Prescient Fund Services is partnering with Ultumus, the provider of ETF and index data and technology. Under the agreement, Ultumus will provide its ETF OMS to support Prescient Fund Services’ ETF operations across Europe and South Africa. Ultumus will also provide PCF calculation services for Prescient’s European ETF offering.
Category: ETF
SEI links to ICE
SEI has agreed with the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) to leverage ICE ETF Hub, an open architecture platform designed to bring efficiencies to the primary market workflow for ETPs.
Yuanta lends through State Street
State Street has implemented a securities lending program for Yuanta Funds, a Taiwan-based ETF manager. The program allows overseas securities held within a Yuanta ETF to be lent through State Street’s global securities lending platform. The program marks the first time Yuanta has made overseas investments within one of its ETF products available for securities…
Pictet expands with BBH
Pictet Asset Management has appointed BBH to support its newly launched active UCITS ETFs in Europe as fund depositary, global custodian, and fund administrator. The launch marks Pictet Asset Management’s entry into the active ETF market and extends the firm’s long-standing relationship with BBH. In 2025 Pictet appointed BBH to support its first three U.S.-domiciled…
Citi supports Global X ETF
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited, together with Citi’s investor services unit and OSL Group, have launched a tokenised unit class for the Global X HSCEI Covered Call Active ETF (3416), marking the first covered call ETF in Hong Kong to introduce a tokenised unit class.
Waystone wins ME ETF ManCo mandate
Waystone has been appointed by Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, to support its suite of Irish ICAV ETFs. Under the agreement, Waystone will provide ManCo services for the ETFs. Earlier this year, Lunate launched two Irish-domiciled ETFs through Euroclear.
Weitz expands with Ultimus
Ultimus has expanded its relationship with U.S.-based Weitz Investment Management. The expanded mandate includes fund accounting and administration, middle office services, and post-trade compliance for Weitz’s mutual fund and managed account complex, alongside the administration of three ETFs supporting nearly USD8bn AuM.
Equity Trustees supports Colchester’s first ETFs
Equity Trustees has been appointed RE (trustee) for two new ETFs from Colchester Global Investors, marking the firm’s first ETF offerings in Australia and extending a long-standing partnership between the two organisations. Colchester Global Investors is a privately owned investment management firm offering value oriented, global bond management services. Colchester has funds under management of…
NTRS to service Harding Loevner’s first U.S. ETF
Northern Trust has been appointed by Harding Loevner to provide ETF servicing solutions for its first U.S. ETF, the International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF. This is believed to be Northern Trust’s first ETF servicing mandate in the U.S., covering custody, fund accounting, fund administration and transfer agency, alongside ETF-specific services such as basket creation,…
Waystone supports Pictet ETF launch
Waystone, a provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, has supported Pictet Asset Management with the launch of its first European AI Enhanced Equity Active UCITS ETF range. The ETFs are listed on XETRA and Euronext, with further listings on the London Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange to follow. Waystone is providing…