BNP Paribas has been appointed to provide depositary and global custody services for the newly launched Growth Fund Germany, a development of the Future Fund (Investment Fund for Future Technologies) from the German government and KfW Capital. With a final closing amount of c. EUR1bn (USD1bn), the growth fund aims to enhance financing opportunities for…
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State Street further consolidates in India
State Street and HCLTech are finalising plans for State Street to assume full ownership of Statestreet HCL Services, the India-based JV formed in 2012 to provide business operations services. This consolidation is expected to be completed in Q2 2024. State Street has partnered with HCLTech for more than a decade. Earlier this year, State Street…
Mackenzie expands CIBCM mandate
CIBC Mellon has been appointed to provide Mackenzie Investments (Mackenzie), part of the IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) family of companies, with enhanced asset management capabilities through OnCore, the middle office platform offered by BNY Mellon. OnCore will be integrated with Mackenzie’s existing business applications and will have the capacity to enable enterprise growth. As part…
BBH launches InfuseDX
BBH has launched InfuseDX, a new way for its clients to view, customise and package their data, enabling faster and more informed decision making. Accessed via BBH’s Infuse client portal, InfuseDX provides clients with on-demand transparency into BBH’s data reporting. Key features of InfuseDX include: Real-time: 24/7 access to the most up-to-date information available about…
BNPP strengthens U.S. agency lending team
BNP Paribas has announced three new hires to its agency lending business in the U.S., including the appointment of John Fox as head of U.S. agency lending. Fox was most recently head of client management and sales – North America for BNY Mellon. Based in New York, he will report to Andrew Geggus, global head…
BBH appoints global head of FI
BBH has appointed Alan O’Sullivan, a principal of the firm, as global head of its financial institutions business. He will be responsible for BBH’s financial institutions clients globally, overseeing the delivery of custody, technology, and data solutions. Since joining BBH in 1996, O’Sullivan has served as European head of business development for investor services, head…
HSBC wins CSOP ETF mandate
HSBC has been appointed by CSOP Asset Management, the Chinese asset manager, as service provider for the CSOP Saudi Arabia ETF, Asia’s first ETF tracking the performance of Saudi Arabian equities.
USask expands with CIBCM
CIBC Mellon has been chosen to provide asset servicing solutions to the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) endowment fund, including custody, institutional accounting, foreign exchange processing and settlement services, and digital solutions including automated tools. This mandate builds on CIBC Mellon’s existing asset servicing relationship with USask.
Northern Trust confirms Nordic head
Northern Trust Asset Servicing has confirmed Petra Sjögerås as head of Nordic region, based in Stockholm. She joined in 2022 from SEB, and has been acting head of Nordics since April 2023. This follows the recent appointment of Mikkel Mördrup as head of sales for the region.
Citi shakes up securities services management
Following its corporate shake-up in September, Citi’s business units are now undergoing significant change. Under the continued leadership of Okan Pekin, the securities services business has already made some initial moves, with a number of senior management changes that align the unit with the corporate direction and structure. Some notable changes include: a new global…