Northern Trust been appointed by Warwickshire Pension Fund, a UK local government pension scheme with GBP3.6bn (USD4.8bn) in pension assets, to provide global custody, valuation reporting, capital call execution and performance measurement services.
Category: Mandates
Langham Hall supports Tasman
Langham Hall, a UK-based administrator, has supported Tasman Capital Partners on the launch of Fund IV, a mid-market Australian and New Zealand focused private equity fund. The fund has reached a first close of approximately AUD120m (USD87m), representing around 60pct of its AUD200m (USD144m) target.
Pictet expands with BBH
Pictet Asset Management has appointed BBH to support its newly launched active UCITS ETFs in Europe as fund depositary, global custodian, and fund administrator. The launch marks Pictet Asset Management’s entry into the active ETF market and extends the firm’s long-standing relationship with BBH. In 2025 Pictet appointed BBH to support its first three U.S.-domiciled…
Aztec supports new Highland fund
Aztec has supported long-time client, Highland Europe, a growth-stage technology investment firm, on the close of Highland Europe Technology Growth VI LP, a Jersey-domiciled fund with commitments of EUR1.1bn (USD1.3bn).
SS&C wins Australia mandate
Fundamental Investment Management, a Sydney-based boutique investment management firm, has selected SS&C to support its inaugural Fundamental Smaller Companies Fund. SS&C will provide fund administration and unit registry services for the Fund. MSC Trustees will serve as trustee and custodian.
Goku appoints SS&C
Singapore Goku Technologies Pte. Ltd., an AI-driven quantitative investment manager, has appointed SS&C GlobeOp as its fund services provider. The firm has USD4bn AuM. SS&C will provide fund administration services for the Goku Technologies Master Fund. The fund operates a high-volume trading strategy with substantial daily trading activity.
Citi supports Global X ETF
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited, together with Citi’s investor services unit and OSL Group, have launched a tokenised unit class for the Global X HSCEI Covered Call Active ETF (3416), marking the first covered call ETF in Hong Kong to introduce a tokenised unit class.
First Sentier adds to NT mandate
First Sentier Group has appointed Northern Trust as fund administrator and depositary for its Irish fund, the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund Plc. Northern Trust will provide custody, depositary, fund accounting and transfer agency for the USD14bn Irish fund structure.
Lexington appoints SS&C
Lexington Capital Management LP, a U.S.-based hedge fund manager, has appointed SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator. SS&C will provide fund services across >USD1bn in assets.
Aegon expands with Citi
Aegon Asset Management has expanded its longstanding relationship with Citi with a USD380bn middle office mandate. Citi has added performance measurement and accounting services to its offerings on the Aladdin platform, extending the breadth of its middle office offering to include full IBOR services, trade management and settlement and performance measurement via Aladdin Accounting. The…