Gareth Myburgh has left Citi after more than nine years. He was most recently head of platform solutions – Citi Velocity ETF, leading the design and delivery of Citi’s turnkey ETF issuance solution. The future of that platform was placed in doubt after Citi announced earlier this year its intention to “retire” the service after…
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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.
BNY expands with Circle
BNY has expanded relationship with Circle Internet Group, Inc. as part of new stablecoin enablement capabilities for institutional clients. Circle’s USDC will be the first stablecoin on BNY’s digital asset custody platform, enabling BNY clients to store, transfer, mint and burn USDC. This expands BNY’s role as primary custodian of USDC reserves. BNY clients can…
State Street upgrades in KSA
State Street’s fully owned subsidiary, State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions, has upgraded to a Managing Investment and Operating Funds (MIOF) licence from the Capital Market Authority in Saudi Arabia, enabling the firm to offer local fund administration services in Saudi Arabia. While State Street has previously supported clients in Saudi Arabia through its global…
Global X selects Citi in Australia
Global X has selected Citi as the new custodian and fund administrator for its Australian ETF business. Global X ETFs was founded in 2008 and has >USD165bn AuM. Global X is a member of Mirae Asset Financial Group with >USD800bn AuM.
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.…
BNPP wins EUR8bn Italian mandate
BNP Paribas has been awarded a mandate by BCC Risparmio & Previdenza S.G.R.p.A., the asset management company of the Iccrea Cooperative Banking Group, to provide services covering EUR8bn (USD9.3bn) of assets, including the Aureo open-ended pension fund and Italian-domiciled UCITS funds. Under this mandate, BNP Paribas will provide BCC Risparmio & Previdenza with services including…
BBH launches ML-driven NAV solution
BBH has launched NAVqc, a solution to help asset managers, management companies, and service providers to more effectively fulfill their NAV oversight obligations across third-party administrators, while reducing cost and risk. Using machine learning, NAVqc analyses individual fund behaviour based on the fund’s historical data in real market conditions. It predicts NAV movements, flags suspect…