LGPS CIV LTD (London CIV), which manages London’s Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, has appointed CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services.
Category: Mandates
Universal-Investment wins EUR4.5bn ManCo mandate
Universal-Investment has been appointed as the new ManCo for the Luxembourg fund portfolio of Switzerland’s Fisch Asset Management. The Fisch Umbrella Fund, with AuC of c. EUR4.5bn (USD5.1bn), covers 13 UCITS sub-funds which include corporate bond, convertible bond and absolute return funds. RBC Investor Services Bank remains responsible for fund administration, custody and transfer agency.…
RBS expands TA deal with SS&C
RBS Collective Investment Funds Limited (RBSCIFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK bank, NatWest, has renewed and expanded its transfer agency contract with SS&C. RBSCIFL migrated more than 700,000 child trust funds, 36,000 individual savings accounts, and 20,000 Junior Investor Savings Accounts to SS&C’s global investor and distribution solutions operation as part of the expansion.…
Leith Wheeler expands CIBC Mellon relationship
CIBC Mellon has been selected to provide custody services to Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. for several investment funds. This mandate builds on a 25-year asset servicing relationship between CIBC Mellon and Leith Wheeler. Leith Wheeler manages >CAD23bn (USD18bn) for clients across Canada.
FundRock to support new RAIF for NRP MAM
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based third-party ManCo and AIFM owned by Apex Group, has supported the launch of NRP Maritime Asset Management’s (NRP MAM) Premium Maritime Credit Fund. FundRock will act as AIFM and deliver FX services via Apex Group subsidiary EDB. Premium Maritime Credit Fund, a Luxembourg-domiciled RAIF, reached first close in January 2022, raising USD110m,…
Link to administer Life Science REIT
Life Science REIT Plc has appointed Link Group as fund administrator, registrar, and company secretary. The mandate follows Life Science REIT Plc’s GB350m (USD470m) initial public offering and its admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
ChiLin selects PFS-PAXUS
ChiLin Global Fiduciary Services Ltd, a Mauritius-based professional services firm and full-service fund administration provider, has selected the PFS-PAXUS fund administration system for its third-party fund administration business operations. PFS-PAXUS is a product of Pacific Fund Systems, a provider of global fund administration software. PFS-PAXUS will provide ChiLin Global with multi-currency fund accounting, portfolio valuation,…
Emso goes live with SS&C’s new treasury management platform
Emso Asset Management, a UK-based manager with USD6.8bn AuM, has gone live on SS&C’s new treasury management platform. The platform provides responsive technology to unify front- and middle-office treasury workflows and help clients make real-time cash and treasury management decisions.
Paralel selects Confluence
Confluence Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based fintech focused on the investment management industry, has been selected by Paralel Technologies, a start-up fintech firm, for its core back-office services. The multi-year deal includes the use of Confluence’s regulatory reporting, performance, and financial reporting products. Paralel began operations in late 2021. Using Confluence’s Unity NXT Regulatory Reporting solution,…
Gresham House appoints JTC for new fund
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Gresham House with the launch of the British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II LP (BSIF II), with JTC appointed to provide governance, company secretarial, fund administration and accounting support. BSIF II, which has a target size of GBP500m (USD675m), will invest in sustainable infrastructure in the UK. The fund will…