Pirum, the fintech for securities finance automation and collateral management, has hired Ed Corral as head of collateral services. Corral joins Pirum’s New York office to lead the expansion of CollateralConnect, the firm’s collateral management and optimisation solution. Corral joins Pirum from J.P. Morgan, where he was global head of collateral management.
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ProCapital expands with BNPP
BNP Paribas has been mandated by ProCapital, an investment services provider and subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa. The mandate covers European markets and includes local and global custody, clearing, securities lending, AutoForex, execution and clearing of listed derivatives. ProCapital will deploy BNP Paribas’ execution-to-custody solution, ensuring the integration of cash equities trade execution in Germany,…
iA Group upgrades with CIBC Mellon
CIBC Mellon and BNY have launched what they claim is the first integrated investment operations solution in Canada, marking a significant milestone in their collaboration with iA Financial Group to further optimise its investment management technologies. The solution represents a comprehensive service model, including the first outsourced general insurance fund accounting solution in Canada. This…
Bayer appoints Northern Trust for carbon credits
Northern Trust has been selected by Bayer to act as one of its providers for the digital lifecycle management of the Bayer Carbon Program, the company’s voluntary carbon credits program. A part of Bayer’s carbon credits inventory has been recorded on The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem, a digital platform for the end-to-end lifecycle management of…
U.S. Bank launches closed-end fund solution
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has introduced its CEF Accelerator Platform, which provides a cost-effective way for investment managers to launch alternative investment products through registered closed-end funds. Rockefeller Municipal Opportunities Fund from Rockefeller Asset Management is the first fund to use the platform. The CEF Accelerator Platform brings a suite of partners – legal…
Chris Cox to head Citi’s investor services business
Chris Cox has been appointed head of Citi’s investor services business, effective immediately. He reports to Shahmir Khaliq, head of services, Citi. As head of investor services, he will be responsible for Citi’s custody, fund services and execution services businesses. He was previously head of trade and working capital solutions for Citi, also part of…
ATP appoints BNY
BNY has been selected by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP), Denmark’s mandatory government pension scheme, to provide custody and associated services. BNY will provide asset servicing, trade support, collateral management, and other services for ATP’s DKK 718bn (USD100bn) in assets. With 5.6 million members, ATP is one of the largest asset owners in Europe, providing income-related pensions…
State Street onboards UK TA client
State Street has onboarded River Global as a client of its newly launched transfer agency service in the UK, supported by ZILO, a fintech specialising in global asset and wealth management software. State Street participated in ZILO’s Series A fundraising round in January 2024. State Street offers institutional transfer agency services in 14 markets.
BNY wins in South Africa
Futuregrowth Asset Management has appointed BNY to provide performance solutions. BNY’s software will provide Futuregrowth with a performance engine and analytics enabling Futuregrowth to compute daily attributions. Futuregrowth is a fixed income manager based in South Africa.
NTRS expands with TCS
Northern Trust has expanded its relationship with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to enhance its global securities settlements platform, which covers 99 markets. Northern Trust has deployed TCS BaNCS for corporate actions and income processing since 2017. This latest collaboration gives Northern Trust access to the TCS BaNCS global securities platform, which offers multi-entity, multi-market and…