Northern Trust has been appointed by Harding Loevner to provide ETF servicing solutions for its first U.S. ETF, the International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF. This is believed to be Northern Trust’s first ETF servicing mandate in the U.S., covering custody, fund accounting, fund administration and transfer agency, alongside ETF-specific services such as basket creation,…
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Dawson appoints Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Dawson Partners to provide fund administration and other related services. Dawson Partners is an alternative asset manager focused on private markets. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, the firm manages >USD27bn.
Prescient hires from NTRS
Prescient Fund Services has appointed Nicola Gerety as Ireland country head. She replaces Emily Davy, who will continue to serve on the boards of Prescient Fund Services Ireland and its fund platforms. Gerety was previously at Northern Trust.
Invesco expands with NTRS
Northern Trust has been appointed by Invesco to provide administration, custody and depositary services for its new Ireland-domiciled index tracking mutual fund range, Invesco Markets V ICAV. The new fund range is designed to make Invesco’s swap-based (synthetic) approach to index replication available to mutual fund investors in Europe via investment platforms and other institutional…
Wally Barys takes new role at U.S. Bank
Walter (Wally) Barys has been appointed head of custody for asset managers at U.S. Bank. Barys, who joined in 2017 from Northern Trust, successfully transformed U.S. Bank’s agent bank network to move away from the BNY white label model. He will report to Alan Flanagan, global head of investment services.
NTRS supports inaugural TirNua fund
Northern Trust has been appointed by TirNua Capital Partners to provide fund administration, depositary and banking services for the firm’s inaugural infrastructure fund. The fund has secured EUR340m (USD390m) in commitments at first close. The Ireland-domiciled fund is structured as a closed-end Investment Limited Partnership (ILP). Headquartered in Dublin, TirNua is a private markets investment…
Northern Trust to support Frontier ICIO
Frontier Advisors, an Australia-based advisor covering AUD900bn (USD631bn) of assets across the superannuation, charity, public sector, insurance and higher education sector, is preparing to launch its ICIO (independent chief investment officer) service to the Australian market. Frontier has appointed Northern Trust to provide asset servicing for ICIO clients. Northern Trust will provide global custody and…
IQ-EQ adds to senior management team
IQ-EQ has appointed Michael Slater as managing director, Middle East, and Frédéric Ullens as managing director, Luxembourg. Based in Dubai, Slater joins after leaving Northern Trust, where he was most recently in charge of strategic relationships with EMEA financial institutions. He earned an excellent reputation for his work in the Middle East for the bank.…
NTRS receives banking licence in Ireland
Northern Trust has received a licence from the Central Bank of Ireland for the establishment of The Northern Trust Company, Ireland Branch. This new banking branch will provide a range of custodial, banking and capital markets services, including domestically regulated banking services for Ireland-domiciled clients. Its activities will complement those of Northern Trust Global Services…
NTRS to expand ETF product coverage
Northern Trust has applied for exemptive relief to offer ETF share classes alongside existing mutual fund share classes for certain adviser series within its two sponsored series trusts: Advisers Investment Trust and Datum One Series Trust. Subject to regulatory approval, the ability to offer ETF share classes alongside mutual fund share classes in a single…