Quoniam Asset Management has appointed SimCorp to provide an operational solution for Quoniam that combines the asset manager’s proprietary research and portfolio construction capabilities with the functionality of SimCorp’s enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. SimCorp will be responsible for data management services for investment operations including market and reference data, as well as…
Category: Mandates
Varys hires FundRock
Varys Capital has appointed FundRock, the Apex-owned administrator, to manage a feeder fund, Varys Capital Ventures (CEIC) Limited, in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Apex has been appointed as administrator.
Aztec supports Epiris Fund III
Aztec Group has supported Epiris, an independent private equity manager, on the launch and final close of its buyout fund, Epiris Fund III, which was oversubscribed at its hard cap of GBP1bn in third party investor commitments. Aztec has been administering Epiris’ funds since 2017 and, in addition to supporting the close of Fund III,…
T. Rowe Price upgrades with CRD
T. Rowe Price will transition to the cloud-based technology platform of Charles River Development, a State Street company, T. Rowe Price will deploy the Charles River Investment Management Solution for portfolio management, trading, and compliance, and the State Street Alpha Data platform for data management and services.
WCM appoints Ultimus LeverPoint
WCM Investment Management, LLC, an independent asset management firm based in Laguna Beach, CA, with c. USD90 billion AuM, has appointed Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, the private assets arm of Ultimus Fund Solutions, to provide fund administration for a number of WCM’s private funds.
Maples wins Korea fund mandate
The Maples Group has been appointed to provide fund administration services to the Cayman Islands-domiciled Align Partners Korea Fund. Gordian Capital, the Singapore-based investment manager of the fund, has appointed Seoul-headquartered alternative asset management firm Align Partners Capital Management, Inc. as the sub-investment manager. Maples’ Singapore-based team will provide the fund with services including fund…
BNPP wins two European mandates
Two notable European mandates for BNP Paribas: The securities services business has been selected by Cobas Asset Management to provide depositary services for its investment funds and pension plans. BNPP will act as depositary bank for all collective investment vehicles managed by Cobas Asset Management, which includes six investment funds, one SICAV and three pension…
State Street to service new DWS ETPs
State Street has been appointed to provide administration services to the two new ETPs issued by DWS: the Xtrackers Galaxy Physical Bitcoin ETC Securities (XXBT) and the Xtrackers Galaxy Physical Ethereum ETC Securities (XETH), both of which are listed on Deutsche Börse. State Street will work alongside Zodia Custody and Coinbase, which have been appointed…
ETC consolidates with Zodia
The ETC Group, a Germany-based digital asset ETP issuer, has formed a partnership with Zodia Custody, which will see a migration of assets from existing ETC Group products — including the recently launched ETC Group Ethereum Staking ETP (ET32) — to Zodia. In 2023 ETC appointed Komainu as custodian for its first index ETP and…
Citi wins again in Oz
Citi’s securities services business in Australia has been appointed by Fiducian Group to provide custody, fund administration and registry services. The project involved transitioning >1,300 assets, many thousands of transactions, tax parcel data and unit pricing across Fiducian’s Investor Directed Portfolio Service (IDPS), superannuation wrap and Fiducian Funds product offerings. Fiducian is an Australian-owned financial…