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Apex Group acquires Edmond de Rothschild's third-party asset servicing activities based in Luxembourg

Edmond de Rothschild has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Third-Party Asset Servicing activities based in Luxembourg to Apex Group, a global financial services provider. As part of this agreement, Apex Group will also acquire Edmond de Rothschild's fund administration, transfer agent and custody activities for its Private Equity and Infrastructure funds. Apex Group will then become a strategic provider for Edmond de Rothschild on these activities.

What is the Sustainable Disclosure Requirements and how will it affect UK Asset Managers?

Finn Arbuckle, Senior Commercial Analyst – Apex Group Madeleine Kelly, Consultant – Apex Group The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) released a consultation paper in October 2022 to introduce the Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) to the UK financial market. The primary objectives of the SDR are to address greenwashing, enhance transparency, and safeguard the interests of both retail and institutional investors regarding sustainability-related claims made by financial firms.

Apex Group Secures Strategic Tokenization Position Through Investment in Tokeny

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, today announced their investment as the strategic lead investor in Tokeny, the leading enterprise-grade tokenization solutions provider.

How to choose the right outsourced financial service provider

Is it time to reevaluate your service provider? What are the main drivers for change?

Global regulatory update Q3 2023

The summer saw a multitude of regulatory updates across many key jurisdictions. Those updates covered a range of topics from environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) to digital assets, anti-money laundering (“AML”), counter-financing of terrorism (“CFT”) and changes to several major regulations.

Mauritius regulatory update: Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) guidelines for digital signatures

On Monday, October 23 2023, the FSC announced the launch of a framework governing the use of digital signatures, detailed in its “Guidelines for Digital Signature” document. The guidelines set out the FSC’s expectations of the industry and licensees when adopting digital signatures while conducting their financial business activities.

Aviation leasing funds- What you need to know

The aircraft leasing industry has been through a torrid few years. Having barely recovered from the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, lessors watched as hundreds of leased aircraft were stranded in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine prompted the international community to prevent outgoing flights.

UK Taskforce's best-practice transition plan framework

At the Glasgow COP in late 2021, then Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his ambition that the UK become the “world’s first net zero financial hub”. Times change, but the initiative he set in motion that day bore fruit last month when the Transition Plan Taskforce (“TPT”) published its completed Disclosure Framework.

Apex Group strengthens board of FundRock Middle East

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex Group” or “the Group”), a global financial services provider, today announces the appointment of Richa Goyal as a Non-Executive Director of FundRock Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd (“FundRock Middle East”).

US Regulatory Update Q3 2023

Key tax matters addressed in the Autumn Statement 2023

The GRIP Files: Emma Bickerstaffe

Our Director of ESG and Sustainability, Emma Bickerstaffe, recently sat down with the team at Global Relay to talk about building a career in sustainability, the importance of good corporate citizenship, and the future of ESG.