Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S. based independent administrator, has been selected as transfer agent by Domini Impact Investments LLC, an impact investor based in New York. Domini appointed Ultimus to provide transfer agency, including customised shareholder services, to the four Domini Impact Funds, with over USD2bn AuM. Ultimus completed the conversion process in June 2020.
Category: Independents
Sanne buys Deutsche Bank’s trust & agency business in Japan
Sanne, a UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has acquired Deutsche Trust Company Limited Japan, Deutsche Bank’s trust and agency services business in Japan. The company will operate its trust business under the new name, Sanne Group Japan Trust Company.
Apex hires Barry Hindmarch for senior real estate role
Apex Group, the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has appointed Barry Hindmarch to the newly created role of head of real estate, UK & Ireland and Channel Islands. Hindmarch was previously at BlackRock, where he was a director with responsibility for managing the finance team reporting on various open and closed-ended EMEA real estate funds.
American Fidelity migrates insurance accounting to SS&C
American Fidelity Assurance Company, an Oklahoma-based company, will migrate its insurance investment accounting to SS&C Singularity. Additionally, SS&C’s Precision LM platform will support the full loan lifecycle of American Fidelity’s commercial mortgage investments, including origination, servicing and accounting, and risk-based capital reporting.
Crestbridge hires Scott Jones for client operations role
Crestbridge, a UK-based administrator, has appointed Scott Jones as a director of its client operations team. He joins from Ashburton Investments.
Ocorian to acquire Newgate Compliance
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, is to acquire Newgate Compliance, a UK-based compliance consultancy and hosted regulatory solutions provider for funds clients. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.
SS&C adds two senior managers to global investor & distribution unit
Mike Webb and Spencer Baum have joined SS&C’s newly created global investor & distribution solutions division. Webb has joined as director of strategic sales to lead workplace and long-term savings business development initiatives in the U.K. and Europe. He will lead U.K. and European sales to financial institutions and employee benefit consultants for SS&C’s global…
Itau USA Asset Management consolidates with SS&C GlobeOp
Itaú USA Asset Management has selected SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator. IUAM is the U.S. investment management arm of Itaú Unibanco, Brazil’s largest non-government bank. SS&C will provide fund administration, including full middle and back office services, investor services, performance analytics, regulatory compliance assistance and risk-related services for Bank Itaú’s Cayman-domiciled funds.
Ultimus launches second phase of uSUITE platform
Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent fund services provider, has completed the second phase of the company’s proprietary uSUITE technology platform. uSUITE uses robotic process automation to streamline massive amounts of back-end data processing, eliminating the need for manual intervention. Ultimus expects to launch the third phase before year-end.
Centaur appoints Louise Lawlor as CFO
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has appointed Louise Lawlor as group chief financial officer. She is based in Dublin. Prior to joining Centaur, Lawlor worked at Key Capital, an Irish wealth, investment and corporate advisory firm, where she advised financial services businesses on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and other strategic initiatives.