Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has been chosen as fund administrator for what is thought to be the first fund established in the Ivory Coast – ACMC. The fund is dedicated to the tourism and real estate sector in West Africa and is looking to capitalise on strong demand for tourism-related real estate and high-level residential…
Month: September 2021
Burgiss and Caissa to merge
The Burgiss Group, LLC and Caissa, LLC have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. On a combined basis, the firm will be one of the world’s leaders in private capital and total investment plan solutions. The combined firm will be headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey and have over 450 employees worldwide. Burgiss is a…
State Street launches GIPS solution
State Street has struck a partnership with The Spaulding Group, a provider of investment performance measurement services, to launch its Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) asset owner solution. The combination of State Street’s core performance services and operational support with The Spaulding Group’s educational, consulting, and verification capabilities aims to provide asset owners with the…
Ocorian hires new head of global funds
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired Garrett Breen as head of global funds. Based in Dublin, he reports to Mike Hughes, Ocorian’s global head of service lines and business development. He joins from J. P. Morgan, where he led the hedge fund services business.
Apex to administer US Gold Opportunity Fund
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration and accounting services to the US Gold Opportunity Fund LP, a qualified opportunity fund that offers investors “a simple, tax efficient, cost effective, liquid approach to investing in gold bullion”. USGO is structured as a qualified opportunity fund to provide its investors with the potential tax benefits…
Ultimus hires senior ETF specialist
Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Michael Prendergast as SVP, ETF senior product specialist. Prendergast has previously worked at State Street and J.P. Morgan in senior ETF-related roles. Ultimus reports that, since the beginning of 2020, it has doubled the number of ETFs it services.
IQ-EQ appoints new CEO for Asia
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Michael Marquardt as regional CEO for Asia. He was previously COO of Zerobridge Partners.
SS&C launches ESG platform
SS&C has launched its ESG reporting solutions platform, which will support compliance with the EU’s SFDR and deliver greater insights and transparency into ESG portfolio risks. SS&C has partnered with Sustainalytics to create investor transparency, carbon risk and sensitive sector exposure disclosure reports. The platform scans managers’ underlying data against Sustainalytics’ ESG dataset based on…
Mainstream selects Harmonate for PC data management
Mainstream Fund Services, the Australian administrator that is in the process of being acquired by Apex, has selected Harmonate to provide private capital data operations. Texas-based Harmonate will support the automation of document and data processing and intelligence.
Equity Trustees appointed as RE for new ‘deep green’ fund
Equity Trustees has been appointed as a responsible entity (trustee) for Haven Wealth Partners, which has launched its first fund in the Australian market with a focus on ‘deep green’ ethical investing. The Haven Wealth Partners Ethical Absolute Return Fund is a value-focused ethical absolute return fund, which applies stringent positive and negative screens to…