U.S. Bank has selected Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) as its securities litigation service provider for custody clients. FRT provides comprehensive global class action monitoring, robust reporting, filing and recovery services. FRT will file class actions claims and antitrust suits on behalf of U.S. Bank custody clients enrolled in the service who hold impacted securities over…
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Liontrust outsources trading
Liontrust, the UK-based active asset manager with GBP21.6bn AuM (USD29bn), has expanded its relationship with BNY with the outsourcing of its trading for investment funds and institutional accounts to BNY’s buy-side trading solutions group. Liontrust’s UK-based traders have joined BNY.
Shah to quit BNY
Akash Shah, chief growth officer and head of growth ventures at BNY, has announced that he is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. He spent seven years at BNY under three different CEOs.
Centralis hires new CCO
Centralis Group has appointed Maarten Heukshorst as chief commercial officer, based in London. He was previously at a fintech.
NT wins another Dutch mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed by BPF Beton, a Dutch pension fund, to provide global custody, regulatory reporting, valuation and accounting, and performance analytics. BPF Beton is the industry pension fund for people working in the concrete products industry in the Netherlands with c. EUR1.2bn (c. USD1.2bn) in AuM.
NTRS hires for OCIO role
Northern Trust has appointed Kate McCabe to lead the OCIO strategy for its asset servicing business unit. In this newly established role, McCabe will be responsible for developing strategic relationships with outsourced chief investment officer firms and the associated investment consultant community. She will report to Melanie Pickett, head of asset servicing, Americas. McCabe was…
BBH wins SRI fund mandate
BBH has been selected by New Alternatives Fund to provide custody services. The U.S.-based manager is a socially responsible mutual fund focused on renewable energy and the environment.
HSBC wins Sukuk ETF mandate
HSBC has been appointed to provide trustee, global custody and fund administration services for Premia BOCHK Saudi Arabia Government Sukuk ETF in both Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia.
BNPP wins EUR5.4bn Dutch mandate
BNP Paribas has been appointed by Stichting Oak Pensioenfonds as its global custodian and administrator for its total invested assets of EUR5.4bn (USD6.1bn). The services include custody, investment administration, investment compliance, performance measurement and regulatory reporting.
U.S. Bank selects Fenergo
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has engaged Fenergo, the provider of client lifecycle management technology, to digitise and streamline the investor onboarding and service experience. This is the first step in a multi-year transformation for the fund servicing business.