First Sentier Group has expanded its relationship with Northern Trust with the transition of two U.S. mutual funds to Northern Trust’s Datum One Series Trust. Through Datum One Series Trust, Northern Trust provides custody, fund accounting, fund administration, transfer agency, legal and regulatory support, and board governance services for First Sentier Group’s U.S. mutual funds.…
Year: 2026
Northern Trust grows in Canada
Northern Trust, which is marking 35 years of serving institutional clients in Canada, reported strong new business momentum in 2025, including more than CAD90bn (USD65.5bn) in additional AuC from Canadian asset owners.
Apex links to Aladdin
Apex has joined BlackRock’s Aladdin Provider network to support the launch of a new outsourced operating model solution tailored for private credit managers. This collaboration enables asset managers to integrate Apex Group’s servicing capabilities with their own Aladdin platform.
Suntera acquires in the UK
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has acquired UK-based depositary services business, Marick Capital Limited. Marick Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marick Real Estate, serves a range of UK real estate and venture capital clients, holds Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) permissions to act as an operator, sub-threshold alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) and depositary of…
Flanagan joins U.S. Bank
Alan Flanagan has joined U.S. Bank as head of global investment services, the division comprised of global fund services and global corporate trust. Flanagan will be a member of the senior leadership team for U.S. Bank’s wealth, corporate, commercial and institutional banking business line and will be based in New York. Flanagan spent nearly two…
SGSS sells retail custody business
Société Générale and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the divestment of Société Générale securities services’ custody account-keeping delegation activity dedicated to the French retail banking segment. This activity covers the management of securities transactions, interest and dividend payments, and the holding of positions in ordinary securities accounts (CTOs) and equity…
Aztec supports USD4.5bn PE fund launch
Aztec has supported Hollyport Capital on the final close of Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX, which raised USD4.5bn. Aztec delivered an integrated service across Jersey and Luxembourg, including AML onboarding across multiple jurisdictions, depositary and AIFM services, and investor transaction support. Hollyport operates in the private equity secondaries market, with nine funds raised since 2006 and…
Northern Trust appoints EMEA banking head
Northern Trust has appointed Faisal Ansari as head of banking for EMEA. He takes on this responsibility in addition to his current role as head of liquidity solutions. He continues to report to Guy Gibson, co-head of asset servicing.
AGI appoints BNY for optimisation
BNY has been selected to support an operating model optimisation at Allianz Global Investors. BNY will provide an integrated investment operating model, with a focus on middle and back-office solutions, as well as custody, depositary, transfer agency and fund administration across Germany, Luxembourg and the UK.
Alchelyst and Lyra complete merger
Alchelyst and Lyra Client Solutions have completed their merger. The combined company, backed by Motive Partners and anchor client Apollo, will be led by Joan Kehoe, founder and CEO of Alchelyst, and will operate under the Alchelyst name.