Berenberg, one of Europe’s oldest privately owned banks, has appointed BNP Paribas to provide depositary bank, transfer agency, listed derivatives clearing, and OTC derivatives services in Germany and Luxembourg. This new mandate expands Berenberg’s long-term partnership with BNP Paribas, which already includes local clearing, settlement, and custody services across multiple markets. The mandate covers Berenberg’s…
Category: Offshore
Suntera hires IoM funds head
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Alex Stokoe as head of funds in the Isle of Man. He joins Suntera from Apex.
DTOS opts for PAXUS
DTOS Ltd, a corporate service provider within the Mauritius International Financial Centre, has selected the PAXUS fund administration system for its third-party accounting operations. DTOS has opted for a full SaaS PAXUS-CLOUD deployment model. PAXUS is provided by PFS, a subsidiary of Apex.
BNPP wins major European mandate
BNP Paribas has been mandated by Flossbach von Storch, one of Europe’s leading independent asset managers with >EUR 70bn (USD76bn) AuM, to provide services including global custody, fund accounting, and transfer agency for its UCITS funds in Germany and Luxembourg, covering >EUR 50bn (USD54bn) in assets.
Gen II appoints European RA head
Following the completion of its acquisition of Crestbridge, Gen II Fund Services has appointed Alex Le Quesne as head of real assets – Europe. He was head of governance services at Crestbridge.
J.P. Morgan hires ETF SME
J.P. Morgan has hired Ciarán Fitzpatrick as global head of ETF product management, based in Dublin. He was previously at State Street.
Northern to service new ELTIF
Partners Group has appointed Northern Trust to provide fund accounting, transfer agency, depositary and corporate secretarial services for its new European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF)-compliant Private Equity Evergreen Fund, structured as a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV. Based in Switzerland, Partners Group is a private markets firm with USD147bn AuM.
NAV launches in Ireland
NAV Fund Administration Group, a provider of fund administration services to alternative asset managers, has launched NAV Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd., authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services, including fund accounting and transfer agency, in Ireland. NAV Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd. is headed by CEO Ray Murphy, joining from IQ-EQ.
U.S. Bank to support Pacer’s European ETFs
U.S. Bank has been appointed to provide fund administration, transfer agency and global custody services for Pacer Financial’s three new European ETFs, which are the European version of three of Pacer’s Cash Cows strategies: Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend UCITS ETF; Pacer US Cash Cows 100 UCITS ETF; and Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows…
Imperium supports SNGLR fund launches
Guernsey-based fund services provider Imperium has supported SNGLR Capital in its recent fund closing. The two Guernsey-domiciled funds held their first closing, and are, by final closing, aiming for total commitments of EUR40m (USD44m). SNGLR is a Swiss-based manager investing in mainly European early-stage technology startups.