IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services, has strengthened its senior corporate services team in the UK with the appointment of Amy LeJune, who joins the firm’s corporate segment as a client services director. She joins IQ-EQ from Intertrust.
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Citi adds Finland to direct custody & clearing network
Citi is to offer direct custody & clearing (DCC) services in Finland. This new offering expands Citi’s proprietary DCC network to cover the whole Nordic region, making Citi the only international bank to offer a pan-Nordic service. Citi will become a member of Euroclear Finland, the central securities depository, and will access the system through…
Fir Tree Partners selects Arcesium for MO & BO support
Fir Tree Partners, a private investment firm based in New York, has selected Arcesium‘s integrated technology platform and services solution to support its operational model. Arcesium’s platform will provide Fir Tree with a single repository to manage all of its middle and back office workflows, including reconciliation, portfolio analytics, data management, treasury, and cash functions.…
Northern Trust adds ESG reporting capabilities
Northern Trust had added new capabilities to its ESG risk exposure analytics to include new reporting for key environmental data categories. The enhancement enables Northern Trust’s clients to interrogate specific environmental risk indicators for their investments. It also delivers a new ESG Insights: Environment report, providing investors with access to environmental analytics using a range…
Vanguard consolidates MM funds on Charles River IMS
A major coup for Charles River Development, which is owned by State Street, where Vanguard has consolidated management of its taxable money market funds on the cloud-based Charles River Investment Management Solution. Vanguard is already live on the platform, using Charles River IMS across the investment process, from pre-trade to post-trade and compliance. Paul Malloy,…
Nottingham gets SEC green light for non-transparent ETF structure
The Nottingham Company, Inc., a U.S.-based fund services administrator and private label issuer to the mutual fund and ETF sectors, has gained SEC approval for the short form exemptive relief application for Blue Tractor’s Shielded Alpha ETF structure. This SEC action will enable Nottingham, its affiliate investment advisor OBP Capital and the Spinnaker ETF Series,…
Oak and PraxisIFM plan to merge
Oak Group and PraxisIFM, two administrators based in Guernsey, plan to merge. Heads of Terms, which enable both companies to start formal negotiations, have been agreed and signed. Established in 2018 through the consolidation of four businesses, Oak operates across six jurisdictions with approximately 200 employees worldwide. PIFM listed on TISE in 2017 and has…
UMB to provide fund and custody services to Pear Tree funds
UMB Fund Services and UMB Bank have been appointed to provide accounting and custody services for Pear Tree Funds, a family of six mutual funds managed by Pear Tree Advisors Inc. UMBFS will provide accounting, tax preparation and reporting, whilst UMB Bank’s institutional custody group will deliver custody services.
Apex upgrades ESG offering with new analytics platform
Apex Group, the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has expanded its ESG ratings and advisory service with a new ratings and scoring platform. The portal is designed to deliver ESG insights to private companies and their investors. Apex manages the independent collection of data for investors from their underlying portfolio investments to deliver real-time ESG analytics…
HomeStreet Bank deploys SS&C Precision LM for RE portfolio
HomeStreet Bank has selected SS&C Precision LM to support its commercial real estate portfolio. HomeStreet Bank is a Seattle-based commercial real estate and multifamily lender.