NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services has been appointed as depositary for Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC. Foresight Group LLP is a UK-based infrastructure and private equity investment manager. Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC recently raised GBP130m (USD177m) in an IPO that will invest in UK forestry and afforestation assets.
Category: Mandates
Equity Trustees supports new fund for Ecofin in Ireland
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has supported the launch of a second global equity UCITS fund for Ecofin Advisors in Ireland. Equity Trustees have been appointed as the UCITS ManCo.
Pantheon appoints Link
Link Group, the Australia-based administrator with GBP160bn AuA (USD217bn), has been appointed as Pantheon Infrastructure’s fund administrator, registrar and company secretary. This follows Pantheon Infrastructure Plc’s GBP400m initial public offering, and its admission to the London Stock Exchange.
HSBC supports first QFI deal across BSE
HSBC has become the first international custodian to facilitate a QFI trade across the Beijing Stock Exchange placed by an offshore investor. The trade was placed by Samsung Securities Co. for its underlying product, Samsung RQFII Trust. Samsung Securities is a Korean broker/dealer which is active in China. BSE, which went live in November 2021,…
UMB wins Texas CLASS custody mandate
UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has been selected as custodian for the Texas Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System Trust (Texas CLASS), a local government investment pool established in 1996 that is available to all Texas municipalities, counties, school districts, authorities, and local government entities. Public Trust Advisors serves as the program administrator…
SWFAL wins GBP1bn ACD mandate
Smith & Williamson Fund Administration Limited (SWFAL), part of the UK-based Tilney Smith & Williamson, has been appointed as Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) for seven Brooks Macdonald funds. SWFAL is already ACD for 11 funds run by Cornelian Asset Managers, which was acquired by the Brooks Macdonald Group in 2019. The deal will see the…
COMGEST signs with SimCorp
SimCorp, a U.S.-based provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has signed a new partnership with COMGEST to support its strategy and offer an enhanced front-to back-office global platform, in partnership with TradingScreen. COMGEST, a France-based manager, will replace its existing front-to-back solution with SimCorp Dimension and Gain data management solutions, both cloud-hosted platforms.
U.S. Bank wins WisdomTree BTC ETF mandate
WisdomTree, the U.S.-based ETP specialist with USD75bn AuM, has appointed U.S. Bank as service provider for its proposed Bitcoin Trust ETF, which is currently under review by the SEC.
JTC wins new OZ fund mandate
JTC Americas (formerly NES Financial) has been appointed to provide fund administration services for Eagle OZ Fund II, an Opportunity Zone fund that will provide capital for a multi-family land development project in Chicago.
Apex wins LatAm mandate
Apex has been appointed by Compass Group LLC, an independent Latin American asset manager, for fund administration, depositary, and corporate services. Founded in New York in 1995, Compass Group has a team of more than 300 professionals located in nine different offices across Latin America, managing, advising, and providing distribution services for >USD41bn AuM.