State Street has been appointed by Wellington Management as transfer agent on HKEX’s Integrated Fund Platform (IFP). State Street has executed Wellington’s first fund subscription and redemption orders routed through the IFP.
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RLAM goes live with HSBC Ireland
HSBC has gone live as the new custodian, depositary and fund administrator for Royal London Asset Management‘s two Ireland-domiciled fund umbrella structures, with combined assets of approximately GBP21bn (USD28bn). RLAM is a wholly-owned investment subsidiary of Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life and pensions company. HSBC has provided RLAM with global custody and middle-office…
Yuanta lends through State Street
State Street has implemented a securities lending program for Yuanta Funds, a Taiwan-based ETF manager. The program allows overseas securities held within a Yuanta ETF to be lent through State Street’s global securities lending platform. The program marks the first time Yuanta has made overseas investments within one of its ETF products available for securities…
JOHCM expands with NTRS
Northern Trust’s Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) outsourced trading desk has been appointed by J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM), a global equities specialist manager with GBP16.8bn (USD22.7bn) AuM, as sole provider of outsourced trading services. The appointment extends the reach of JOHCM’s trading across global markets and time zones, widens the liquidity and broker networks…
NTRS adds Warwickshire
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.
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.