Equity Trustees has been appointed responsible entity (trustee) for the newly launched T. Rowe Price Global Structured Research Equity Fund in Australia, continuing a long-standing partnership that has seen more than 10 funds established over 18 years.
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Sonata One hires senior manager
Sonata One, the private funds clearinghouse, has appointed Nikhil Ashra as senior commercial development director, based in New York. He has previously worked at iCapital and Canoe Intelligence. Sonata One connects more than 53,000 investors with 6,500 funds and 180 fund managers globally.
CACEIS takes stake in Kriptown
CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in Kriptown, the French fintech specialising in asset tokenisation. This investment coincides with the upcoming launch of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange), its subsidiary, which will be the first European tokenised exchange dedicated to SMEs and mid-cap companies. Lise is developing a market infrastructure designed to simplify equity financing and…
Alter Domus appoints CCO
Alter Domus has appointed Isabel Gomez Vidal as chief commercial officer. She will join the group executive board. Gomez Vidal joins from Dun & Bradstreet, where she served as chief revenue officer. The appointment follows the recent hiring of Charlotte Hogg as CEO.
SimCorp appoints new CEO
SimCorp, the fintech subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG, has appointed Peter Sanderson as CEO. Sanderson was group chief executive officer for GAM Investments from 2019 to 2024, Prior to that, he spent a decade at BlackRock Investment Management. Sanderson replaces Georg Hetrodt as CEO, who retires after 27 years with the company at year-end.
GQG partners with SEI for ETF launch
GQG Partners has selected the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund series trust as its operational platform to launch its first ETF, GQG US Equity ETF. GQG’s ETF launch marks the expansion of its nine-year strategic partnership with SEI, which also services six mutual funds and a private fund for GQG. The new active U.S. Equity ETF…
Saphyre raises USD70m
Saphyre, the fintech focused on automating finance operations and trading workflows, has closed a USD70m equity investment from FTV Capital. The investment will enable Saphyre to accelerate go-to-market efforts in pre- and post-trade, support ongoing product innovation, expand its global footprint and deepen integration across the financial services ecosystem.
Brandes appoints Equity Trustees as RE
Equity Trustees has been appointed Responsible Entity (trustee) for the new Brandes Global Value Fund in Australia.
NTMA appoints NTRS
Northern Trust has been awarded the contract for the provision of custody and related services to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), Ireland’s state body responsible for managing public assets and liabilities. Northern Trust will act as an asset servicing partner for two long term savings funds recently established by the Irish Government: the Future…
North Square expands with Ultimus
North Square Investments has expanded its partnership with Ultimus Fund Solutions to include support across various product types, including mutual funds, a tender offer fund and, most recently, North Square’s inaugural ETF, North Square RCIM Tax-Advantage Preferred and Income Securities ETF. North Square, a multi-boutique investment firm, initially partnered with Ultimus in 2023 when it…