FNZ, a global wealth management platform with over EUR700bn in assets under administration, has agreed to acquire South African third-party administrator Silica from Ninety One. Silica was established by Ninety One (then Investec Asset Management) in 1999 and provides third-party administration and related technology solutions to asset managers and investment product providers (including Ninety One)…
Month: November 2020
U.S. Bank to adopt SEI Wealth Platform
U.S. Bank, the fifth largest bank in the U.S. and one of the world’s top 10 custodians, has adopted the SEI Wealth Platform (SWP) across its wealth management and investment services group. SWP is a fully integrated, single-infrastructure technology solution that supports a digital experience for wealth managers and their clients. U.S. Bank will migrate…
Apex partners with RepRisk for private markets ESG data
RepRisk, an ESG data science firm based in Switzerland, and Apex, a global financial services provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access to material ESG risk data for private markets participants. Apex manages the independent collection of data for investors from their underlying portfolio investments to deliver real time ESG analysis. Apex’s…
Alter Domus opens Cayman office
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of solutions to the alternative investment industry, has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. David Boyd has been appointed Cayman country executive, leading Alter Domus’ Cayman Islands fund administration, corporate and fiduciary services. He will report directly to Paul Woods, regional executive for North America. He joins from Forbes…
Carlyle leads new equity investment for Apex
The Carlyle Group has led a preferred equity investment for Apex Group, the Bermuda-based global financial services provider. Apex will use the capital to support ongoing growth and acquisition activities, including its previously announced acquisitions of Luxembourg-based FundRock and Banco Modal’s alternative fund administration business in Brazil. Carlyle recently agreed to buy a majority stake…
EFA to service new Lux fund for Piquemal Houghton
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator which has AuA of EUR136bn (USD162bn), has been appointed to provide fund administration services to a newly launched fund from Piquemal Houghton, a Paris-based asset manager registered with the AMF. The Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS fund has been approved by the CSSF. EFA will provide services including NAV calculation, risk and compliance, performance…
Sanne hires Mark Grenyer as head of client operations
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Mark Grenyer as head of client operations. Based in Jersey, he joins from JTC, where he was head of funds.
4Pines signs with Allvue for PE accounting software
Allvue Systems, an alternative investment technology solutions provider, has signed 4Pines Fund Services for its fund accounting software solutions for private equity clients. 4Pines is a start-up private capital fund administrator based in the U.S.
Ultimus launches ETF app
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions, has released uETF, part of the firm’s uSUITE framework. Designed to streamline and add functionality to the firm’s ETF processing capability, one of the key features of uETF is its ability to send nightly portfolio composition files, essential to ETFs, in a…
Alter Domus deploys Yardi for RE & debt reporting
Alter Domus has deployed the Yardi Investment Management platform to streamline reporting for cross-border real estate investment structures. Alter Domus will also use Yardi Debt Management, a module developed specifically to add loan servicing capabilities to the integrated accounting and reporting tool. Alongside its inhouse client portal, CorPro, the Yardi solutions are embedded into Alter…