Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has been appointed responsible entity for two exchange-traded Sharia-compliant funds spanning equity and property. They are believed to be the first Sharia-compliant ETFs on the ASX. The ETFs are listed versions of two managed funds launched earlier this year by Australian-based investment manager, Hejaz Asset Management.
Category: Mandates
CIBC Mellon wins First Nations mandate
CIBC Mellon has been selected to provide asset servicing to the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF), including institutional accounting, custody services, and investment information data access via the enterprise NEXEN platform. FNMHF was developed with input from First Nations communities and organisations across Canada to support financing arrangements for housing on reserve and settlement…
Herakles appoints Apex
Herakles Investment Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investor, has appointed Apex to provide fund administration services. Herakles is focused on investing in both private and public upper mid-market Sub-Saharan African companies.
JTC Americas to support new EB-5 fund
Western Energy Regional Center (WERC) has appointed JTC Americas to provide services to support its second EB-5 offering, Western Energy Opportunities II. Since its inception in 2016, WERC has provided a platform for participants in the U.S. Immigrant Investor Program under the Employment-Based Preference 5 (EB-5) program, with a focus on oil and gas projects.…
Franklin Templeton to deploy Saphyre
Franklin Templeton has agreed to use the Saphyre platform for custodial and broker fund onboardings, as well as maintenance. Saphyre is a U.S.-based fintech company using AI technology to solve pre-trade setups and post-trade issues.
BNP Paribas to support Fineco’s ETF range
BNP Paribas has been selected by Fineco Asset Management (FAM) to provide a full range of banking services for its equities and fixed income ETFs listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. FAM, an Irish UCITS management company wholly owned by Italian bank FinecoBank S.p.A., has entered the ETF market with a range of Ireland-domiciled funds.…
Polar Capital expands relationship with Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Polar Capital to provide global custody, depositary, transfer agency, fund accounting and currency management services to the Melchior Selected Trust. Domiciled in Luxembourg, Polar Capital’s Melchior Selected Trust was launched in 2010 and is comprised of the Melchior Absolute Return Fund, European Opportunities Fund and Global Equity Fund. All…
Sanlam consolidates with SS&C
Sanlam Life Insurance Limited, a member of the Sanlam Limited Insurance Group, the largest non-banking financial services group in Africa, and one of the largest life assurers in South Africa, has chosen SS&C to provide end-to-end capabilities to administer a broad range of multi-asset, multi-region product types for their individual retail investors. Glacier Financial Solutions…
FundRock wins Fundsmith distribution mandate
FundRock Management Company, the Apex-owned third-party UCITS ManCo and AIFM, has expanded its relationship with Fundsmith, the UK-based fund management company, to include distribution services. In addition to existing ManCo services, FundRock Distribution S.A. will now provide distribution services, enabling Fundsmith to distribute its funds in Europe. FundRock Distribution will provide specific resources and support…
CACEIS wins UK pension fund mandate
CACEIS has been appointed by the UK’s Bedfordshire Pension Fund to provide custody, fund accounting and performance measurement services for its GBP2.9bn (USD3.2bn) of assets.