The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has granted approval for the launch of the CG Aegon AM Private Credit LTAF, Aegon Asset Management’s first long term asset fund. Carne Group, which claims to be Europe’s largest independent third-party ManCo, will be the authorised corporate director (ACD) of the fund.
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U.S. Bank launches closed-end fund solution
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has introduced its CEF Accelerator Platform, which provides a cost-effective way for investment managers to launch alternative investment products through registered closed-end funds. Rockefeller Municipal Opportunities Fund from Rockefeller Asset Management is the first fund to use the platform. The CEF Accelerator Platform brings a suite of partners – legal…
Alter Domus appoints new chairman
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund services for the private equity, real assets and private debt sectors has appointed Mark Wiseman as chairman. Wiseman is the former head of active equities and chairman of BlackRock’s alternatives business. René Beltjens will step down as chairman but will retain his seat on the board.
Chris Cox to head Citi’s investor services business
Chris Cox has been appointed head of Citi’s investor services business, effective immediately. He reports to Shahmir Khaliq, head of services, Citi. As head of investor services, he will be responsible for Citi’s custody, fund services and execution services businesses. He was previously head of trade and working capital solutions for Citi, also part of…
Canoe hires head of product
Canoe Intelligence, the fintech focused on alts management, has appointed Zack Helgeson as head of product. He will lead product strategy, innovation, and execution across the company’s data automation and analytics platform. Before joining Canoe, he was head of product strategy, analytics at Nasdaq.
Ocorian hires for U.S.
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has recruited Joseph Gordian as commercial director in its fund services team in the U.S. His appointment continues Ocorian’s expansion in the U.S. following the acquisition of EdgePoint Fund Services in 2024. He will report to Michael Gull, head of U.S. sales, fund services. Gordian joins from TMF Group.
ATP appoints BNY
BNY has been selected by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP), Denmark’s mandatory government pension scheme, to provide custody and associated services. BNY will provide asset servicing, trade support, collateral management, and other services for ATP’s DKK 718bn (USD100bn) in assets. With 5.6 million members, ATP is one of the largest asset owners in Europe, providing income-related pensions…
State Street onboards UK TA client
State Street has onboarded River Global as a client of its newly launched transfer agency service in the UK, supported by ZILO, a fintech specialising in global asset and wealth management software. State Street participated in ZILO’s Series A fundraising round in January 2024. State Street offers institutional transfer agency services in 14 markets.
BNY wins in South Africa
Futuregrowth Asset Management has appointed BNY to provide performance solutions. BNY’s software will provide Futuregrowth with a performance engine and analytics enabling Futuregrowth to compute daily attributions. Futuregrowth is a fixed income manager based in South Africa.
NTRS expands with TCS
Northern Trust has expanded its relationship with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to enhance its global securities settlements platform, which covers 99 markets. Northern Trust has deployed TCS BaNCS for corporate actions and income processing since 2017. This latest collaboration gives Northern Trust access to the TCS BaNCS global securities platform, which offers multi-entity, multi-market and…