The Central Bank of Ireland has reprimanded and fined BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) DAC EUR10.78m (USD11.8m) for 16 regulatory breaches relating to the outsourcing of fund administration. In a statement, CBI said: “The 16 breaches arose because of BNY DAC’s failure: to have in place an adequate outsourcing governance framework; to comply with its…
Category: Offshore
Crestbridge hires new head of UK RE
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administration solutions provider, has appointed Barry Hindmarch as director and head of real estate – UK. He joins from Apex.
Alter Domus hires senior State Street manager
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, has hired Vincent Georgel O’Reilly as head of financial institutions strategic partnerships. Based in Luxembourg, hewill report to Alter Domus’ CEO, Doug Hart, and will become a member of Alter Domus’ group executive board. In his new role, O’Reilly will lead the…
Aztec appoints new chair
The Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has announced a new chair, as Patrick Gale steps down from the group board at the end of the current financial year, after five years in the role. He will be succeeded by his fellow board member Kathryn Purves, who has been a non-executive director since 2020.
Highvern hires new COO
Highvern, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Anna Malorey as chief operating officer. Based in Jersey, she will initially co-ordinate the implementation phase of Highvern’s recent acquisitions and new office openings as the group continues to grow and expand into a number of new jurisdictions. She joins from R&H Trust Co in Jersey, where she was…
BP2S to deploy Next Gate tech
BNP Paribas Securities Services and Next Gate Tech have reached an agreement through which BP2S will deploy Next Gate Tech’s data management and NAV oversight technology to support its depositary bank operations, initially in Luxembourg. Next Gate is a Luxembourg-based fintech which recently hired Eduardo Gramuglia, formerly head of State Street in Luxembourg, as its…
Vistra to implement Depowise solution
Vistra, the Singapore-based provider of fund administration and corporate services, has established a partnership with Depowise to adopt its depositary solution. Depowise is a European-based provider of regtech solutions. The new partnership allows Vistra to transform and digitise depositary business processes. Depowise will be rolled out across Vistra’s European depositary operations in the UK and…
Carne wins USD32.5bn ManCo mandate
Russell Investments has appointed Carne Group as third-party management company for 11 Russell umbrella funds, covering USD32.5bn AuM across 76 active sub-funds, said to be the world’s largest ManCo outsourcing deal to date, as measured by AuM. The funds are domiciled in Ireland and distributed globally. Russell Investments is a U.S.-based provider of investment solutions…
Centaur hires in Luxembourg
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has appointed Kevin McFadden as head of investor services, Luxembourg. He will report to Centaur’s CEO of Luxembourg, Antonio Frias, leading a team responsible for maintaining relationships with investors and analysts, and providing them with specialist accounting, investor relations, customised reporting and day-to-day management of their funds. He joins…
Ocorian expands with eFront
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has selected BlackRock’s eFront for its global funds administration platform Ocorian has a long-standing relationship with eFront and will add new capabilities such as fund administration, investor services, AIFM and depositary-lite services. In addition to using eFront for its central administration and transfer agency support, Ocorian will leverage the platform for…