U.S. Bank has made an equity investment in Lumint, a Boston-based company that provides currency management services to institutional investors. Earlier this year, U.S. Bank launched a new passive currency hedging service powered by Lumint’s technology. In 2018 Lumint formed a strategic partnership with Northern Trust.
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John Stern to head U.S. Bank’s global corporate trust business
U.S. Bank has appointed John Stern as president of its global corporate trust and custody business. Stern currently leads the team that executes all of U.S. Bank’s treasury functions. Reporting to Gunjan Kedia, head of wealth management & investment services, he succeeds Joseph (Joe) Giordano, who is retiring.
U.S. Bank launches integrated ILP solution
U.S. Bank has launched an end-to-end solution for Irish Limited Partnership (ILP) funds, covering loan administration, fund and investor services, depositary, custody and account banking. U.S. Bank has established a comprehensive ILP solution across its global fund services, depositary services and global corporate trust business lines. U.S. Bank is understood to have secured its first…
U.S. Bank hires David Kubilus as CCO for global fund services
U.S. Bank has hired David Kubilus for the newly created role of chief commercial officer for global fund services. Kubilus is based in London and will be responsible for connecting with investment managers about U.S. Bank’s recently launched Luxembourg capabilities. He will also contribute to the strategic development of global fund services in the U.S.…
U.S. Bank partners with Lumint for passive FX hedging
U.S. Bank has enhanced its suite of FX solutions with a new passive currency hedging service to support asset managers and asset owners. The new global currency management solution offers institutional investors an automated and scalable solution for portfolio and share class currency hedging with available look-through and index replication strategies. The tool is powered…
U.S. Bank acquires debt servicing & securities custody services client portfolio of MUFG Union Bank
U.S. Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the debt servicing and securities custody services client portfolio of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. Bank will acquire approximately 600 client relationships and USD320bn AuC/A. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to…
U.S. Bank to adopt SEI Wealth Platform
U.S. Bank, the fifth largest bank in the U.S. and one of the world’s top 10 custodians, has adopted the SEI Wealth Platform (SWP) across its wealth management and investment services group. SWP is a fully integrated, single-infrastructure technology solution that supports a digital experience for wealth managers and their clients. U.S. Bank will migrate…
U.S. Bank supports new multiple series trust from Harborside
Harborside Group, an independent investment sales and marketing firm dedicated to serving the distribution needs of the asset management industry, has launched a multiple series trust that includes comprehensive proactive distribution services. The MST, Total Fund Solution, has been formed in collaboration with U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
U.S. Bank to provide MO services for Carlyle Group’s CLO portfolio
The Carlyle Group has appointed U.S. Bank to provide middle office and financial reporting services for its CLO portfolio, comprised of more than 50 U.S. and European CLOs. This dual mandate expands U.S. Bank’s current service offering with Carlyle. The Carlyle Group manages more than USD25bn in CLOs in the U.S. and in Europe.
U.S. Bank hires seniors for CLO and O&T roles
Two new hires for U.S. Bank. Sean Kelley joins as head of collateralized loan obligation data analytics and research, based in Chicago. Most recently, he built and managed the CLO infrastructure at PPM America, Inc. Darren Hodges comes in to lead the global trust technology and support services custody operations team, based in Milwaukee. Hodges…