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Opus Earns Optimized Maturity Cyber Rating (ISO27001)
Opus Fund Services is pleased to share we have successfully completed our annual ISO27001:2022 assessment by an independent audit firm, retaining the highest “Optimized Maturity” rating for the seventh consecutive year.
This outcome reflects the robustness of our controls, governance, and overall strength of our information security management, cybersecurity, and data privacy frameworks supporting our key services and product offerings, as well as Opus’ demonstrable ability to continuously and proactively adapt to a dynamic cyber threat landscape.
A maturity assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of an organization’s security program against the rigorous ISO27001:2022 international standard for information security. Unlike a risk assessment, which identifies specific vulnerabilities, a maturity assessment asks, “How capable, repeatable, and resilient are our company’s security operations as a whole?”
Per Opus’ Head of Cybersecurity, Dr. Kuljeet Kaur, “Sustaining this level of maturity across the evolving ISO27001 standard is a significant achievement and a testament to Opus’ commitment to excellence across our processes, people, and technologies in place to manage security risks.”
Opus Fund Services is fully NIS2 Cybersecurity Compliant. Is your fund administrator ready?
Ireland is currently in the advanced stages of adopting the EU’s Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) into national law by its forthcoming National Cyber Security Bill.
NIS2 establishes a strengthened regulatory framework aimed at achieving a high common level of cybersecurity, operational resilience, and incident reporting consistency across the European Union.
The Directive introduces stringent operational and reporting standards for organizations deemed to be in critical sectors such as financial services, energy, health and transportation. Opus Fund Services is subject to these enhanced requirements as an in-scope Essential Entity.
As such, we are pleased to announce that Opus currently satisfies all applicable requirements under the NIS2 Directive and that our information security and governance frameworks are compliant with current and anticipated Irish enforcement expectations.
Opus has implemented a comprehensive set of technical, organizational, physical, and people-based controls addressing all core NIS2 risk management domains. These measures include:
• Network & information system security
• Business continuity & disaster recovery
• Supply-chain & third-party risk management
• Incident detection, response, and recovery
Thank you to Dr. Kuljeet Kaur and our world-class in-house cybersecurity team for keeping Opus positioned at the forefront of these critical regulatory advancements.
Opus Appoints Robin Chisholm Regional COO, EMEA
We’re excited to announce that Robin Chisholm has joined the Opus Fund Services team as Regional COO, EMEA to lead our fund administration operations in the region.
Based in Opus’ Glasgow office, Robin brings over 20 years of financial services experience at BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, with a deep understanding of operational excellence and risk management plus a proven approach to scaling systems and teams.
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Lindsay Muldoon Joins Opus as Head of Sales, Americas
We’re thrilled to announce that Lindsay Muldoon is joining Opus as Head of Sales, Americas to drive our continued expansion in this key market. Based in Opus’ New York City office, Lindsay will be leading our regional growth strategy, including new client acquisition, partner relationships, and GTM initiatives. Lindsay brings over 20 years of experience in delivering solutions for both hedge funds and private equity managers across global fund administration, operational outsourcing, and custody solutions.
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Opus Open Kitchen Podcast Episode Two
We’re grateful to Stephanie Sirois for spending time with us in the Opus Open Kitchen!
The “Opus Open Kitchen” podcast features valuable personal and professional insights from leading alternatives investment industry professionals. Our latest episode, “Beyond Performance - Elevating Operational Due Diligence” explores how operational due diligence (ODD) have evolved from a perceived check the box exercise to a powerful determinant on whether a fund manager gets allocated capital.
Stephanie is the Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Channel Diligence, a global ODD advisory firm delivering deep industry expertise to both allocators and fund managers across every stage of the investment lifecycle, with an emphasis on institutional-quality operational due diligence. Thank you Stephanie for sitting down with Opus’ Leo LaForce to share your expertise on:
· Why ODD increasingly matters to investors
· Impacts of this trend on emerging & established managers
· What Operational Excellence really means
· Importance of service provider selection
· Red flags and mistakes to avoid in ODD
· Institutionalization as a competitive edge
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