HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services Ltd announces the appointment of Irfaan Hossany as a Director of the Mauritius office. Irfaan joins Equinoxe from JPMorgan in Bermuda, having worked previously for PwC. This is an expansion of Equinoxe's global footprint with a full service office to be opened immediately.

Further, the 2011 Global Custodian Survey confirmed Equinoxe as a Top 5 administrator for administrators rated in more than one location for the second consecutive year, with Bermuda and Ireland given top rated location status.

Stephen Castree, CEO of Equinoxe comments, "I am delighted with the Global Custodian results as further evidence that our approach to managed growth and excellent service is well received by our clients, following our successful integration of the MadisonGrey business in the USA in 2010/11. With the physical opening of the Mauritius office it is clearly an exciting step in Equinoxe's global growth."

Equinoxe has recently rolled out a new suite of in-house developed applications to all offices  which will streamline all aspects of the business from trade capture and security set up to investor reporting. This software known as NavEgator is now available for client demonstration.

About Equinoxe

Equinoxe is a premium boutique service provider founded in 2007 by experienced hedge fund administration professionals. Headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Bermuda, Ireland (Dublin and Sligo), Atlanta and Mauritius and Singapore scheduled to open during 2012, it is a full-service alternative investment fund administration company.

Irfaan Hossany can be contacted by email at ihossany@equinoxeais.com.

For further information, please contact Stephen Castree on +1 441 296 1075 or by email at scastree@equinoxeais.com.

Web: www.equinoxeais.com

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