Ausbil Investment Management, an Australia-based manager with AUD16.6bn (USD10.8bn) AuM, has appointed Citi to provide custody and fund administration services. Ausbil is owned by its employees and indirectly by New York Life Investment Management.
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Cit completes PA tokenisation PoC
Citi has completed a proof of concept on tokenisation of private funds along with Wellington Management and WisdomTree. With ABN AMRO simulating the role of a traditional investor, the PoC tested the tokenisation of a Wellington-issued private equity fund by bringing it on to a DLT network. The underlying fund distribution rules were encoded into…
Jacobs rejoins State Street
Martin Jacobs has returned to State Street as client solutions lead for its State Street Alpha front-to-back solution. Jacobs previously spent nearly seven years at Citi, where he was most recently global product head of data strategy & architecture. He is based in London.
Citi launches FIX connectivity for ETFs
Citi’s securities services business has launched Financial Information eXchange (FIX) API connectivity on its Advanced Citi ETF System (ACES); the bank’s online, global ETF portal that automates the entire ETF lifecycle. With FIX API connectivity, clients and APs can directly connect to Citi’s ACES platform from their OMS platforms and manage ETF share creation and…
BNPP wins Indeval U.S. mandate
BNP Paribas has been appointed by Indeval as its local custodian for the U.S., representing USD60bn of assets. Indeval is the Mexican CSD, responsible for trades on the Mexican Stock Exchange and money market instruments. It is owned by the Mexican Stock Exchange (Grupo BMV). In 2018 Citi was appointed as custodian and tax services…
ZILO adds four to board
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in the global asset and wealth management sectors, has added four new directors to its board: Cuan Coulter from State Street, Pervaiz Panjwani from Citi, Adam Felesky of Portage, and James Devlin from Fidelity International Strategic Ventures. All four companies participated in ZILO’s recent GBP25m (USD32m) funding round.
Gezotis takes COO role at Mercer
Jon Gezotis has joined Mercer as U.S. chief operating officer for its wealth & investments business. Gezotis spent seven years at Citi, most recently as head of fund services for North America and global co-head of middle office. He had previously spent 11 years at J.P. Morgan.
SimCorp expands in Australia
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse Group, has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as country manager for Australia. He joins from HSBC, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. SimCorp and Challenger, the Australian investment management firm, established Artega Investment Administration in 2022. Artega offers front, middle, and back office solutions tailored for investment…
IQ-EQ hires industry veteran
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has hired industry veteran John Gout as Continental Europe sales director for funds & institutional asset owners. He joins from BNP Paribas where he was a senior business development manager, responsible for sales management, client relationship development and project management. He has also worked at J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Citi.…
ZILO raises GBP25m
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in the global asset and wealth management sector, has completed a GBP25m (USD32m) Series A funding round. The fundraising, which was oversubscribed, was co-led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and Portage, with participation from State Street and Citi. In 2023 ZILO onboarded the first client to its global digital transfer…