Northern Trust has been appointed to provide fund accounting, transfer agency and global custody services to Fundsmith’s Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella, Fundsmith SICAV. Fundsmith SICAV was launched in 2011 and currently has EUR6.4bn (USD7.6bn) AuM. At launch, State Street/IFDS were appointed to provide fund administration, custody and TA to the fund. Headquartered in the UK, Fundsmith has…
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Northern Trust passes USD1trn in DC assets
Northern Trust reports that its defined contribution (DC) global assets under custody and administration have exceeded USD1trn. Northern Trust has >140 global DC clients, with >USD1.4trn of assets. Clients include 12 of the 50 largest U.S. defined contribution plans as measured by total assets, as well as plans in Australia, the UK, and additional countries…
Clessidra appoints SGSS as depositary for new PE fund
SGSS has been appointed by Clessidra Private Equity SGR, an Italian private equity fund manager, to provide depositary bank services for its new reserved closed-end alternative investment fund, Clessidra Capital Partners 4.
Northern Trust adopts 3D platform for distribution oversight
Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with Distributor Due Diligence (3D) to support its asset manager clients with oversight of distribution of their funds to investors. The service, Network Monitor, will make 3D’s platform service available to clients to support their regulatory responsibilities for performing due diligence of their distributor networks.
Key Private Bank consolidates with Charles River
Key Private Bank, the wealth management division of U.S.-based KeyCorp, has consolidated its portfolio management functions on the Charles River Wealth Management Solution. Key Private Bank has also upgraded its use of the platform, adopting compliance, data services, IBOR, and performance measurement and attribution capabilities.
Citi supports Dimensional’s USD29bn mutual fund conversion to ETFs
Citi has successfully supported the industry’s largest mutual fund to ETF conversion for Dimensional Fund Advisors. The conversion includes four US tax-managed mutual funds into active transparent ETFs with USD29bn in assets. The ETFs are listed on NYSE. Gerard O’Reilly, co-CEO and CIO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, said: “Citi has been a long-standing service provider…
Northern Trust extends Swiss presence with Depotbank licence
Northern Trust has received regulatory approval to offer local custodian, depositary, transfer agency and ancillary services to institutional investors and managers in Switzerland. Northern Trust has more than 30 years of experience in providing an extensive range of asset servicing and investment solutions to Swiss clients, and in 2017 established its presence in Basel, following…
Prudential consolidates in Hong Kong with Citi
In what is thought to be the largest fund administration mandate in Asia Pacific, the Hong Kong unit of the UK’s Prudential has consolidated >USD70bn across more than 40 portfolios with Citi. Citi will provide Prudential Hong Kong Limited with fund accounting, transfer agency and reporting services. This mandate represents the consolidation by Prudential of…
State Street creates new digital finance division
State Street has launched a new division focused on digital finance. The new division, State Street Digital, will be led by Nadine Chakar, EVP and head of global markets. Chakar will report to Lou Maiuri, COO. Chakar will be replaced as head of global markets by Tony Bisegna, currently global head of portfolio solutions, FX…
Northern Trust promotes Higgins & Carey in Asia Pacific
Northern Trust has appointed Caroline Higgins as the head of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and Iain Carey as the head of Global Funds Services in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Higgins will report to Angelo Calvitto, recently named head of Asia Pacific asset servicing. Reporting to Higgins, and assuming her prior role as head…