Category: Mandates

Northern Trust has selected FINBOURNE Technology, the UK-based fintech, to provide valuations and reporting capabilities for its enterprise global technology. Northern Trust will leverage FINBOURNE’s cloud-native financial data management solution, LUSID, and data virtualisation engine, Luminesce, to modernise its valuations and reporting functions and provide enhanced service delivery to clients.

Chenavari Asset Management has appointed BNP Paribas to provide private capital services for its newly launched Real Estate Decarbonisation Fund. BNP Paribas will provide depositary, registrar, accounting manager and middle office services. The bank will also provide digital reporting capabilities through its CapLink Private platform.

SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned investment management fintech, has been appointed by BPCE Insurance as its new investment accounting platform. France-based BPCE Insurance, with EUR87bn AuM, is the insurance subsidiary of Groupe BPCE. The decision to partner with SimCorp is a result of BPCE Group’s strategic initiative to overhaul its operating model by re-internalising its investment…

LGPS Central, which manages GBP56bn (USD71bn) on behalf of eight UK local government pension schemes, has appointed State Street as provider of fund administration services for its private markets investments. State Street will initially support 13 funds managed by a combination of LGPS Central and its third-party managers with fund administration, registration services, investor services…

BNP Paribas has been selected by BPER Banca to provide custody and settlement services for the complete portfolio of BPER Banca’s Italian and foreign securities, representing a total of EUR110bn (USD120bn) of assets. The mandate consolidates BPER Banca’s multi-year partnership with BNP Paribas, which includes settlement services for selected institutional clients’ portfolios. Founded over 150…

Sanlam Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (SAMI) has appointed Northern Trust to provide fund administration, transfer agency, custody, depositary and FX services. SAMI is an investment management platform managing funds domiciled in Ireland valued at USD8.7bn. It is part of the Sanlam financial services group headquartered in South Africa. Northern Trust is now the sole provider…

LemonEdge, the UK-based fund accounting and administration solution for private markets, has signed a deal with ROYC (Return on Your Capital), which has chosen LemonEdge as its back-end accounting solution. Headquartered in Sweden, ROYC is a B2B digital solution providing a one-stop shop for private market investments. ROYC services private wealth advisors and asset managers.

SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned investment management fintech, has signed an eight-year agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) to provide front-to-back installation of its investment management platform, SimCorp Dimension. FHLBank has selected SimCorp’s platform to streamline workflows, facilitating the retirement of multiple legacy technology solutions.

Lunate Capital, the Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager with >USD50bn AuM, has appointed BNY Mellon as administrator, transfer agent and global custodian for all its funds. In 2023 Lunate and BNY Mellon invested in a new company, Alpheya, that will develop a wealth management technology platform for wealth and asset managers in the Middle East…

Ausbil Investment Management, an Australia-based manager with AUD16.6bn (USD10.8bn) AuM, has appointed Citi to provide custody and fund administration services. Ausbil is owned by its employees and indirectly by New York Life Investment Management.