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Apex Group

Apex Group logo
📍 Hamilton, Bermuda
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Apex Group is a global financial services provider offering fund administration, middle office, custody, depositary, and regulatory compliance services. It administers more than 3 trillion dollars in assets and employs around 13,000 people across roughly 100 offices worldwide. Founded in 2003 by Peter Hughes. In 2025 it acquired a majority stake in Luxembourg tokenization firm Tokeny, creator of the ERC-3643 compliant token standard, and built its Apex Digital tokenization platform on Tokeny technology. In late 2025 it agreed to acquire broker-dealer Globacap to establish a United States broker-dealer and alternative trading system, ApexInvest Markets. The group targets 100 billion dollars in tokenized assets by June 2027.

Services & Coverage
Globalfund administrationcustodydepositarycorporate servicestokenization services
fund-administrationasset-servicingtokenizationcustodydepositarycompliance

🏛 Regulatory Status

United KingdomDepositary (Apex Depositary (UK) Limited)License #FRN 610203
Cayman IslandsFund Administration License (Apex Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd)License #668942
JerseyTrust Company and Fund Services Business (Apex Financial Services (Jersey) Limited)License #
GuernseyFund Services License (Apex Fund and Corporate Services (Guernsey) Limited)License #2102145
𝕏 ApexGlobalGroupin LinkedIn
Company Info
Founded 2003
Size Large
AUM over 3.5 trillion USD assets under administration
Key Executives
Peter Hughes (Founder and CEO)

Recent News

Apex Group buys majority stake in tokenization specialist Tokeny as RWA trend soars
2025-05-20

Apex Group acquired a majority stake in Tokeny, creator of the ERC-3643 standard, to expand fund tokenization capabilities.

Apex Group Said to Buy Broker Dealer Globacap for U.S. Tokenization Push
2025-11-19

Apex Group agreed to acquire London-based Globacap and its US-regulated broker-dealer to drive regulated fund tokenization in the United States.