Puremarkets Ltd, a UK-based business trading as Pure Digital, has entered into an agreement with State Street to deploy Currenex, State Street’s FX trading technology, as the infrastructure for Pure Digital’s new wholesale digital currency trading platform. Additionally, Pure Digital and State Street intend to further explore opportunities in the digital currency trading space. Pure…
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TMF acquires Venture Back Office in the U.S.
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of administrative services, has completed the acquisition of Venture Back Office (VBO), a U.S.-based provider of solutions to private equity, real assets, credit, and emerging manager funds. Following this deal, TMF Group will administer >EUR150bn of client assets. VBO was founded in 2007 and provides a range of fund administration…
John Stern to head U.S. Bank’s global corporate trust business
U.S. Bank has appointed John Stern as president of its global corporate trust and custody business. Stern currently leads the team that executes all of U.S. Bank’s treasury functions. Reporting to Gunjan Kedia, head of wealth management & investment services, he succeeds Joseph (Joe) Giordano, who is retiring.
Penny Biggs to retire from Northern Trust
Penny Biggs, who has had a stellar 20+ year career at Northern Trust, is to retire. Biggs, who was most recently chief strategy officer for the corporate & institutional services business, has held a variety of senior roles, including head of the institutional investor group for EMEA, and head of international distribution for asset servicing…
BNY Mellon tapped to provide admin services for new bitcoin ETF
BNY Mellon has been named in the initial registration statement as a service provider for the First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust, a newly created bitcoin ETF that is currently pending approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. After completion of definitive service provider agreements and the SEC’s final approval of the ETF, BNY…
HSBC facilitates launch of two new China-Japan ETFs for Daiwa AM
HSBC has facilitated the listing of two new cross-border ETFs under the China-Japan ETF Connectivity scheme. This allows international investors to indirectly invest in Chinese assets through feeder ETFs listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. HSBC provided onshore QFII custody services to enable Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd to set up two new ETFs under…
Sanne acquires STRAIT
Sanne Group, the UK-listed provider of fund and corporate services, has acquired STRAIT, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, financial oversight and regulatory compliance services for private equity funds, hedge funds, family offices, fund of funds, SPVs and other investment vehicles. STRAIT is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with more than 50 employees servicing USD20bn AuA.
Citi adds ESG functionality to Clarity data platform
Citi has incorporated ESG scores into its securities services data platform, Citi Velocity Clarity, allowing clients to analyse the sustainability exposure of their holdings at the portfolio and security level. Citi recently announced a major upgrade to Clarity, including enhancements to the universe of available data, custom reporting capabilities and API functionality. Citi has developed…
Hex Trust raises USD6m for expansion
Hex Trust, a Hong Kong-based digital assets custody platform provider, has raised USD6m in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable Hex Trust to scale operations and hire key talent in Hong Kong and Singapore to meet growing institutional interest in digital assets in Asia, particularly among banks, exchanges, and corporate clients. In…
MUFG hires from Deutsche Bank – again
Thomas Ryan has joined MUFG Investor Services as head of asset and liability trading in New York, reporting to Tony Toscano, head of North American global securities lending solutions. Ryan joins from Deutsche Bank.