After 14 years on the executive board of SIX, the Swiss stock exchange, Tom Zeeb has decided to leave the company at the end of January 2023. The search for a successor has already been initiated. Until a permanent replacement is appointed, Christoph Landis, currently head of IT and member of the executive board of…
Month: January 2023
MUTB outsources cash management to FWIA
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking’s (MUTB) global securities lending solutions group has established a securities lending cash management partnership with Fort Washington Investment Advisors (FWIA), the investment arm of Western & Southern, a financial services company and life insurance group. FWIA will be MUTB’s preferred provider for clients that require a separately managed account for…
RE manager selects Phoenix American
Phoenix American has been appointed by Wander, the real estate investment fund sponsor, to provide transfer agency, fund accounting and back-office services.
Purves to succeed Aztec’s Moore
Edward Moore, Aztec Group founder and CEO, is to become chair of the group board. He will be succeeded as CEO by current group chair, Kathryn Purves, effective 1 April 2023. Purves was appointed group chair in April 2022, having initially joined the group as a non-executive director in 2020.
Core opens in Guernsey
Core Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited has opened. Core is an independent, owner-managed business offering fund administration, accounting, compliance and corporate governance services to investment funds and management entities domiciled in Guernsey.
Apex to acquire BACSIL
Apex plans to acquire Bank of America Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited (BACSIL), the Irish depositary business of Bank of America. Apex will acquire BACSIL through its subsidiary, European Depositary Bank. The BACSIL business, based in Dublin, provides depositary services for client assets of USD71.4bn. Upon closing, BACSIL’s team will join Apex in Dublin.
Broadridge launches ESG Analyzer
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the U.S.-based fintech, has launched ESG Analyzer, a web-based ESG disclosure and data analytics benchmarking tool that delivers “timely, high-quality, cost-effective, transparent data and insights”. The ESG Analyzer allows companies to view all of their ESG metrics in a single dashboard, compare their data side-by-side with peer companies to better understand…
Nippon Life India transitions to SS&C Eze
Nippon Life India Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., the offshore platform of Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited, has transitioned its operations to the SS&C Eze asset management platform. The firm will now use the Eze Investment Suite ecosystem for its recently launched fixed income ETF, among other funds. Nippon Life India Singapore manages funds…
FINBOURNE expands in U.S.
FINBOURNE, the UK-based fintech focused on investment data management, has hired Daniel Dasaro as head of client delivery, U.S. He joins from Charles River, where he spent more than 10 years.
CSC wins commodities fund mandate
Unearth Capital Limited, a UK-based investment manager, has selected CSC Fund Administration (Ireland) as fund administrator for its inaugural hedge fund, the Unearth Chrome Fund. The fund provides exposure to the commodities sector.