Ultimus Fund Solutions is the latest firm to join the The North American Fund Administration Association (NAFAA), a representative group for the alternative investment fund administration industry. “With the recent acquisition of Woodfield Fund Administration, Ultimus has broadened its mutual
Prior to the election of the new Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, in October 2018 after winning 55 per cent of the vote, there had long been a trend among Brazilian fund managers to allocate capital offshore to invest outside of
CSC, a provider of specialised administration services to alternative asset managers, is to acquire TCS-Groep (TCS), a Netherlands-based service provider for alternative investment funds (AIFs). TCS offers fund administration and depositary services for alternative asset managers with a focus on
Horseshoe: Best Offshore Hedge Fund Administrator – As the pace of change accelerates, operational excellence, customisation and innovation becomes critical. In view of this, Horseshoe is focused on growing its brand in the fund administration industry by launching services to help
Fund administrator Apex Group (Apex) and Genstar Capital have jointly acquired Custom House, a global hedge fund administrator delivering services to alternative investment managers across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The acquisition adds a further USD24 billion in assets under
The BVI remains an attractive option to US and Asia Pacific fund managers thanks, in large part, to new structures such as the Approved Fund and Incubator Fund, according to Peter Jakubicka, Business Development Manager at Circle Partners. Circle Partners
Fund administrators have, over the last decade, focused a lot of attention and marketing dollars to persuade clients to buy customised, premium value-add services, in a bid to stand out from the crowd. To some extent, this has been a
Benguela Global Fund Managers, a fundamental research-driven and quality-focused investment manager, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited as the UCITS Management Company (ManCo) and Fund Administrator for its latest fund, the Benguela Global Equity Fund, which launched last month.


Since Brexit has become a reality, UK managers have been putting in place contingency to protect their businesses, creating opportunities for other European financial centres including Luxembourg. Once the UK leaves the EU next year neither the UCITS or AIFMD
Global fund administrator HedgeServ, and Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, have expanded their existing partnership. Powered by Hazeltree’s platform, HedgeServ will deliver comprehensive treasury and portfolio finance technology and operational support, as part of its enhanced
