Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has been selected by U.S.-based ERShares to provide administration services for three mutual funds and two ETFs. Ultimus is providing fund administration, fund accounting, distribution and transfer agency services for the mutual funds and ETFs, which transitioned to Ultimus in Q4 2020…
Category: ETF
Citi supports Dimensional’s USD29bn mutual fund conversion to ETFs
Citi has successfully supported the industry’s largest mutual fund to ETF conversion for Dimensional Fund Advisors. The conversion includes four US tax-managed mutual funds into active transparent ETFs with USD29bn in assets. The ETFs are listed on NYSE. Gerard O’Reilly, co-CEO and CIO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, said: “Citi has been a long-standing service provider…
Aberdeen Standard Investments moves two ETFs to State Street
Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed State Street as service provider for two of the firm’s ETFs. These ETFs have transitioned from another provider. State Street will now provide a range of ETF services, including custody, fund accounting, basket creation/settlement, order-taking, transfer agency and regulatory reporting. State Street currently provides global custody, accounting and fund administration…
Fubon appoints Citi to service ETP range
Fubon Fund Management (Hong Kong) Limited, a Taiwan-based manager, has appointed Citi as service provider for its first ETPs launched in Hong Kong. Citi will act as trustee and will also provide fund accounting and custody services.
State Street to service dual access ETF for AllianceBernstein in Australia
State Street has been appointed as servicing agent for an AllianceBernstein ETF in Australia that now offers the dual access option. Originally developed seven years ago, AB’s Managed Volatility Equities Fund was listed on the Chi-X exchange in April, leveraging the innovative dual access model, which enables active managers to run a single register for…
Nottingham converts mutual fund to ETF
The Nottingham Company, a U.S.-based fund administrator and private label issuer to the mutual fund and ETF industry, has completed the registration process for its first conversion of an open-end mutual fund to an ETF. Nottingham-affiliated series trust Starboard Investment Trust completed the registration portion of the process recently, with an agreed conversion date of…
State Street appointed as administrator for Iconic Bitcoin ETN
State Street has been appointed as the administrator of a planned Bitcoin-backed exchange traded note (ETN) issued by Iconic Funds BTC ETN GmbH, a subsidiary of Iconic Funds GmbH. The ETN will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, following approval by BaFin, the German securities regulator. State Street will provide administration services to support…
CIBC Mellon wins three new crypto ETF mandates
CIBC Mellon has continued its impressive run of mandate wins in the burgeoning crypto- currency ETF space in Canada. It has been appointed to provide fund administration and ETF settlement services for three new ETFs: the CI Galaxy Ethereum ETF, Evolve’s Ether ETF, and Purpose Investment’s Purpose Ether ETF.
BNY Mellon tapped to provide admin services for new bitcoin ETF
BNY Mellon has been named in the initial registration statement as a service provider for the First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust, a newly created bitcoin ETF that is currently pending approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. After completion of definitive service provider agreements and the SEC’s final approval of the ETF, BNY…
HSBC facilitates launch of two new China-Japan ETFs for Daiwa AM
HSBC has facilitated the listing of two new cross-border ETFs under the China-Japan ETF Connectivity scheme. This allows international investors to indirectly invest in Chinese assets through feeder ETFs listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. HSBC provided onshore QFII custody services to enable Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd to set up two new ETFs under…