Archer, a U.S.-based technology services provider to the asset management industry, has hired Diana Russillo in a newly created role as director of product & technology. Joining from Cartesian, Russillo will work with asset managers to accelerate technology-related aspects of their growth plans, manage select testing aspects of Archer’s continuous-deployment technology process, and assist clients…
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Gen II adds Marty Dobbins and Chris Edge to Luxembourg board
Gen II Luxembourg Services SARL, the Luxembourg-based business of Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private equity administrator, has added Marty Dobbins and Chris Edge to its board of directors. Dobbins is the CEO and founder of Sage Advisory, s.a.r.l, an advisory firm, and was formerly CEO & country head for State Street’s European and…
SANNE appoints Catherine Law to head Asia bus dev
SANNE, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Catherine Law as head of business development for Asia. Based in SANNE’s Hong Kong office, Law joins from Apex, where she was head of sales for alternative fund services in greater China.
Rod Cooper and Tim Wood launch new consulting firm
Two veterans of the asset servicing industry, Rod Cooper and Tim Wood, have launched a UK-based consulting practice, Cooper Wood & Associates. The aim of the business, which will focus on the asset servicing sector, is to add measurable financial improvements to clients’ businesses. Cooper Wood will consult on operational and supplier efficiencies, revenue protection,…
Sudrania launches admin platform for digital assets
Sudrania Fund Services has launched Seamless Crypto, its fund administration platform designed specifically to handle the unique operational needs of digital assets. Seamless Crypto allows investment managers to fully outsource their fund administration and back-office operations via a cloud-based solution, and provides all the functionality needed to manage cryptocurrency funds.
TMF to acquire IQ-NEXUS
TMF Group has announced plans to IQ-NEXUS, a corporate services firm based in the Netherlands, subject to regulatory approval.
Apex hires Michael Sheahan as global head of RE
Apex Group has appointed Michael Sheahan as global head of real estate. Sheahan joins from Vistra, where he was global sector lead, real estate, and country managing director, Luxembourg. Based in London, Sheahan will report to Srikumar T.E., global head of fund solutions. Apex claims to have over USD300bn in AuA across the private equity…
DMS, MDO and MontLake agree to form new business
The DMS Group, MDO and MontLake have agreed to create a global governance and third-party management company. The resulting company will offer a portfolio of services and operate from four European locations with over 260 employees.
NES to administer OZ for Four Points Funding in Colorado
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley administrator that was recently acquired by JTC, has contracted to provide its purpose-built opportunity zone fund administration solution to Four Points Funding LLC, an OZ fund manager and fund sponsor with real estate and operating business investment offerings throughout rural Colorado.
Ardian appoints Aztec to administer EUR19bn secondaries platform
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has been selected by Ardian, the French private investment firm, to administer its eighth-generation secondaries platform, ASF VIII, said to be the world’s largest secondaries platform. ASF VIII attracted commitments totalling USD19bn from 275 investors in nearly 40 countries. Ardian, an Aztec client since 2013, has USD96bn AuM.