BNY Mellon has appointed Vivian Tung as global head of ETF services. Based in the U.S., she will be responsible for managing all operational and client services aspects of the ETF business, including innovation, design, technical implementations, client onboarding, and client servicing. Tung joins from BBH, where she spent nearly 17 years, most recently in…
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Ultimus reports major ETF growth
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based independent provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions, has reported a nearly 150pct increase in the number of ETFs serviced since 2020. Ultimus now claims to be the third largest named ETF administrator in the U.S., based on the number of ETF sponsors it supports.
BondBloxx partners with BBH
BondBloxx Investment Management Corporation, which claims to be the first ETF issuer focused solely on the needs of fixed income investors, has appointed BBH to provide custody, administration, accounting, and transfer agency for BondBloxx’s upcoming initial product launch.
Citi links to Bloomberg’s BSKT
Citi and Bloomberg have integrated Bloomberg’s BSKT service with Citi’s proprietary ACES ETF platform to better support Citi’s ETF clients who use BSKT to negotiate fixed income baskets. BSKT is a primary market solution for negotiation, ticketing and routing ETF creation and redemption transactions. ACES features a suite of workflow tools that fully automate the…
U.S. Bank wins WisdomTree BTC ETF mandate
WisdomTree, the U.S.-based ETP specialist with USD75bn AuM, has appointed U.S. Bank as service provider for its proposed Bitcoin Trust ETF, which is currently under review by the SEC.
SGSS supports BTC ETF launched by Melanion Capital
Melanion Capital, a French asset management company regulated by the AMF, has launched a bitcoin ETF under the UCITS banner. The Melanion BTC Equities Universe UCITS ETF was launched on Euronext in October 2021 Melanion worked with SGSS throughout the planning and product design phase, which took two years, and subsequently appointed the bank as…
Citi wins lion’s share of BlackRock’s iShares rebalancing
Citi has emerged as the major winner in BlackRock’s rebalancing of its provider panel for the USD2.3trn iShares’ assets in U.S.-domiciled ETFs. The decision is the culmination of a nearly two year-long due diligence process with the selection of four of the leading custody banks to support the growth of U.S. iShares ETFs and strengthen…
Omba mandates Northern Trust for new ICAV
Omba Investments ICAV has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, depositary and associated services for its new Ireland-domiciled UCITS umbrella fund. The planned USD100m fund will be launched with two new UCITS funds, the Omba Global Thematic Fund and Omba Global Equity Fund. Omba Advisory & Investments is a UK-based manager serving family offices,…
Zodia and Northern Trust to support Invesco’s new Bitcoin ETP
Invesco, the U.S.-based asset manager with USD1.5trn AuM, has launched a Bitcoin ETP on Xetra that is aimed sophisticated investors looking to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. The Invesco Physical Bitcoin ETP will be 100pct backed by holdings in the underlying digital assets, with the aim of delivering the price performance of Bitcoin, less a…
Nottingham completes three more ETF conversions
The Nottingham Company, a non-bank ETF fund administrator and consultant to the mutual fund and ETF industry, has completed the conversion of three new ETFs from open-end mutual funds. Each of the ETFs is part of the Adaptive ETF family of funds. Two additional conversions are expected in November. The New York Stock Exchange was…