Carne Group, the Ireland-based provider of fund management solutions, has appointed Marty Dobbins as a non-executive director of its Luxembourg fund management company. Dobbins, who is the CEO of Sage Advisory, s.a.r.l, was formerly CEO & country head for State Street in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Dobbins was appointed as a director of Gen II…
Month: November 2020
JTC appointed to administer USD282m Round Hill Music Royalty Fund
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has been appointed as administrator and registrar for the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited following its listing on the specialist fund segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange, for which JTC acted as receiving agent. The fund raised USD282m on launch and will be managed by Round…
Apex to service new Irish RE fund for Valpre Capital
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration services, corporate and depositary solutions to Valpre Capital UK Limited, a UK-based investment firm focused on sourcing, structuring and seeding real estate and private equity investments. Apex will administer the Valpre Capital Dublin Real Estate Fund LP, which has a target portfolio size of c. EUR150m and…
SGSS launches Fund Alerts to support fund liquidity management
Société Générale Securities Services has launched Fund Alerts, a real-time liability fund management and liquidity risk prevention solution for asset managers. The service provides an instantaneous view of fund liability movements via various customised alerts across the following times: In real-time on subscription orders or redemptions received At closure of the fund on the inflow/outflow…
Sanne promotes Rubina Toorawa to Mauritius country head
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has promoted Rubina Toorawa from COO, Mauritius to the role of country head, Mauritius. She will be taking over from Peter Nagle as he transitions to a newly created role as managing director, global head of client growth, remaining in Mauritius.
TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP: ISSA claims to offer thought leadership, but its latest report is flawed and misinformed.
ISSA – the Zurich-based International Securities Services Association – is a sponsored talking shop. With a grab bag membership of global and local custodians, CSDs, exchanges and tech companies, it has always struggled to define its raison d’être. Its achievements are modest, and much of the valuable work it might have taken on has instead…
BP2S adds CLSA to broker panel for China-Hong Kong Stock Connect
BNP Paribas Securities Services has confirmed CLSA, the Kong Kong-based subsidiary of CITIC Securities, as the latest partner broker for its multi approved partner broker (MAP) model for the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme. The MAP model allows investors to choose from a variety of brokers whilst benefiting from guaranteed real DvP settlement through internalised…
Citi to administer SLAM’s first Hong Kong-registered index fund
Citi has been appointed by Sun Life Asset Management (HK) Limited as trustee, custodian, fund administrator and transfer agent for the Sun Life AM Hong Kong ESG Index Fund, Sun Life’s first fund to be registered in Hong Kong. The fund will track the Hang Seng ESG 50 Index.
Crestbridge appoints Dean Hodcroft as CEO
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Dean Hodcroft as its incoming CEO. Hodcroft will succeed Graeme McArthur as the group’s CEO with effect from 1 July 2021. Hodcroft joins from Cale Street Partners, a real estate investor, where he was CFO. He will be based in Jersey.
Deutsche Borse to acquire 80pct of ISS
Deutsche Börse AG, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Genstar Capital LLC have reached an agreement for Deutsche Börse to acquire a majority share of approximately 80pct in ISS, valuing ISS at USD2,275m (EUR1,925m). Genstar Capital and current management will continue to hold a stake of approximately 20pct. The transaction is expected to close in the…