BNP Paribas Securities Services has been appointed to provide fund services for Harvest Global Investments’ new CSI 300 ESG Leaders Index ETF. Services include global custody, fund administration, trustee, transfer agent and participating dealer. Harvest, which has a longstanding relationship with BP2S, is one of the largest Chinese institutional asset managers.

EISS Super, an Australian superannuation fund with AUD6bn AuM, has implemented State Street’s recently launched ESG Risk Analytics solution. State Street provides EISS Super with customised ESG performance and risk management analytics with top-down and bottom-up capabilities. EISS Super can assess the carbon emissions of its portfolio, as well as view its assets through the…

Gautam Moorjani has joined SS&C to lead its newly formed intelligent automation solutions group. He will report to Mike Sleightholme, senior vice president and general manager. The group will focus on helping clients with digital transformation using technologies such as workflow management, machine learning, natural language processing, and robotic process automation. He joins from PwC,…

Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration services, has opened an office in Ireland and has hired Andrea Lennon as head of funds, Ireland. Lennon joins from FundRock. Crestbridge is already authorised to provide corporate services in Ireland and aims to provide fund administration services shortly, subject to regulatory approval from…

PayPal has agreed to acquire Curv to accelerate and expand its initiatives to support cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Curv is a provider of cloud-based infrastructure for digital asset custody and security, with headquarters in New York and an R&D centre in Israel. In 2020 Curv collaborated with BNP Paribas Securities Services on a proof of…

Northern Trust now offers operational risk consulting (ORC) as part of its front office solutions business. ORC provides management consulting with a focus on investment operations, including advice on operating model enhancements and risks, technology and system evaluations, vendor and service provider assessments, and operational process gap analysis. Vincent Molino, head of operational risk management…

State Street has launched an enhancement to its ESG solutions product suite. ESG Risk Analytics provides clients with the ability to address new global regulatory reporting requirements. Through a single platform, this data coverage brings clients the ability to cover most Principle Adverse Impact (PAI) disclosure requirements. ESG Risk Analytics is designed to provide risk…