Ultimus Fund Solutions has appointed Steve Farlese as COO of Ultimus Private Fund Solutions. He joins Ultimus with more than 30 years’ experience in alternative fund operations, investor services, and global service delivery. Prior to joining Ultimus, he spent over three decades at BNY, where he most recently served as MD supporting alternative investment solutions…
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T. Rowe Price upgrades with CRD
T. Rowe Price, the U.S.-based manager with USD1.79trn AuM, has expanded its relationship with Charles River Development through the migration to the SaaS-deployed Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS). A representative from T. Rowe Price, a Charles River client since 2002, said: “It was a huge initiative that involved deep work on both sides, and…
Fineco appoints SGSS for ELTIF servicing
As Fineco Asset Management expands its product suite to offer alternative investment funds, it has appointed SGSS to provide fund administration, depositary and transfer agency services for its first private equity fund, domiciled in Ireland, as well as local transfer agency services in Italy. This new investment solution will be directed towards FinecoBank clients in…
U.S. Bank appoints MUFG and Citi
U.S. Bank has appointed MUFG and Citi as sub-custodians for five additional markets in its Asia-Pacific custody network. The markets included in this move are Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. U.S. Bank is using MUFG as sub-custodian for Japan; Citi will be sub-custodian for Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. With the transition of these…
Blouin to leave BP2S
Annie Blouin, global head of client services and client relationship management for BNP Paribas’ securities services business for the past seven years, is transferring to a new, as yet unannounced role in Montreal. Earlier this year the business consolidated its global client development and territory management divisions under Alessandro Gioffreda. Additionally, Alvaro Camuñas was appointed…
Stevenson joins BNY
Jamie Stevenson has returned to the inserv business after four years with Insight Investment. He has joined BNY in London as head of EMEA asset owners product and platform (BNY owns Insight.) He previously spent 10 years with BNP Paribas before moving to RBC Investor Services, latterly as head of digital client solutions.
CACEIS supports Amundi tokenised fund
Amundi has launched its first tokenised share of the AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR money market fund. The first transaction took place at the beginning of November, and the fund is now distributed in a hybrid manner: it remains accessible in the traditional way and via the tokenised share AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR – J28 EUR…
Jill Evans joins TMF
Jill Evans has joined TMF, the Netherlands-based private markets administrator, as managing director of consultant relations and business development for North America and the Caribbean. She was previously at Capco, and spent nearly seven years at Citi, most notably as head of consultant relations for the securities services business, as well as acting as an…
Nick Emmins RIP
I am saddened to have to report the death of Nick Emmins. Nick worked for BNP Paribas before a seven-year stint at RBC Investor Services, where he led development of its fund trading platform, GFP. After a brief spell at Allfunds Nick carved out a highly successful career as an iNED, working with clients that…
Northern Trust wins AJ Bell mandate
Northern Trust and Carne Group have been appointed by AJ Bell, a UK-based asset manager and investment platform provider, to provide asset servicing and ACD services. Northern Trust will provide custody, depositary and fund administration services for AJ Bell’s in-house managed funds, with Carne as the funds’ ACD. The funds have a combined AuM of…