HUB, the fintech that is partly backed by State Street, has won a mandate from Acer Tree Investment Management for HUB NAV Oversight, a SaaS solution designed to optimise and automate NAV processes. Acer Tree, a mid-sized UK-based asset manager specialising in alternative investments, will leverage HUB NAV Oversight to streamline its NAV oversight process.
Category: Alts
Allvue acquires PFA
Allvue Systems, LLC, a provider of alternative investment solutions, has acquired PFA Solutions LLC, a provider of compensation and carried interest software solutions for firms across private equity, private debt and venture capital. PFA’s flagship product, FirmView, combined with Allvue’s platform, will help CFOs and finance teams streamline fund operations and accounting workflows.
Komainu raises USD75m
Komainu, a C.I.-based digital asset services provider and custodian backed by Laser Digital, a Nomura company, has raised USD75m from Blockstream Capital Partners, subject to relevant regulatory approvals. The funding enables Komainu to accelerate its international strategic growth plans whilst adopting and integrating technologies developed by Blockstream Corporation Inc to maximise efficiencies and enhance client…
Langham Hall hires for Lux
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has added two senior managers in Luxembourg. Ian Kent joins from State Street as head of fund administration – Luxembourg, and Brian Campion comes in from CSC as head of commercial – Luxembourg.
NT participates in green bond project
The National University of Singapore, Northern Trust and UOB have collaborated on the launch of a first-in-market initiative aimed at tokenising green bond credentials. NUS is the first university in Singapore to implement blockchain technology for ESG reporting. The tokenisation process will focus on ensuring data integrity, providing investors with confidence that the environmental impact…
Fondaco deploys Canoe solutions
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…
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…
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.
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.