AllianceBernstein has appointed State Street as transfer agent for Taiwan’s first active bond ETF.State Street already services AB’s ETFs in U.S. and Australia.
Category: Mandates
Ocorian wins PEP mandate
Ocorian has supported the Cayman-domiciled fund advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) as fund administrator, marking the seventh core fund for PEP. The Australian advisor to the Cayman fund, PEP, is Australasia’s leading private-equity manager, with AUD16bn AuM across various investment strategies. Ocorian assisted with establishment, launch and multiple closings of Fund VII and will…
Equity Trustees wins major RE mandate
Equity Trustees has been appointed responsible entity (trustee) for the newly launched T. Rowe Price Global Structured Research Equity Fund in Australia, continuing a long-standing partnership that has seen more than 10 funds established over 18 years.
GQG partners with SEI for ETF launch
GQG Partners has selected the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund series trust as its operational platform to launch its first ETF, GQG US Equity ETF. GQG’s ETF launch marks the expansion of its nine-year strategic partnership with SEI, which also services six mutual funds and a private fund for GQG. The new active U.S. Equity ETF…
Brandes appoints Equity Trustees as RE
Equity Trustees has been appointed Responsible Entity (trustee) for the new Brandes Global Value Fund in Australia.
NTMA appoints NTRS
Northern Trust has been awarded the contract for the provision of custody and related services to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), Ireland’s state body responsible for managing public assets and liabilities. Northern Trust will act as an asset servicing partner for two long term savings funds recently established by the Irish Government: the Future…
North Square expands with Ultimus
North Square Investments has expanded its partnership with Ultimus Fund Solutions to include support across various product types, including mutual funds, a tender offer fund and, most recently, North Square’s inaugural ETF, North Square RCIM Tax-Advantage Preferred and Income Securities ETF. North Square, a multi-boutique investment firm, initially partnered with Ultimus in 2023 when it…
Western & Southern upgrades with SS&C
Western & Southern Financial Group has selected SS&C Singularity to upgrade investment accounting and reporting for its general account assets and optimise the operations of its internal investment manager, Fort Washington Investment Advisors. Founded in Cincinnati in 1888, Western & Southern Financial Group is the parent company of a group of diversified financial services businesses,…
PGIM appoints State Street for new ETF
PGIM, the asset management arm of Prudential with USD1.4trn AuM, has appointed State Street to support its first active global ETF in Taiwan.
BNY expands with Franklin Templeton
BNY has been appointed by Franklin Templeton to provide asset servicing and FX capabilities for its U.S.-listed ETF products. Franklin Templeton is expanding its long-standing relationship with BNY, which has supported the launch of three of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset ETFs, and will now be able to deliver the full scope of BNY’s ETF platform,…