Northern Trust has been selected by Canada Life Asset Management (CLAM) for asset servicing solutions including middle office outsourcing, global custody, securities lending, fund administration and depositary services. Northern Trust’s appointment consolidates the provision of all CLAM middle office solutions with a single service provider and includes the provision of both IBOR and data solutions.…
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Lansdowne selects HUB for performance reporting
Lansdowne Partners, a UK-based active alternative investment firm, has selected HUB Performance Reporting, a SaaS solution that ingests and standardises data centrally and enables automated share class performance analysis. HUB Performance Reporting eliminates the need for manual data collation, preparation and analysis. HUB delivers a governed and standardised approach, enabling users to create and distribute…
IFS outsources to SS&C
SS&C has signed a long-term agreement with Investment Fund Services Limited (IFS), the ACD and AFM business owned by the UK’s Marlborough group. Under the agreement, SS&C will provide fund accounting, middle-office and transfer agency services for the funds for which IFS acts as ACD or AFM. The funds, which have more than GBP16bn (USD20bn)…
Apex borrows USD1.1bn
Carlyle and Goldman Sachs have lent USD1.1bn to Apex Group. Genstar Capital owns the majority of Apex, with minority stakes held by TA Associates, Carlyle and Mubadala Investment Company.
Taurus links to Stellar
Taurus, the Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure provider, has made its custody platform, Taurus-PROTECT, and its digital issuance and tokenisation platform, Taurus-CAPITAL, available on the Stellar network. The Stellar network is an open-sourced, public blockchain and a provider of asset tokenization services. This integration will cover the custody of any Stellar tokenised assets through Taurus-PROTECT, as…
21Shares appoints Zodia
Zodia Custody has been appointed by 21Shares, the Switzerland-based ETP issuer, to provide custody services for their physically-backed ETPs in Switzerland and the wider European market.
State Street wins Lazard ETF mandate
Lazard Asset Management has launched its first ETF in Australia: the Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Active ETF, which is listed on Cboe Global Markets. State Street Australia has been appointed custodian and administrator.
Northern Trust hires from BNY
Northern Trust has hired Jim Corbett as a senior relationship manager for the asset owners segment. Based in the U.S., he joins from BNY, where he spent nearly nine years.
Chan leaves IQ-EQ
After three years with IQ-EQ, Edwin Chan is leaving his job as CCO for the UK. He has not announced his next role.
FINBOURNE hires for UK sales
FINBOURNE, the UK-based fintech, has hired Marius Esterhuysen as a sales director, based in London. He was previously at Deep Pool Financial Solutions, and has also worked at Clearwater Analytics and SS&C.