CIBC Mellon has continued its impressive run of mandate wins in the burgeoning crypto- currency ETF space in Canada. It has been appointed to provide fund administration and ETF settlement services for three new ETFs: the CI Galaxy Ethereum ETF, Evolve’s Ether ETF, and Purpose Investment’s Purpose Ether ETF.
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Jacques d’Estais to retire from BNP Paribas
After 39 years at BNP Paribas, Jacques d’Estais will retire from the group by the end of 2021. He has stepped down from his role as group deputy COO and head of international financial services to become executive advisor to BNP Paribas general management. For many years d’Estais oversaw the bank’s securities services business, BP2S.
Invesco signs for State Street’s Alpha platform
State Street has entered into an agreement with Invesco Ltd., the U.S.-based asset manager with USD1.4trn AuM, which will result in Invesco adopting State Street Alpha, the first front-to-back asset servicing platform from a single provider for institutional and wealth management firms. The migration to Alpha is intended to simplify Invesco’s investment infrastructure to improve…
Northern Trust to establish eFX pricing engine in Singapore
Northern Trust is to establish a new electronic foreign exchange (eFX) pricing engine in Singapore, in partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This will be Northern Trust’s first eFX engine in Asia-Pacific.
BNY Mellon adds FICC cleared repo to LiquidityDirect portal
BNY Mellon has made FICC sponsored cleared repo available through its LiquidityDirect short-end investment portal. Institutional clients can now seamlessly invest cash in cleared repo through LiquidityDirect. The addition of cleared repo to LiquidityDirect broadens the range of short-term investments on the platform to include a secured, centrally cleared alternative that provides counterparty diversity and…
Schwab appoints BNY Mellon for TA
BNY Mellon has been appointed by Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. to provide transfer agency services. Mark Fischer, CFO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, said: “We are eager to work with the BNY Mellon team and have been impressed by its service model, solutions, deep industry experience and the strategic vision they bring to investor…
State Street plans ESG-aware commingled cash collateral service
State Street plans to roll out its agency lending program’s first ESG-aware commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy. The agency lending team has partnered with State Street Global Advisors, its asset management business, to provide securities lending clients with a commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy that follows short-term investment guidelines, while considering R-Factor, a proprietary ESG…
Riyad Capital signs private-label deal with BNP Paribas
Riyad Capital, the investment banking arm of Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank, has signed an agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide global custody, fund services and consolidated data management services in Saudi Arabia under a joint servicing model, thought to be the first of its kind in the Kingdom and the region. Developed over…
MUFG launches private markets ESG reporting service
Following its recent roll-out of an ESG reporting solution, MUFG Investor Services has launched its private markets ESG reporting service. The solution will allow data to be collected in an automated way, with an overlay of ESG expertise from analysts, while being tailored to industry, investment, and client requirements. MUFG will provide reporting services, starting…
Northern Trust promotes James Wright to lead IIG EMEA
Northern Trust has named James Wright as head of its institutional investor group (IIG) for EMEA. Wright was previously head of IIG UK, Middle East & Africa. IIG provides services to over 330 clients with collectively USD2.3trn AuC across EMEA. David Wicks, who previously led IIG Europe as part of his European remit, has left…