Challenger Limited, the publicly listed Australian investment management firm, has appointed State Street to provide custody and, through State Street Alpha, back-, middle- and front office investment administration services, for a suite of listed and unlisted investment vehicles with AUD127bn (USD85bn) AuM. Challenger will be one of the largest investment managers in the region to…
Category: Mandates
Waystone wins CLO ETF mandate
Fair Oaks Capital, a UK-based corporate credit manager, has received approval from CSSF, the Luxembourg regulator, to launch what is believed to be the first European-domiciled, Euro-denominated CLO ETF. Fair Oaks plans to list the ETF on Deutsche Börse Xetra and the London Stock Exchange shortly. Waystone has been appointed as the ManCo.
UI wins major ManCo mandate
Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management, the newly established Luxembourg wealth management branch of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, has appointed Universal Investment Group as ManCo for its UCITS SICAV portfolio in Luxembourg. UI efa will act as central administrator, and the Spuerkeess, a Luxembourg-based savings bank, as the custodian. The SICAV portfolio has been migrated to the…
Imperium supports VC fund
Imperium, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Creandum, a European venture capital firm, on the launch of its oversubscribed seventh fund.
Komainu to service BUIDL
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset services provider, is to provide custody for BlackRock’s BUIDL Token. The BUIDL Token – BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund – is a tokenised fund created by BlackRock. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, BUIDL offers institutional investors exposure to U.S. dollar yields through tokenisation. By tokenising a U.S. dollar fund,…
Nedgroup Investments selects Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) for Nedgroup Investments, a global asset management firm with >USD20bn AuM. Nedgroup Investments is a division of Nedbank Group Ltd. Northern Trust will support Nedgroup Investments’ new in-house multi-boutique platform which specialises in fixed income. The premier fund on the…
Woodbridge appoints Equity Trustees
Woodbridge Capital, an Australia-based investment manager and non-bank lender, has appointed Equity Trustees as trustee of the Woodbridge Private Credit Fund. Earlier this year Equity Trustees was appointed as the Responsible Entity (trustee) for the Woodbridge Secured Income Fund.
Path Crypto appoints Gemini
Gemini, the digital asset service provider, has been appointed as the custodian for Path Crypto’s Managed Portfolios, a robo-advisor investment platform that offers tailored digital investment strategies for retail and institutional investors. Path Crypto, a registered SEC investment advisor, recently launched the Managed Portfolios program in the U.S. and has plans to expand internationally later…
Komainu appointed by Nasdaq
Nasdaq has appointed Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custodian, as a core custodian for its suite of crypto indices. This follows a similar arrangement between Nasdaq and Zodia Custody.
Apex wins Africa fund
Apex has been appointed as AIFM and administrator of a fund aimed at supporting renewable energy infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. The Gaia Africa Climate Fund is targeting investment of up to USD200m.