Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of full-service administration, fund accounting, middle office, and investor solutions to traditional and alternative investment managers, has appointed James Cass to head up Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions (ULP). Cass, who recently led SEI Investments’ alternative investments fund administration group, has assumed the role of president of ULP. Thomas…
Month: February 2023
Archax launches in the UK
Archax, the UK-based, FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, has launched its custody service. Targeted at professional investors and institutions, the solution provides custody for a broad range of digital assets – from cryptocurrencies to NFTs to digital securities – as well as traditional securities and client cash. Archax is providing the service in…
CACEIS strengthens ETF offering
CACEIS has strengthened its ETF solution through a new partnership with ETF index and data specialist, ULTUMUS, which will become its portfolio composition file (PCF) solution provider. Adding PCF capabilities through ULTUMUS now means that CACEIS is a one-stop-shop. It removes barriers to access the market and facilitates the launch of ETF funds for new…
IQ-EQ appoints European compliance chief
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Philip Hanssens as head of risk and compliance for Continental Europe. He joins IQ-EQ from Fidelity International, where he was responsible for leading the European compliance advisory team and overseeing the delivery of advisory services across EMEA and Latin America as chief compliance officer, Europe.
Marktlink selects Accelex
Accelex, a UK-based SaaS platform specialising in alternative investment data acquisition, reporting and analytics, has been selected by Marktlink Investment Partners (MIP) as its preferred solution to help automate the data strategy for its private funds portfolio. MIP, a Dutch-based independent manager in the private equity and venture capital fund sectors for retail investors, will…
JTC confirms Blackburn as head of ICS
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Dean Blackburn as group head of institutional client services (ICS). ICS provides fund and corporate services to institutional clients, supported by a global team of over 900 people, across sixteen offices in nine jurisdictions. Blackburn joined JTC in 2019.