Northern Trust has been appointed by Modular Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd to provide custody, fund administration, middle-office outsourcing, collateral management and risk compliance monitoring services. Modular, which was spun out of Millennium Capital Management at the beginning of 2020, is a specialist Asian macro alternative investment management company licensed by the Monetary Authority of…
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State Street to service first ETF for Water Island Capital
State Street has been appointed as the ETF servicing agent for Water Island Capital’s first ETF, the AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF, tracking the Water Island Merger Arbitrage USD Hedged Index. State Street will provide services including basket creation, settlement, custody, fund accounting, electronic order-taking, financial reporting, and transfer agency. State Street has worked with WIC…
Dougherty Mortgage selects SS&C for loan admin
Dougherty Mortgage LLC, a Minneapolis-based full-service mortgage banking firm, has selected SS&C as a technology and services partner. SS&C will provide cloud-based software and services for loan origination, servicing, asset management, investor reporting, insurance compliance and document management.
JTC to provide fund services for Ashburton Investments
Ashburton Investments, the C.I.-based asset management business of FirstRand Group, has appointed JTC to administer fund shareholder accounts. JTC will provide fund administration and fund accounting services to Ashburton Investments’ investors in its Jersey-domiciled funds. JTC, which recently moved into the U.S. market with the acquisition of NES Financial, has USD130bn AuA.
CACEIS completes remote migration of Popular funds in Spain
CACEIS in Spain has remotely migrated the Popular Asset Management and Popular Pensiones portfolios. Popular Asset Management and Popular Pensiones, two companies merging with Santander Asset Management and Santander Pensiones, switched to CACEIS as their depositary bank in Spain. With all staff working remotely, 107 funds were migrated to CACEIS, (59 investment funds and 48…
Ocorian completes acquisition of Allegro in Luxembourg
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has completed the acquisition of Allegro S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based third-party ManCo and fund administrator. Allegro is licenced to provide ManCo and fund administration services to AIF, RAIF, non-AIF and UCITS funds. It has c. EUR8.7bn AuM, primarily in underlying investment strategies with a PE/RE focus.
Intertrust supports USD1.9bn fund launch for iCON Infrastructure in Guernsey
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of trust, corporate, private wealth, and fund and capital market services, has assisted iCON Infrastructure LLP with the first and final closing of its new USD1.9bn fund, iCON Infrastructure Partners V. iCON is an independent investment group focusing on privately held investments in infrastructure assets in Europe and North America. iCON…
Washington Capital appoints U.S. Bank to administer new feeder funds
Washington Capital has appointed U.S. Bank to provide custody, fund administration and fund accounting services to newly formed feeder funds that will invest into a select group of third-party fund managers. In addition, Seattle-based Washington Capital will continue its relationship with U.S. Bank to service its RIA clients. Washington Capital is an investment advisor with…
NES to administer OZ funds for Opp Zone Capital
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based administrator, has been mandated to provide opportunity zone fund administration services to Opp Zone Capital, a U.S.-based OZ fund manager and sponsor with real estate and operating business investment offerings. NES recently announced that it is being acquired by JTC.
Ultimus to service new FI fund for Red Cedar IM
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based independent administrator, has been selected as the fund administration service provider for Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC, an asset manager and Registered Investment Adviser. The new fixed income fund, launched with Ultimus’ assistance, is part of a standalone proprietary trust and is comprised of high-quality, short duration bonds with a…