Year: 2026

Langham Hall, the UK administrator, has been appointed to provide fund accounting and administration, AIFM and depositary services by British Business Bank for the British Growth Partnership Fund I, which has closed at GBP200m (USD264m). The fund has been established to increase access to venture capital for UK defined contribution pension schemes, supporting greater participation…

Citi has been appointed as trustee, custodian and ETF administrator for Fullgoal Asset Management (HK) Limited’s first Hong Kong-domiciled ETF. The Fullgoal Hang Seng HK High Dividend ETF is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Fullgoal Asset Management (HK) Limited is the Hong Kong unit of Shanghai-headquartered Fullgoal Fund Management. The group, including its…

Apex has formed a collaboration between European Depositary Bank, an Apex company, and Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital assets platform with shareholders and investors including Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD. The initiative, which is subject to the relevant regulatory approvals for EDB across Europe, will support the development…

Patrick (Pat) Curtin has announced his intention to retire from Citi, after 16 years of service. Curtin, one of the genuine legends of the industry, joined Citi after a brief period at Swift and 12 years at BNY Mellon. Based in New York, he is currently North American head of securities services. I wish all…

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services has been selected to provide middle office services and fund administration to Moorstone, L.P., an independent, directly registered investment advisor dedicated to investing in the global commodity supply chain. Under the engagement, Northern Trust is providing a suite of solutions via the Omnium platform, including middle office services, treasury and…

State Street has been appointed as service provider for Dimensional Fund Advisors’ newly approved ETF share class structure. This is the first in the U.S. under SEC’s final exemptive relief, allowing Dimensional to introduce ETF share classes within its actively-managed mutual fund lineup. State Street will provide end-to-end service support, including custody, fund accounting, ETF…

Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has made several senior leadership changes in Luxembourg, Francesca Raffa, client relationship lead, and Maria von Oldenskiöld, global head of investor services, have been appointed co heads of Luxembourg, as Loïc Choquet steps down from his role after three and a half years with Aztec.