Canoe Intelligence, a platform for “smarter alts management”, has a new client engagement with Fondaco, an independent Italian asset management company with offices in Turin and Luxembourg. Fondaco has implemented Canoe Connect to automate its alternative investment document collection workflow into a centralised location and Canoe Intelligence to systematise its valuation and transaction data extraction…
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Clearwater and Enfusion to merge
Clearwater Analytics and Enfusion have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Clearwater to acquire Enfusion, a provider of SaaS solutions for the investment management and hedge fund industry. The purchase price is USD11.25 per share, delivered in an approximately equal mix of cash and stock. Additionally, Clearwater will pay USD30m to terminate Enfusion’s tax…
Maurier wins expanded role
Mathieu Maurier, who has run the SGSS operation in Luxembourg for more than six years, has been rewarded for his highly successful tenure with an expanded role as regional head of Luxembourg, Ireland & Germany.
SC hires top SGSS manager
Laurent Marochini has been appointed as CEO of Standard Chartered’s new entity in Luxembourg, which will act as its EU entry point for the provision of crypto and digital asset custody services to EU clients, following implementation of MiCA regulation. Marochini joins from Société Générale where his last held position was head of innovation.
NT hires for Guernsey
Northern Trust has appointed Nick Leale as MD for its banking operations in Guernsey. He was previously an independent consultant.
NT wins another UK pension fund
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, a UK local authority with GBP11bn (USD13.5bn) AuM, has appointed Northern Trust as custodian for the South Yorkshire Pension Fund. A factor in this decision was Northern Trust’s existing relationship with the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.
Ocorian hires for Dallas
Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of asset servicing for private markets and corporate and fiduciary administration, has hired Lynne Westbrook as head of fund services in Dallas. Prior to joining Ocorian she was a director in private markets at Aztec.
Equiniti hires Kramer
Equiniti, the UK-based shareholder services business, has appointed Dan Kramer as chief executive to lead its combined global shareholder services division. Kramer and his leadership team will focus on unifying EQ’s current UK and U.S. shareholder services divisions into a single business unit. Kramer will report to the group chief executive officer, Paul Lynam, and…
SEI launches AIFM services in Lux
SEI has launched depositary services for Luxembourg alternative investment funds. SEI provides depositary services to more than 430 funds from other fund centres. SEI claims to be the largest fund administrator for private market funds in Luxembourg that are managed by a U.S. firm, and the largest private credit fund administrator by assets globally.
Coller appoints RE for new fund
Coller Capital, an investor in the secondary market for private assets, has selected Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity (trustee) of its new fund, the Coller Private Equity Secondaries Fund. The fund is an Australian managed investment scheme available to both qualified retail and wholesale investors.