Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has supported Northtree Investment Management Ltd on the launch of its second fund, Northtree Real Estate Partners II. The fund will focus on UK commercial real estate assets. Langham Hall will provide fund accounting and administration services from its London and Jersey, C.I. offices.

Peter Herrlin has joined the securities services business of BNP Paribas as global head of hedge fund services. Based in London, he reports to Patrick Hayes, global head of alternatives investors, securities services, and locally to Julien Kasparian, regional head for the UK and Middle East, securities services. He joins from Northern Trust.

JTC has formed a partnership with Winterflood’s custody business, Winterflood Business Services, to provide a custody platform to JTC’s clients. The collaboration will bring WBS’s technology and infrastructure to JTC’s clients, a move aimed at enhancing and modernising its global custody solutions. WBS has established a dedicated Jersey-based team.

Universal Investment Group has agreed with Advisense Group AB, the sole shareholder of FCG Fonder AB, for the acquisition of FCG Fonder AB by UI, subject to approval by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish regulatory authority. FCG Fonder is a Swedish provider of third-party ManCo and fund administration services with EUR4.6bn (USD5.4bn) AuA. The deal will add…

Charles River Development, a State Street company, plans to expand its support of private market assets within the unified managed accounts capabilities. The offer aims to provide a streamlined and integrated solution with advanced portfolio management capabilities across public and private assets within a single portfolio. The expanded solution is intended to address the administrative…