IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has launched a global private debt & credit desk to support managers and investors with increasingly complex debt strategies and offer clients a dedicated team of expertise across the full debt and credit spectrum. The new desk is complemented by a global structured finance and securitisation team that services asset-backed and…
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HSBC promotes Tony McDonnell to head alts investments
HSBC Securities Services has appointed Tony McDonnell as global head of alternative investments. For the last seven years, McDonnell has been the country head for securities services in Ireland and, since 2019, has had the additional responsibility of establishing private assets as a product across securities services. He will now focus solely on development of…
BlueOrchard moves JAWEF to EFA
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, an impact investment manager, to take over the administration of the Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund (JAWEF). The migration of the fund has been completed. BlueOrchard’s JAWEF was launched in 2016 as the first fund of its kind investing through financial institutions in female…
TriVista expands relationship with Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Japan-based manager, TriVista Capital Inc., to provide global custody services and manage securities lending for its two Cayman-domiciled funds.
Crestbridge hires Andrea Lennon to head new funds business in Ireland
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration services, has opened an office in Ireland and has hired Andrea Lennon as head of funds, Ireland. Lennon joins from FundRock. Crestbridge is already authorised to provide corporate services in Ireland and aims to provide fund administration services shortly, subject to regulatory approval from…
Ocorian acquires Guernsey-based Platinum Compliance
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has acquired Platinum Compliance, a Guernsey-based compliance consultancy.
Northern Trust to service new Osmosis CCF in Ireland
Northern Trust has been selected by Osmosis Investment Management, a UK-based manager, to provide fund administration, global custody and depositary services for the Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity (ex-fossil fuels) Fund in a UCITS common contractual fund (CCF). The Osmosis UCITS CCF is supported by Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, which serves as its Irish-regulated…
FundRock hits EUR100bn AuM
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based provider of third-party UCITS ManCo, AIFM and ACD services, has reached EUR100bn AUM, and now serves over 450 funds. FundRock, which recently completed its acquisition by Apex Group, has over 150 employees across five locations in Luxembourg, the UK, Ireland and Singapore.
IQ-EQ to launch full-service funds business in Ireland
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, is to launch a dedicated funds business in Ireland. IQ-EQ, which has offices in Dublin and Shannon, will be transferring a number of personnel from the group’s wider UK & Ireland cluster, including Belfast-based Eoghan Harney, who will hold the role of director and head of fund accounting. Gary Palmer, a…
GemCap appoints Karen Nolan as chair in Ireland
GemCap, an Ireland-based UCITS fund platform provider, has appointed Karen Nolan as chair of the GemCap Investment Funds (Ireland) Plc board. She was previously a non-executive director and has been on the board for two years. GemCap UK chief executive Stuart Alexander has stepped down as chair and remains a non-executive director.