Riyad Capital, the investment banking arm of Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank, has signed an agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide global custody, fund services and consolidated data management services in Saudi Arabia under a joint servicing model, thought to be the first of its kind in the Kingdom and the region. Developed over…
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Intertrust to service KLAR Partners debut PE fund
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and administration services, has been appointed as fund administrator and depositary to KLAR Partners, a European private equity firm. Intertrust will provide KLAR Partners with fund administration, depositary and SPV management services across Luxembourg and Sweden. KLAR Partners recently announced the final closing of its debut fund, KLAR Partners…
Archer hires two for client experience team
Archer, a U.S.-based service provider to the asset management industry, has expanded its client experience team, adding Sheryl Kushma as VP of relationship management and DJ Polis as AVP, client platform specialist. Kushma joins Archer with more than 20 years of industry experience, having worked at BNY Mellon, 1838 Investment Advisors, SEI and, most recently,…
MUFG launches private markets ESG reporting service
Following its recent roll-out of an ESG reporting solution, MUFG Investor Services has launched its private markets ESG reporting service. The solution will allow data to be collected in an automated way, with an overlay of ESG expertise from analysts, while being tailored to industry, investment, and client requirements. MUFG will provide reporting services, starting…
Northern Trust promotes James Wright to lead IIG EMEA
Northern Trust has named James Wright as head of its institutional investor group (IIG) for EMEA. Wright was previously head of IIG UK, Middle East & Africa. IIG provides services to over 330 clients with collectively USD2.3trn AuC across EMEA. David Wicks, who previously led IIG Europe as part of his European remit, has left…
Renee LaRoche-Morris joins State Street from BNY Mellon
Renee LaRoche-Morris is joining State Street as the chief of staff to the COO, Lou Maiuri. She joins from BNY Mellon, where she has held multiple leadership positions across custody, finance, and investment management groups. Most recently, she was COO for BNY Mellon’s investment management group, with oversight for operations, technology, initiatives, and regulations impacting…
BNY Mellon accepts Chinese bonds as triparty collateral
BNY Mellon has facilitated better investor utilisation of Chinese fixed income assets following the introduction of the bonds as eligible collateral on BNY Mellon’s triparty platform through Hong Kong’s Bond Connect. BNY Mellon’s new solution enables clients to deploy these assets as collateral. Once the assets are within the bank’s triparty platform, clients can use…
SS&C offers counter-bid for Australia’s Mainstream
SS&C has entered into a conditional Scheme Implementation Deed with Mainstream Group Holdings Limited, an Australian administrator. SS&C proposes to acquire 100pct of the shares and outstanding equity rights in Mainstream at a price of AUD2.00 per security, pursuant to a scheme of arrangement. Mainstream had previously entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Vistra…
Laurium launches Irish UCITS fund on Prescient ICAV platform
Laurium Capital (Pty) Ltd, a South Africa hedge fund and long-only fund manager with R26bn (USD1.5bn) AuM, has launched its first Irish-domiciled UCITS fund, the Laurium Africa USD Bond Fund, on the Prescient Global Funds ICAV platform.
Vistra launches loan market solutions business
Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, has launched a loan market solutions business, coinciding with the relocation of Navita Yadav, global head of capital markets, to London. Vistra already provides services for debt market issuances, securitisation and structured finance, aviation ABS and tailored loan administration services.