AEW Capital Management has expanded its outsourcing agreement with CBRE to include real estate accounting and reporting services to AEW’s North American private equity group, which manages direct private equity investments in real estate in the U.S. The agreement includes the transfer of approximately 50 AEW employees to CBRE’s office in Boston. CBRE will provide…
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Accelex partners with Meradia
Accelex, the UK-based fintech, has formed a partnership with Meradia, a consultancy specialising in operations and technology for the investment management industry. The partnership aims to enhance operational efficiency for investors in alternative assets by combining their expertise in private markets data and operations.
TMF expands in Australia
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of administrative services, has acquired Vasco Trustees, an Australian fund services provider.
Apex to acquire in NZ
Apex plans to expand its New Zealand footprint with the acquisition of Trustees Executors’ custody and investment accounting business. Completion of the acquisition is conditional on the satisfaction of customary conditions for a transaction of this nature. It will see Trustees Executors’ custody and investment accounting business and people transfer to Apex. The acquisition does…
AccessFintech hires product head from J.P. Morgan
AccessFintech, the provider of real-time data insights across financial markets, has appointed Naveen TV as head of product. He most recently spent 12 years at J.P. Morgan as global head of data strategy and AI. He has also served as a board director at Saphyre and AccessFintech.
Vistra hires Singapore MD
Vistra, the Asia-based business services provider, has appointed David Anderson as country managing director for Singapore. In this newly-created role, he reports directly to Kim Jenkins, COO. He joins from GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group) where he was the managing director, South APAC,
BlackRock to acquire Preqin
BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin, an independent provider of private markets data, for GBP2.55bn (USD3.2bn) in cash. The combination of Preqin with eFront, Aladdin’s private markets solution, brings together the data, research, and investment process for fund managers and investors across fundraising, deal sourcing, portfolio management, accounting, and performance. Preqin will also continue to…
NTAM outsources to Waystone
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has outsourced its ETF business to Waystone ETFs. The single ETF, NTAM’s USD287.4m FlexShares Listed Private Equity UCITS, will now be hosted on Waystone ETF’s ICAV platform. NTAM will continue as the investment manager for the ETF. Northern Trust’s asset servicing unit will continue to act as custodian and administrator.
Beighton joins Waystone
Wayne Beighton has joined Waystone as a managing director, based in the UK. He was previously at HSBC, and has also worked at Northern Trust and State Street.
IQ-EQ hires Belgium head
IQ-EQ has appointed Philippe Hijazin as managing director for Belgium. Prior to joining IQ-EQ, he was a director for Deloitte Consulting.