CACEIS has agreed with Heavenize, a fintech specialising in front-office software, to offer OSMOZE, a decision-making dashboard for all asset classes, to management companies and institutional investor clients. Available via the Connect Store, CACEIS’ subscription hub for fintech partners’ services, the OSMOZE platform provides portfolio managers with asset management and investment simulation tools to fine-tune…
Month: February 2023
SEBA Bank hires APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. SEBA Bank recently opened a Hong Kong office. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of…
Crestbridge appoints U.S. tax director
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has appointed Anthony Yabut as director of tax in the U.S. He is responsible for leading the development of tax services for U.S. clients, including tax compliance, planning services and consulting on fund formations. He will be based in the New Jersey office, which Crestbridge opened in 2020. Yabut was…
Jersey establishes new LLC structure
In an effort to close the gap with other offshore centres, the States of Jersey (Channel Islands) has passed legislation for a new LLC structure that aims to improve connectivity between the jurisdiction and U.S. alternative fund managers, providing enhanced options for U.S. managers looking to structure European-focused funds. The new LLC structure, which comes…
Copper hires from LSEG
Ben Lorente has joined Copper.co, the UK-based digital assets service provider, as head of alliances and partnerships. He previously spent more than five years at LSEG, most recently as global head of strategic partnerships.
CACEIS to support SideCaps
Germany-based fintech SideCaps has launched a block trade platform for listed SME secondary-line stocks. The platform is designed to create a liquidity pool for German SME block trades. Vertically integrated with XETRA and Eurex CCP, SideCaps provides counterparty risk management and settlement discipline. CACEIS will settle and clear cash equity transactions for all trades executed…
Illinois Firefighters consolidate with Northern Trust
The Illinois Firefighters’ Pension Investment Fund (FPIF) has selected Northern Trust to provide custody services for the combined pension assets of approximately 300 firefighter pension funds across suburban Chicago and downstate Illinois. Created by the Illinois Pension Code in 2019, the FPIF is responsible for consolidating, managing and investing the assets of municipal and fire…
SNB Capital taps Broadridge for sec finance
SNB Capital, the largest broker and asset manager by market share in Saudi Arabia, has chosen Broadridge to help build its local securities lending and borrowing business. SNB Capital will deploy Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management (SFCM) service, a front-to-back SaaS solution. SNB Capital has a significant global custody and data management alliance with…
BlackRock adopts TradeWeb’s ETF iNAV
Tradeweb Markets Inc., the Nasdaq-listed operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has launched a market data service to calculate real-time iNAVs for ETFs. BlackRock has become the first ETF issuer to use Tradeweb iNAVs for its iShares ETF suite in Europe, which are publicly available via Bloomberg and Refinitiv. The…
State Street confirms ART deal
State Street has confirmed the news that first broke last year that it has been appointed to provide custody, investment administration and data management services to Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest super funds. ART was formed by the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper and manages >AUD230bn (USD160bn) in retirement savings for its…