Northern Trust and Carey Olsen, the specialist offshore law firm, have supported Castelnau Group Limited with its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The Guernsey-domiciled investment company, managed by Phoenix Asset Management, was recently launched on the LSE following a GBP178m (USD245m) IPO. Castelnau is focused on investing in both public and private companies with…
Category: Mandates
Franklin Templeton outsources TA
Franklin Templeton, the U.S.-based investment management firm that manages USD1.56trn in assets globally, has agreed with FIS, the U.S. based fintech, that FIS will assume operation of Franklin Templeton’s global TA function as a sub-agent or delegate, depending on the jurisdiction. All Franklin Templeton TA employees affected by this change will be given job opportunities.…
BP2S supports First Plus for VCC funds
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected by First Plus Asset Management to provide fund administration services for funds using Singapore’s variable capital company (VCC) structure. As part of the mandate, BP2S will provide First Plus with global custody, hedge fund administration and investor services for its Asia Opportunity Fund and Asia Special Situation Fund…
JPMAM appoints JPM for MO
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), which has USD2.6trn AuM, has selected J.P. Morgan’s securities services division, part of the corporate & investment bank, to support a new global operations model using its investment middle office services capabilities. JPMAM is commencing a multi-year initiative to implement this model, which includes the provision of middle office services,…
State Street to support new VanEck Bitcoin ETF
VanEck, the U.S.-based manager with USD82.2bn AuM, has announced the imminent launch of its VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF), an actively managed ETF that seeks capital appreciation by investing in standardised, cash-settled bitcoin futures contracts. XBTF is expected to list on Cboe on November 16, 2021. XBTF is the first ETF in VanEck’s suite of…
KB AM in Singapore selects SS&C’s front-to-back solution
KB Asset Management Singapore, the asset management arm of Korea’s KB Financial Group, has selected SS&C’s front-to-back-office solution for its operations. The solution leverages SS&C’s fund administration and middle-office services and Eze Investment Suite for order and portfolio management, compliance, and client reporting. The platform covers operations across KB Asset Management Singapore’s portfolio, including equities,…
Indea appoints BP2S for VCC servicing
Indea Capital Partners has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide services to its sub-fund set-up under Singapore’s Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure. Indea is a Singapore-registered fund manager focused on advising clients on alternative investments. As part of the mandate, BP2S will provide Indea with global custody, hedge fund administration, investor services and financial…
Revelstoke appoints Apex for PE fund services
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration services to Revelstoke Capital, a private equity firm specialising in the healthcare and health and wellness sectors. Based in Denver, Colorado, Revelstoke reports USD3.8bn AuM.
American Equity migrates USD5.4bn loan portfolio to SS&C
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company plans to migrate its USD5.4bn commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loan portfolio to Precision LM, SS&C’s loan management platform, which will automate loan servicing, operations and regulatory reporting for the Des Moines, Iowa, insurer. Precision LM will support multiple loan types for American Equity, including 800 commercial mortgages and…
BetaShares hires Citi for custody & fund admin
Citi has been appointed by BetaShares, an Australian fund manager, as provider of custody and fund administration services. BetaShares is said to manage the broadest range of ETFs in the Australian market, with AUSD21bn (USD15.5bn) AuM. In Australia, Citi has added 24 new clients in the past 18 months, primarily as a result of a…