transfer agency, fund accounting and currency management services to the Melchior Selected Trust. Domiciled in Luxembourg, Polar Capital’s Melchior Selected Trust was launched in 2010 and is comprised of the Melchior Absolute Return Fund, European Opportunities Fund and Global Equity Fund. All…
FundRock wins Fundsmith distribution mandate
FundRock Management Company, the Apex-owned third-party UCITS ManCo and AIFM, has expanded its relationship with Fundsmith, the UK-based fund management company, to include distribution services. In addition to existing ManCo services, FundRock Distribution S.A. will now provide distribution services, enabling Fundsmith to distribute its funds in Europe. FundRock Distribution will provide specific resources and support…
Aztec hires for banking & treasury
Paul Clohesy has joined Aztec Group as head of banking and treasury, based in its Jersey office. He joins from JTC, where he was treasury director.
Alison Manley joins U-I’s Ireland board
Alison Manley has joined the Ireland board of Universal Investment, the Germany-based administrator, as an independent non-executive director and chair. She has over 25 years’ experience developing funds and financial products and is an experienced non-executive director of Irish regulated UCITS, AIFs and ManCos. Manley established and was CEO of Goodbody Fund Management, a Super…
Gorman steps down from U.S. Bank
Linda Gorman has stepped down from her role as CEO of U.S. Bank Global Fund Services – Europe. She joined U.S. Bank following its acquisition of Quintillion in 2013. Gorman will be replaced by Ken Somerville, currently COO.
ZEDRA promotes in Guernsey
ZEDRA, the Switzerland based administrator, has appointed Elaine Kennedy as managing director of its Guernsey office, reporting to Steven Bowen, head of Channel Islands. She joined ZEDRA in 2005. Nick Slinn is promoted to deputy managing director.
IQ-EQ hires MD for Jersey
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Nicola Gott as managing director of its Jersey business. Prior to joining IQ-EQ, she was MD of Oak Group in Jersey.
Aztec launches onboarding solution
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has launched Aztec Verify, a client onboarding service. Aztec Verify is an integrated solution that streamlines the due diligence and verification process for new client onboarding.