Northern Trust has appointed Areej Al-Mokbel as chief operating officer for the Middle East and Africa, responsible for overseeing business operations in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Al-Mokbel has spent over 12 years working in asset management and asset servicing, holding senior management and business leadership positions with HSBC Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, she held…
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RBC to service Presima’s real estate yield fund
RBC Investor Services has been appointed to provide custody and administration services for the Presima Yield Fund. Headquartered in Montreal, Presima focuses on real estate securities, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MLC Asset Management.
Bardin Hill IM takes SS&C’s Eze OMS for FI portfolio
Bardin Hill Investment Partners, a credit-focused investment management firm with >USD8.5bn AuM, has chosen SS&C’s Eze OMS for its fixed income portfolio. The firm has also implemented the latest version of SS&C Geneva for fund accounting. Eze OMS now supports Bardin Hill’s operations across equities, performing credit, opportunistic credit, litigation finance, UCITS, 40 Act and…
Sudrania opens office in Singapore
Sudrania Fund Services, a Chicago-based administrator, has opened an office in Singapore. Sudrania also has offices in Hong Kong, India, the U.S., and the Cayman Islands.
France’s Sunny AM takes SGSS’s CrossWise solution
Sunny AM, a French asset management firm, has chosen SGSS’s CrossWise front-to-back service for its middle office and for the provision of the front office portfolio management system SimCorp Dimension. SGSS is already the custodian, trustee and fund administrator of all Sunny AM funds.
Nick Maton joins Intertrust as Luxembourg country head
Intertrust has appointed Nick Maton as Luxembourg country head. Maton was previously head of HSBC’s securities services business in Luxembourg, and has also worked at J.P. Morgan.
EFA to administer RAM’s AI-driven sustainable fund
RAM Active Investments has selected EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, for its AI-driven sustainable fund, the RAM Stable Climate Global Equities Fund. Headquartered in Geneva, RAM Active Investments is an affiliate of Mediobanca Group, with AuM of USD 3.1bn.
Citi wins domestic fund custody licence in China
Citi has received a domestic fund custody licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The announcement makes Citi the first U.S. bank, and the first bank among the top five global custodians, to be granted such a licence, which will enable Citi to provide custody-related services to both mutual funds and private funds domiciled…
Apex to provide front-to-back solutions for UK’s Ardent Financial
Apex Group has been appointed to provide front to back office solutions to Ardent Financial Limited, a UK-based global securities dealer, using Calypso’s management and reporting platform. These services will complement Apex’s existing provision of custody services to Ardent. Apex will provide decision support, analytics and back office services to Ardent via the Calypso platform…
CACEIS signs deal with FIS for payments hub
CACEIS has signed a long-term deal with FIS for an enhanced payment hub. The FIS Open Payment Framework is a real-time payments platform that supports ISO 20022 payments standards. In addition to ISO 20022, the platform will support SEPA credit transfer, direct debit and instant payments, as well as SWIFT gpi and high-value payments.